If 2020 is a roller coaster ride, the ammunition market is that one part of a track with a huge incline and nothing but blue sky in front of you. Our friends at National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NAGSW) are getting the initial data on the COVID-19 [Read More…]
In the wake of increasing security concerns regarding the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Americans are buying up guns and ammunition at a breakneck pace. After years of suffering from high prices related to overseas conflicts, raw material availability, and incidents in [Read More…]
In recent weeks, sales of several items including bleach, disinfectant sprays, surgical masks, toilet paper, and bottled water have skyrocketed. Spurred on by fears pertaining to the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19), several other items including ammunition and [Read More…]
SIG Sauer have announced a new addition to their extensive ammunition line, a premium 6mm Creedmoor hunting round with an 80 grain all copper bullet. With a muzzle velocity of 3,300 fps and muzzle energy is 1,935 ft-lbs it joins their 6mm Creedmoor, 100GR, Elite [Read More…]
A lot of people within reloading circles have been wondering, “where has all the powder gone” as of late? With Hodgdon Powder providing the handloading community with so many popular brands of smokeless propellants – Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester [Read More…]
American Reserve Munitions A.R.M are anything but conventional. They are based out of Horseshoe Bend Idaho and specialize in exotic ammunition production for their own company as well as OEM production. Most of their projectiles are lead-free, not for the [Read More…]
Not wanting to wait for SHOT 2020, Hornady released most of their new product information back in October 2019. Most of the buzz centered around the new A-Tips. They are designed and packaged to be as consistent as possible. The aluminum tips are precision machined [Read More…]
Fiocchi, well known for its high-quality ammunition to suit whatever your need, has at SHOT unveiled its newest line of ammo. The Blue Guardian series is designed as defensive and duty ammunition for both civilians and law enforcement. Fiocchi Announces Blue Guardian [Read More…]
As you know, this year Vista Outdoor ammunition brands came up with a large number of new products. Some of the most interesting ones we covered in separate dedicated articles and today we’ll take a brief look at the rest of the new products released by Federal [Read More…]
The new Munitions Express ammunition online retail store is about to launch on November 25, 2019, however, their new website is currently up and running in a soft launch capacity. As seen in their press release below, they offer a flat FedEx shipping rate of $7.99 [Read More…]
We are knee-deep into the fall season and SIG Sauer has just released its latest addition to the Elite Match series of ammunition. Long-range shooting is serious business and it can be incredibly rewarding – unless your ammo isn’t reliable. If you’re a [Read More…]
Federal have been awarded a new delivery order with nearly $13 million for 5.56x45mm MK311 Mod 3 Frangible Ammunition. The order falls under a contract placed earlier in 2017. Originally developed for the US Navy & US Marine Corps, MK311 Mod 3 is a reduced [Read More…]
When carrying a gun daily it’s easy to get caught up in what gun is the best for concealed carry, but we sometimes forget about looking at our carry ammunition. Even in recent forums, I’ve read new conceal carriers asking why they can’t just carry a [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Round Table sponsored by Ammunition To Go! For those who are first joining us, this is a multi-part series where TFB will discuss the characteristics of great ammunition for specific applications. This could vary from big [Read More…]
I’ve seen this debate online a few different times. People saying they either need little to no ammo or 17 back up magazines on their person at all times. Now I know everyone’s different and you may not agree with me one way or another. That’s okay [Read More…]
Blackwater is back and stronger than ever with them bringing some awesome products to market. Now don’t think this is just a company using the Blackwater logo trying to be an imitator. This is the original company with Erik Prince at the wheel trying to make some [Read More…]
Hey all, welcome to another Featured Deals of the Week. As always, please let me know in the comments if you want to see more or less of any type of product in the deals. Springfield Saint 5.56 with 5 mags and a range bag – $619 What the deal is: Pretty [Read More…]
Sig Sauer has introduced two new offerings in their Elite Hunting Copper Game ammunition line. The new 80 grain .243 Winchester and 150 grain .30-06 Springfield bullets are made of all copper. This brings Sig’s Elite Hunting Copper line to seven different [Read More…]
As much as I love the quiet bliss of subsonic 300 Blackout in a suppressed carbine, given the choice, I’d still pick a supersonic round for a defensive situation. In short, I’ll sacrifice ultimate sound suppression for nearly twice the muzzle velocity and energy all [Read More…]
Ok, so there are more than just five items on my list; I couldn’t decide which of the SIG Sauer ammunition should take the top five slots. But since SIG has been nice enough to supply me with ammo for decibel testing for TFB’s Silencer Saturday, I thought it would [Read More…]
Winchester have issued a recall notice on several lots of their 130 grain Full Metal Jacket .38 Special white box ammunition. This is due to the possibility that they have incorrect powder loadings. Here’s Winchester’s product recall notice in full: Olin [Read More…]
Composite munitions manufacturer True Velocity has announced their partnership with General Dynamics – Ordnance & Tactical Systems in working to win the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon system program. Back in July 2018, TFB reported that General [Read More…]
SIG Sauer has launched a new 9mm +P ammunition line named after the US Military’s new pistol – M17. The M17 9mm ammunition is currently available loaded with either an FMJ or V-Crown JHP projectiles. The former is offered for use in training and the latter [Read More…]
Weekly Deal Roundup AR-15 5.56 pistol-length stainless steel barrel – $86.25 What the deal is: Ballistic Advantage is closing out one of their products, a stainless steel AR-15 barrel for 5.56. It is a pistol-length barrel at only 7.5″, and has a QPQ [Read More…]
It’s almost become commonplace to hear a story about a 300 Blackout round finding its way into a 5.56 AR pattern rifle (or vise versa). It seems like this stories have become almost routine to hear among AR enthusiasts, a group that often owns both calibers. Now as [Read More…]
After a meeting with the President of Belarus, Roman Golovchenko, the chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus, gave an interview to a local news channel called Belarus 1 where he talked about the country’s plans concerning [Read More…]
Weekly Deals Roundup II – Mossberg 500 12-Gauge, M&P Sport II 5.56, 420 rounds of 5.56, Glock Magazines, and the Ruger LCP Deals of the Week number two, now with mags and ammo! Mossberg 500 12-gauge with HEAT SHIELD and pistol grip – $249 What the deal [Read More…]
There’s a whole range of new products from Hornady to welcome 2019. In this article we will focus on the new types of ammunition, and there’s a lot coming to feed your different firearms. You can find the full list here, and there’s more details to dig [Read More…]
Wilson Combat has introduced a new 30 caliber cartridge called .300 HAM’R. It is primarily marketed as a hunting cartridge designed to duplicate the performance of the iconic .30-30 Winchester in an AR-15 platform. In fact, Bill Wilson originally named this [Read More…]
Buy it at Ventura Munitions: https://www.venturamunitions.com/ventura-tactical-9mm-115gr-tmj-hp-ammo-250-rounds/ We shoot Ventura Tactical 9mm 115gr TMJ HP ammunition from a Glock model 22 with a Lone Wolf 9mm 4.5″” conversion barrel into Clearballistics ballistic gel to measure [Read More…]
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