Category: ammunition
Why ammo is getting so expensive
Ammo prices have skyrocketed. Not only due to extreme consumer demand and an industry ill-prepared to answer it, but also because our weakening dollar means that buying the base commodities necessary to build ammo will continue to cost more. Commodities are bought on an open market. A dollar’s worth of copper in one year is [...]
PRODUCT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE WINCHESTER® 5.56MM M855 62 GRAIN PENETRATOR
Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling one (1) lot of its 5.56mm M855 62 Grain PENE centerfire rifle ammunition. Symbol Number: ZGQ3308 Lot Number: WCC10M106-004 Through extensive evaluation Winchester has determined the above lot of 5.56mm M855 ammunition may contain incorrect propellant. Incorrect propellant in this ammunition may cause firearm damage, rendering the [...]
Shooting steel ammo in your AR-15
Being a gun manufacturer and re-seller, you have no idea how often I get the question “can I shoot steel-cased (ie. Wolf) ammunition in my AR-15? Believe it or not, the answer is YES, but with a caveat. There are tons of made-up and illogical reasons that people don’t shoot steel out of their ARs, [...]
Review: Magtech .45 Auto 185 grain Guardian Gold
A common debate among shooters and sportsmen/women alike is about what round provides adequate stats for self defense use. The debate is usually around pistol calibers that are 9mm or smaller. I remember having this conversation with someone and he brought the .380 saying, “….if you shoot some big dude with a .380, you’re more [...]
A Guns Favorite Meal
Every gun, like each of us performs different depending on what it’s fed. If you feed your gun a steady diet of its favorite ammo you could see dramatic improvements in your shooting results. I have seen expensive custom guns that performed better with cheap ammo and cheap guns that perform better with the expensive [...]
Dear President Obama- free ammo!
Right to free ammo! Dear President Obama, I applaud that chic who testified before the world that the right to free abortion drugs and contraception is more important than the right to free expression of religion. It helps us see clearly the only other problem that is actually more important: the right to free ammunition. [...]
Review: CCI .22LR Velocitor CPHP
Typical Shooter was fortunate enough to have Lucky Gunner send us a few boxes of CCI Velocitor CPHP .22LR ammunition to try out. While .22 isn’t a round we spend a lot of time shooting, it was a joy to have a reason to bring the Marlin 781 .22 bolt action rifle and Ruger .22 auto [...]
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