Hunting ammo: New products, tests, experience reports

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.

October, it’s that magic time again for wood pigeon hunters. Baschieri & Pellagri dedicates a classic in its Mygra line to this splendid game; the newly redesigned Colombaccio 36 gram cartridge.

Pheasant is one of the undisputed stars of the beginning of the hunting season for hunter and dog alike, which is reflected in Fiocchi's dedicated cartridge from its new Excellence range.

When a flight of duck finally shows itself after an exhausting wait and a great deal of self-sacrifice, everything comes down to the shot. Baschieri & Pellagri produces a range of special alloy ammunition called Dual Shock, to give the hunter a spread with a high muzzle velocity that’s compact and lethal.

In the red light of dawn, the outlines of the turtle doves can be seen on the horizon, just a few seconds for the hunter to ready his gun and ammo for the challenge this game represents.

For wood pigeon hunters, the new Fiocchi Excellence Pigeon cartridges represent a reliable choice to carry for the various types of hunting techniques used with this game