The Mythological Dangers of Over-Penetration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emP5D9Klssg
Are not a myth. Apparently. "Investigators in New Mexico say a Chaparral man who was cleaning his handgun Saturday morning accidentally shot his 4-year-old son and the bullet passed through the boy and hit...
Hornady Introduces Superformance Varmint Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qYmxRIQJ5E
"Speed Kills!" Hornady's press release tells us. Good thing puns only wound. "Varmint hunters can now reap the benefits of Hornady Superformance propellant technology in their favorite varmint cartridges. Superformance Varmint ammunition delivers muzzle velocity...
Cops Get Better .38 Ammo Than You
According to the press release, "Winchester® Ammunition's new Ranger® Bonded .38 Special +P round offers a great, new option for all law enforcement officers carrying .38 Special snub nose revolvers. The new round is a...
Mag Cap Madness: Arsenal’s 10 Round Mag for 7.62X39 Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQalsPMe3tY&feature=player_embedded
Of all the stupid gun laws that have ever been written, including the one in Chicago not allowing a legal gun owner to take his weapon onto his porch, the laws restricting magazine capacity...
What is 300 AAC Blackout?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VivPz-Z0wAw
According to its inventors at the Advanced Armament Corporation, 300 AAC Blackout is "full power 123-grain ammunition that matches the ballistics of the 7.62x39mm AK, with 37% more energy than 5.56mm M855, and...
FINAL: Remington UMC vs. Ruger SR9c – Remington Owns Up
I've just received a letter from Kris Carson, Remington Ammo's Manager of Product Services. They've tested the bullets involve in the previously reported Ruger SR9c double feed problem. Mr. Carson couldn't have been more...
ATK Scores $50m Army Contract for 20mm PGU Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UucfcmO7HXc
finance.yahoo.com reports that the U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) a $50 million-plus contract for 20mm PGU ammunition. If all options are exercised (how Apocalypse Now does that sound?), ATK's contract is expected to...
Hornady Teases New High Performance .22 Ammo
The email alerts are out. The hot rod bullet animation is up. Hornady wants you to know that they're about to unleash "a new breakthrough in ammunition performance." Specifically, the "the most advanced varmint...
Question of the Day: Do You REALLY Want to Shoot Reloads?
thefirearmblog.com offers its expert readers a series of pictures of an HK 45-C that done blowed up good. Seems "Reloads were used, and its suspected to have been an 'extra powder' error in measurement,...
Dear Potential Palm Pistol Customer:
Constitution Arms sent out this email alert re: progress on their unique pistol. The brains behind the operation reckons his weapon might need a PDX-1-style defensive cartridge . . .
Endurance testing of the Palm...
The Revenge of the Lead-Free Bullet
When the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and a few of its tree-hugging pals submitted a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for a ban on lead ammunition, you'd be forgiven for...