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Winchester Announces Rebate and Chance to Shoot with an Olympic Champion

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012
Winchester Announces Rebate and Chance to Shoot with an Olympic Champion

With summer just around the corner, it’s time for shooters to spend a day at the range busting clays and Winchester Ammunition is committed to making sport shooting exciting and affordable for everyone. From now until Aug. 31, Winchester is offering up to $100 cash back on purchases of the company’s legendary AA shotshell ammunition [...]

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Federal Premium Ammunition Celebrates 90th Birthday

by Outdoor Hub April 27, 2012
Federal Premium Ammunition Celebrates 90th Birthday

Federal Premium Ammunition celebrates its 90th birthday on April 27th. On this historic occasion, the company reflects on the past nine decades, while keeping an eye on the future. From its humble beginnings nestled among the lakes and woods of Minnesota, Federal Premium has evolved into one of the world’s major producers of sporting ammunition and [...]

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Berger Releases 6mm BR Column Bullet

by Outdoor Hub April 20, 2012
Berger Releases 6mm BR Column Bullet

Berger Bullets returns to its Benchrest roots with the release of the 6mm BR Column bullet. There have been Benchrest bullets in the past which were well-known for achieving consistently small groups over a wide tune range in many rifles and loads. One example of this was the Euber bullet. The seemingly ‘magical’ performance of [...]

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Video of Flint Tipped Bullets in Action

by Edward Pierz April 10, 2012
Video of Flint Tipped Bullets in Action

Here is a really interesting video of some .308cal hollow point projectiles drilled out to accept zippo flints. I have never seen this before, but I think it is really interesting. These are essentially a poor man’s version of an incendiary round that almost anyone can make at home. I would love to see some [...]

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Norma US Rolls Out Performance Ammunition for the American Sportsmen

by Outdoor Hub April 9, 2012
Norma US Rolls Out Performance Ammunition for the American Sportsmen

Norma USA, a subsidiary of the legendary Swedish manufacturer of superior hunting and target ammunition,  is proud to introduce the new Norma USA American PH ammunition line and the availability of the long sought after Norma African PH within the United States. Norma’s American PH line is designed and engineered specifically for the demands of [...]

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Sierra Announces 6.5mm & 7mm Version of 30 Caliber HPBT GameKing Bullet

by Outdoor Hub April 9, 2012
Sierra Announces 6.5mm & 7mm Version of 30 Caliber HPBT GameKing Bullet

Customers have been asking us for years to make a 6.5mm and 7mm version of our very popular 30 caliber 165 grain HPBT GameKing and we are happy to say we have fulfilled that request. Just like their 30 caliber cousin, these bullets will be ideal for midsized game with standard and magnum calibers. The [...]

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Gamo Introduces Bone Collector .22 Caliber Airgun Pellet

by Outdoor Hub April 9, 2012
Gamo Introduces Bone Collector .22 Caliber Airgun Pellet

Gamo Outdoor USA (www.gamooutdoorusa.com), announces the new Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector lead pellet featuring a rounded tip and a grooved skirt. The new design makes it more aerodynamic and good for hunting at long distances. Available in .177 and .22 calibers, the Bone Collector pellet has high ballistic coefficients: it has more terminal penetration than [...]

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Bullet Impacts in Slow Motion

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 8, 2012
Bullet Impacts In Slow Motion

These videos show just what kind of force is involved when various types of ammunition are fired into ballistic gelatin. None of the videos have an audio track. First up is 5.56x45mm M855 fired from a AR-15 with 16.0″ barrel and 1/9″ twist: 7.62x51mm M198 DUPLEX (According the testers, this round was “developed from Project [...]

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Uptick in ATK Ammunition Sales Illuminate “Obama Factor” in Firearms Market

by Logan Priess April 2, 2012
Uptick in ATK Ammunition Sales Illuminate Relationship of Political and Market Forces to Firearms

Alliant Techsystems (ATK), one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the U.S., has been seeing huge growth in the form of its civilian ammunition through its 2001 acquisition, Federal Cartridge.  Headquartered in Anoka, MN, the ammunition production for the “Security and Sporting” division of ATK has increased to the point of fulfilling $900 [...]

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Blind Side Wins Golden Bullseye

by Outdoor Hub March 5, 2012
Blind Side Wins Golden Bullseye

Since 2011, Blind Side waterfowl ammunition from Winchester has dominated the outdoor industry’s most prestigious awards. The latest in an impressive list is announced in the April 2012 issue of the National Rifle Association’s American Rifleman magazine. In the issue, Blind Side is named a winner in the coveted “2012 Golden Bullseye” awards as the Ammunition Product of [...]

