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Due to the current escalation of events taking place in Ukraine, EU Member States are facing a sudden surge in demand for small arms ammunition. The European Chemicals Agency's Restriction Proposal concerning the near total ban of lead in ammunition, if adopted in the way currently proposed, will compromise the EU's security and defence sector. That’s why a moratorium is needed in order to avoid …

Some developments besides the .223 Remington have expanded the ballistic spectrum of AR-15 platforms – in rather small ways. Read on to discover why the 6 mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge (ARC) could represent a major advance and what its ballistics look like.

The MatchMaster Powder Dispenser from RCBS is designed to automatically dispense propellant charges precisely, in the hundredths of a grain range and quickly. to test this luxurious little helper for the precision-conscious reloader, all4shooters.com used a precision balance, which is also available in the STROBL.CZ online store.

Vista Outdoor Sales, owner of Federal Ammunition, was awarded a $114,813,500 firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture 5.56 mm NATO training ammo for the U.S. Army. For Federal Ammunition, this is the largest government contract ever.

The new R Plus Long Range rimfire cartridge was developed explicitly for shooting at distances beyond the 200-meter mark. Rimfire long range shooting is spreading from the USA and is also becoming more and more of a trend in Europe, whether as a cost-effective training alternative to centerfire long range shooting or as an equally demanding substitute for this discipline due to a lack of shooting …

In this first part dedicated to newbies, we will try to define the literal and technical meaning of the term "caliber" and how the factory and trade designations of cartridges are sometimes quite enigmatic. But let's start from the beginning...

We are pleased to inform you that a new scientific study about lead ingestion in wildlife populations has been officially published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The work has been carried out by the international Consultancy of ARCADIS US Inc. with the funding of the WFSA and the technical support of a WFSA working group.

Newly introduced in 2021, the GECO Target HP has already gained a firm following among sport shooters looking for a cartridge that is accurate yet stays within budget for long-range competitions and training days. The existing 6.5x55 SE and 6.5 Creedmoor calibers are now joined by the .308 Winchester as a popular medium caliber. The video reveals more.

Portions of Lot No. JDAR0815 of SIG Sauer 9mm, 115gr, Elite Ball, FMJ may have powder charge variations that could result in a bullet remaining in the barrel. SIG recommends not using these cartridges, that must be returned to manufacturer. Read on to learn more.

Despite his young age of 22, the German top-shooter Luis Ehrhardt can already look back on a remarkable shooting career and has plenty of experience. Therefore, he also knows that a victory depends not only on him, but also on the quality of his sporting gun and the competition ammunition fired from it. In this respect, it is no coincidence that he relies on GECO ammunition. 

+++ UPDATE JULY 2022 +++ With new loads! As good and consistent as from the reloading press, but from serial production. Actually this is a contradiction, but this is the essential feature of the RWS Target Elite Plus ammo series. The cartridges, which have recently been fitted with the in-house developed Scorion bullet, are designed for maximum accuracy for long-range requirements.

With the .22 LR at 300 meters? What sounds impossible at first glance is a challenge at second glance. This is exactly what the developers responsible for the German RWS brand set themselves. The result is called RWS R Plus Long Range. Here is a first impression of the brand-new rimfire cartridge, in a huge comparison test with no less than 3,000 rounds.

If you want to shoot successfully, you have to train frequently. In dynamic disciplines in particular, higher numbers of shots add up very quickly. Specially developed for this purpose, a new line of cartridges that GECO offers under the name DTX. These special  loads offer a particularly good price/performance ratio with good accuracy, so that extensive training does not immediately lead to high …

New from IWA for 2022: in the hunting sector, ammunition manufacturer RWS is coming up with a real surprise this year – the lead-free new RWS Driven Hunt, which was specially developed for use in driven hunts. But there is also exciting news in match ammunition: the RWS Target Elite Plus with Scorion bullets introduced last year is being supplemented by new long-range calibers and with the R Plus …

Behind every success story is an innovative and active founding spirit: today, GECO can look back on 130 years of expertise in the field of sporting and hunting ammunition. In 1887, Gustav Genschow, a small trader from Stralsund, had an idea for a "start-up", as it would be called today. In more than a century, the firearms and ammunition wholesale business "delivering exclusively to retailers" …

With the same muzzle energy as 9mm Luger, ballistic performance and penetration exceeding that of .380 Auto, the new cartridge offers more magazine capacity than the 9mm and less recoil.  The perfect balance of power and usability for real world self-defense scenarios? Here you'll find ballistic data, arguments and a video presentation from the manufacturer.