Hunting ammo: New products, tests, experience reports

Baschieri & Pellagri never forgot the 16 gauge, firmly believing in its comeback among hunters. The range of dedicated cartridges is therefore the most varied and complete on the market, including classic, short range, slug and semi-magnum loads dedicated to any type of wild game and hunting styles. Let's take a look at the available cartridges.

The long-established ammunition brand Norma from the far north started the year 2019 with an extensive update of its advertising presence featuring a new logo design. To this end, the Swedes presented a further development of their product catalog. The most exciting product among them is probably the new Bondstrike Extreme bullet, which offers world-class outstanding performance values, especially …

"Full performance from short barrels": with this claim the ammo manufacturer RWS advertises its brand new cartridge. But does the Short Rifle ammunition keep what it promises on paper? And what advantages does it offer? We took a closer look at the rifle cartridges in our exclusive  video and introduced their features. Currently 5 calibers with different bullet options are available – classic and …

IWA 2019 / New from Baschieri & Pellagri: the Italian ammunition company extends its Big Game line, presenting  three new buckshot loads to the European public. Dedicated to ungulate hunting and loaded with large pellets ranging in diameter from 8.6 mm to 9.1 mm, they feature high velocity and great penetration power.

IWA 2019 / New from RWS: due to the high demand for Short Rifle ammunition, the series will be upgraded with 6 new loads. The Speed Tip Professional bullet is now also available in 3 other calibers and the Target Elite Plus cartridges are offered in new calibers and loads. Find out here what’s right for you!

IWA 2019 / New from Norma: the Bondstrike extreme rifle cartridge, .17 HMR V-MAX and .22 WMR JHP rimfire cartridges as well as a sharper brand image with a new logo design. The Swedish premium manufacturer Norma updates its advertising presence and shows an innovative and sophisticated product range. The most exciting product is likely to be the new Bondstrike Extreme bullet, which has a ballistic …

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Winchester: .350 Legend. The new nostalgic-looking, straight-wall – i.e. non-bottlenecked – cartridge should be a viable alternative for hunters in some US states where modern bottleneck cartridges are not allowed. But did we really need it? Time will tell.

On our first hunting trips we tested a product coming from Baschieri & Pellagri’s tradition and renewed research, the historic F2 Super Flash cartridge.

The Swedish company Norma Precision, which has been producing small arms ammunition in the Amotfors factory for over a century, today is on the market with the new Strike line in the versions ECO and TIP.

In anticipation of its imminent arrival in gun shops we tested the new Baschieri & Pellagri 28 gauge Magnum Extra Rossa series cartridge.

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company hasn't just been producing classic rifles for almost 200 years. It's also responsible for some of the world's most iconic ammunition, introduced some 65 years ago.

Following a series of extremely clear and exact steps at Baschieri & Pellagri, Gianluca Garolini presents the new range of powders suitable for both long and small rifled guns that we were lucky enough to test on the firing range.

We tested two 12-gauge cartridges from the new Baschieri Mythos line loaded with MG2 powder for non-migratory game hunting; the 38-gram High Velocity and the 37-gram Fiber.

In the Fiocchi Excellence line dedicated to the finest game, there had to be a specific cartridge for hunting woodcock, one of the most-coveted prizes sought by hunters and their gun dogs.

Baschieri & Pellagri has produced a specific cartridge, the Mygra Beccaccia, with all the technical characteristics required for hunting woodcock, game that represents the epitome of hunting passion.

Specifically designed for wild boar hunting in all hunting territories, the Fiocchi N-EX-S cartridges with expansive steel slug offer outstanding accuracy and stopping power.