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Category: Ammunition Files
Ammo PSA
Via: DTI Ammunition This, from friends in the ammunition-manufacturing business: “Right now, most components are reasonably available, but that will begin to change soon! Two weeks ago, the CCP precipitously announced that it was discontinuing the export to the USA of nitrocellulose and antimony. These two products are indispensable in the production of…
Ammo Reality Check (and Fun Hacks)
H/T The Outlaw Josey Wales
One Stop Shop: Grocery Stores Selling Ammunition Out of Vending Machines in Alabama and Oklahoma
Grocery Stores Selling Ammunition Out of Vending Machines in Alabama and Oklahoma Now this is what I call progress. One piece of advice: Always pay for your weapons and ammo in cash or trade and barter. Plastic is NO BUENO. 👎
Know Your Ammo: Bonded vs Non-Bonded for Self-Defense
Bonded vs. Non-Bonded Ammo For Self-Defense When it comes to self-defense ammunition, does it matter whether the bullet is bonded or non-bonded? How does bonding affect the performance of ammunition? What is bonding? Simply put, it’s the act of securing a bullet’s core to its jacket. Many manufacturers won’t give away their trade secrets…
Know Your Ammo: The Rise and Fall of the .45 GAP
The Rise and Fall of the .45 GAP Let’s go back to the year 2003. The .40 S&W cartridge introduced in 1990 skyrocketed to first place in popularity among American police service pistols. The almost decade-old .357 SIG cartridge also seemed to be ascendant. It was clear that law enforcement wanted something more powerful…
Best AK-47 Ammo for Defense and Performance
Best AK-47 Ammo for Defense and Performance
Ammo Heads Up
RKBA Files: 3D Printed Ammo
Via: Impro Guns FLASH ALERT: 3D-PRINTED AMMUNITION – PRIMERS, CASINGS, AND FLARE LAUNCHERS FOUND WORLDWIDE The above “warning” comes from CTG, (Counter-Terrorism Group) which is a Govt. funded think tank intent on restricting gun rights across the globe, especially in countries where gun rights are already virtually non-existent. Although their mandate appears to…
Ammo Files: Don’t Use FMJ Ammo for Self-Defense
Don’t Use FMJ Ammo for Self-Defense Occasionally I’ll see someone using cheap, ball ammo for self defense. Sometimes this is borne out of simple frugality. More frequently it is the result of misunderstanding how modern, expanding, hollowpoint ammunition behaves. In this article I hope to convince you otherwise. Bottom line up front: don’t use…