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Federal Premium Ultra Steel Waterfowl Load

Preview: Federal Premium Ultra Steel Waterfowl Load

Federal Ammunition has combined the technology of its FliteControl Flex wad with a special blend of its zinc-plated steel shot to produce tight patterns that have greater reach and improved lethality.

New Primer and Smokeless Propellant Factory To Open In Arkansas

D&M Holding Company, an ammunition and energetics engineering company, is investing $70 million to build a single-base, smokeless propellant factory and expand its current White River Energetics (WRE) ammunition primer and energetics facility in Des Arc, Ark.

Handloads: A Subsonic .357 Mag. Rifle Load

In a lever-action rifle, the .357 Mag. offers tremendous utility to the target shooter, varminter or even the short-range whitetail deer hunter.

Hitting The Mark: Wilson Combat’s .300 HAM’R

Although factory-loaded ammunition options for the .300 HAM’R are limited, handloaders can optimize this potent AR-15 cartridge to suit a variety of applications.

5.7x28 mm FN Cartridge Standardized By SAAMI

The 5.7x28 mm FN centerfire pistol and revolver cartridge has been accepted by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). Its standard specifications were published in late August.

Handloads: A Premium 7.62x39 mm Load

Often treated as a novel noisemaker, we forget that the 7.62x39 mm cartridge case shares many of the same properties as highly regarded benchrest cartridges.

Winchester's New .21 Sharp Cartridge

Winchester Ammunition's introduction of the .21 Sharp takes the venerable .22 Long Rifle cartridge in a new direction that promises higher velocities and superior bullet selection.

A Mid-20th Century Perspective On Ammunition

Although ammunition technology has progressed throughout the 20th century and well into the new millennium, overall, not much has changed.

5 Helpful Reloading Tools

To make the most use of time spent loading ammunition will require highly specialized tools. Read about these 5 must-have reloading tools to save time at the bench.

Handloads: 00 Buck For Defensive Use

As the name “buckshot” implies, it was used in bygone days to shoot deer at close range. About its only current use, however, is short-range defense against those dangers that lurk in the shadows.

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