The British Ministry of Defense National Firearms Centre is a national archive of small arms and is possibly the most extensive working reference collection in the world. Originally located at the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, it was later moved to Nottingham [Read More…]
C. J. Chivers investigated the firearm ammunition used by Ukrainian rebels and discovered that they are exactly the ammunition you would expect to find in Ukrainian military stockpiles or in the inventory of the arms dealers who pillaged Ukrainian stockpiles after the [Read More…]
A reader emailed us with the above photo … Long time reader here, I went shooting on Saturday and this is what happened to me! I was very baffled. it was Hornady Steel Match .308 FMJ fired out of a CETME. I had a couple of hiccups when I first bought my CETME, but [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB’s first AMA (Ask Me Anything). Our debut AMA’ers are Bryan Litz, Ballistician, Author and President of Applied Ballistics and Nick Vitalbo, Principal Engineer at Applied Ballistics. This is your chance to ask two of the top firearm [Read More…]
ATK has announced that the company is splitting into two companies, a defense company, which will be called ATK Orbital and a sporting company that does not yet have a name. ATK Orbital will take control of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant and will sell ammunition [Read More…]
The Pentagon is planning on destroying $1.2 billion dollars worth of ammunition, representing less than 2% of the $70 billion conventional ammunition stockpile. USA Today … WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to destroy more than $1 billion worth of ammunition [Read More…]
Newsmax reports that the United States Postal Service is looking for vendors to sell it ammunition, which has upset some people who don’t think the postal workers should be buying ammo … Add the U.S. Postal Service to the list of federal agencies seeking to [Read More…]
(Updated) How would you feel if you had a guaranteed ammunition supply, even during the worst “panics”? PRIME Club seeks to answer this question by providing ammunition at various levels through its membership program. A PRIME Club membership answers these [Read More…]
SIG SAUER released additional information on the company’s new Elite Performance ammunition. A Few Points SIG states the ammunition is designed for “personal defense.” Law enforcement agencies typically look to the standard FBI tests and a 12″ [Read More…]
There has been a lot of speculation online about how the Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 will effect ammunition supply in the West. There is one large ammunition exporter in Ukrainian called Lugansk Cartridge Works (LCW). They manufacture 5.56mm, 5.45mm, 7.62x39mm, [Read More…]
Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) recently announced a new 5.56 NATO load called the Razor Core. The load is designed to improve stopping power, accuracy and range when compared to standard NATO ball ammo. The Razor Core ammo is already in production, and [Read More…]
The Multiple Impact Bullet is a new take on the old bolo-round concept. A bullet along with three wire connected bolos(?) are packed into the rounds. If you miss the shot with the bullet, there is a high chance of cutting your target down with the bolos. I want it to [Read More…]
Winchester announced a new line of ammo called “W Train & Defend.” The ammo is designed to offer consumers a simple approach to handgun ammunition selection. The new line of ammo consists of four calibers and two options in each caliber: a training [Read More…]
Montana-based ProGrade Ammunition will launch a new line of hog hunting ammunition in 2014. The new ammo will be available in 14 calibers with a total of 28 different loads. There will be handgun and rifle calibers included in this line. The Hog Grade ammo will use [Read More…]
In 2014, Hornady will make two new loads in the company’s Superformance line of ammunition. One load will be for the .375 H&H, while the second will be for the .375 Ruger. The .375 H&H load will use a 375 grain GMX bullet, which is the company’s [Read More…]
Hornady will begin making two new centerfire rifle loads in the company’s Custom line: one for the .275 Rigby and the other for the .338 Lapua. The Rigby load will a 140 grain InterLock bullet and is rated at 2680 fps (2233 ft-lb) at the muzzle from a [Read More…]
If you have ever trained with dummy ammunition, it is very possible that you have been disappointed with some aspect of it. Often, the training cartridges are much lighter than normal ammo, they can be of an improper length and far too often they don’t stand up [Read More…]
Suddenly the US Army’s obsession with lead-free ammunition makes perfect sense, it was about security not the environment. A reader writes … The last remaining lead smelter, in Herculaneum MO, is closing down. This will undoubtedly affect the price of [Read More…]
Often when I discuss reloading with fellow shooters, I hear this common complaint: “I would get into reloading, but I just don’t have the space.” Well, in a recent move, I’ve gone from having plenty of space, in a smallish garage that I took over, to having [Read More…]
A TFB reader was shooting reloaded ammunition at the range when his AR-15 blew apart. The case head failed and the escaping gas split the upper receiver in two and blasted all it components out. Fortunately he was uninjured. As always, be very careful when reloading!
Federal announced the introduction of two new 3″ shotgun loads in the Vital Shok line using the TruBall slugs. One load is in 12 gauge, while the second is for the 20 gauge. A one ounce TruBall slug is used in the 12 gauge version, while a 3/4 ounce slug is [Read More…]
Until the mid 20th century the method used to produce lead shot was to drop molten lead from a great height into water. The liquid lead’s surface tension would form it into almost perfect spheres and it would cool as it fell. The water would break the fall and the [Read More…]
Environ-Metal, maker of Hevi-Shot, is now selling a 12 gauge shotshell product called Hevi-Duty. The new line of ammo use a 2 3/4″ shell loaded with either 12 pellets of 00 buck or 30 pellets of #4 buckshot. Muzzle velocity is measured at 1250 fps in [Read More…]
Prvi Partizan is now loading a .30-06 round for the M1 Garand. The new load uses a 150 grain FMJ bullet and is rated at 2749 fps. If my notes are correct, this closely duplicates the M2 load using 150 grain bullet at 2740 fps. The vast majority of .30-06 [Read More…]
The Double Four, or “44”, is the name given to the 7.92x33mm Kurz, the round first developed for the famous Sturmgewehr 44, manufactured by craftsman in the famous gun workshops of Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan and which are popular in Pakistan’s [Read More…]
Remington recently announced a recall of two specific lots of .22 LR ammunition due to the possibility of an insufficient crimp on the bullet. Remington is offering an exchange of the ammo if you contact them. The full recall notice: Consumer Product Notification [Read More…]
MTM Case-Guard has developed a ammunition storage can designed specially for burying in the ground. The Survivor Ammo can was designed to secure important essentials that may be needed in the future. The Survivor Ammo Can will hide important documents, gear and even [Read More…]
Corbon is now making a new .223 Remington load called the Urban Response. The new line of ammunition appears to only have one load…for now. It is unknown at the time of this writing if additional loads are in the works. The .223 load uses “Match Quality [Read More…]
Buffalo Bore is now shipping a zippy .45 ACP load that uses a Barnes 160 grain TAC-XP bullet. Velocities in real world guns range from 1111 fps from a 2.5″ barrel Smith & Wesson 325PD revolver to 1260 fps from a 5″ Colt Gold Cup Series 90 pistol. The [Read More…]
Colt-branded 5.56 NATO ammo is being manufactured by Black Hills Ammunition and sold through Midway USA according to a recent announcement. Colt Manufacturing issued a press release stating that the new ammo “…is specifically tuned for Colt tactical and [Read More…]
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