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Hornady Introduces Heavy Magnum Turkey Shotgun Ammo

by Outdoor Hub February 27, 2012
Hornady Introduces Heavy Magnum Turkey Shotgun Ammo

Hornady Manufacturing, an industry leader in bullet and ammunition technology, announced its new Heavy Magnum® Turkey shotgun ammunition – NOW AVAILABLE from stocking dealers and major retail sporting goods stores. With 1½ ounces of either #4, #5 or #6 nickel plated lead shot, these 3 inch 12 gauge shotgun loads deliver true gobbler knock down [...]

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Winchester Ammunition Sales Up 8.7% in Forth Quarter of 2011

by Outdoor Hub February 7, 2012
Winchester Ammunition Sales Up 8.7% in Forth Quarter of 2011

Olin Corp. (NYSE:OLN), makers of Winchester ammunition, reported that fourth quarter Winchester division sales were up 8.7 percent compared to the same period last year. Segment earnings were $500,000, down from $3.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. The company said the decline in segment earnings reflects the impact of a less favorable product [...]

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HPR Ammo Offers Sports Inc. Show Specials

by Outdoor Hub February 2, 2012
HPR Ammo Offers Sports Inc. Show Specials

HPR (High Precision Range) is manufactured in Payson, Arizona and is positioned in the market as a high quality and innovative brand. HPR is offering a special at the Sports Inc. Show this year. HPR Ammo will have an exclusive program for Sports Inc. Dealers on their 9mm 124gr HyperClean Jacketed Hollow Point 50 round [...]

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HPR Ammunition Introduces .223 Caliber Ammo

by Outdoor Hub January 15, 2012

Payson, AZ– HPR (High Precision Range) is manufactured in Payson, Arizona and is positioned in the market as a high quality and innovative brand.  HPR is introducing their .223 caliber. From the competitive shooter to the varmint and predator hunter, HPR’s new line of .223 ammunition will leave you confident of your shot. HPR Ammunition [...]

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New Raptor Series from Cutting Edge Bullets

by Outdoor Hub January 12, 2012
New Raptor Series from Cutting Edge Bullets

Hunters choose new bullet designed to more humanely and quickly kill animals. “You owe it to the animal to put it down as quickly as possible”, says Randy Leopold, National Sales Manager at Cutting Edge Bullets. The new ESP Raptor, Enhanced System Projectiles, (trademark pending) bullet produced by Cutting Edge Bullets is designed to create [...]

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Winchester Adds Innovative New Products to PDX1 Defender Line in 2012

by Outdoor Hub January 10, 2012

East Alton, IL– Winchester Ammunition is once again cementing PDX1 Defender as the industry’s most complete and innovative line of ammunition for personal defense. Headlining the new PDX1 Defender products in 2012 is the Segmenting Slug for 12-gauge shotguns. The uniquely designed PDX1 Defender Segmenting Slug segments into three pieces when fired into FBI protocol [...]

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Norma USA Launches at SHOT Show 2012

by Outdoor Hub January 10, 2012
Norma USA Launches at SHOT Show 2012

Norma, the Swedish manufacturer of superior hunting and target ammunition is launching a concerted effort in the US market to grow the brand as Norma USA. At the annual SHOT Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 17 – 20, 2012, Norma USA will be introducing a complete line of US, European and Weatherby [...]

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ATI to Distribute Ted Nugent Ammo

by Outdoor Hub January 9, 2012
ATI to Distribute Ted Nugent Ammo

American Tactical Imports is proud to announce its exclusive distribution of Ted Nugent Hi-Performance Hunting Ammunition. Pierce Munitions, LLC of Buffalo, NY has entered an exclusive agreement to manufacture the high performance hunting ammunition for avid hunter and music legend Ted Nugent. Pierce Munitions is a company whose main focus is producing high quality performance [...]

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Barnes VOR-TX Ammunition Awarded the 2012 American Hunter Ammunition Product of the Year

by Outdoor Hub January 6, 2012
Barnes VOR-TX Ammunition Awarded the 2012 American Hunter Ammunition Product of the Year

Barnes Bullets, LLC (“Barnes”) is proud to announce its VOR-TX precision ammunition won the 2012 American Hunter Ammunition Product of the Year Golden Bullseye Award from National Rifle Association (NRA) Publications. “At Barnes, we continually strive to make better products that outperform the competition. We now not only have the best performing bullet out there [...]

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Zombie Blaster Ammo Now Available

by Outdoor Hub January 5, 2012
Zombie Blaster Ammo Now Available

Adelphia, NJ – Lightfield Ammunition Corporation, the industry leader in big game hunting slug munitions, has announced the launch of a new line of Zombie ammunition. The new line is a non-projectile mega blank round called Zombie Blaster Ammo and will make its American debut at this years SHOT Show. The Zombie Blaster is intended [...]

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