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At the IWA in March 2019, GECO introduced a new all purpose cartridge for handguns: the GECO Action Extreme, designed for shooting , self-defense and hunting. Thanks to its excellent expansion behavior, the new ammunition should produce an unmatched stopping effect. We tested the new GECO bullet in 9 mm Luger on the firing range and we fired test shots into clear ballistics gelatin blocks. Watch …

“The ultimate low drag, high performance match bullet”: this is how the manufacturer describes its new product. The A-Tip bullet features a precision-machined aluminum tip which is longer than usual polymer tips, enhancing in-flight stability and reducing dispersion.

IWA 2019 / New from Eley: Tenex Air match pellets, Eley Action and Eley Biathlon Club rimfire cartridges. Founded in 1828, the British ammunition manufacturer Eley of Birmingham, West Midlands, is known worldwide as a trusted supplier of high-accuracy small-caliber ammunition for the Olympic shooting disciplines. Now, however, they have also discovered the market of dynamic IPSC / action shooters …

IWA 2019 / New from GECO: Hexagon in .44 Rem. Mag., Action Extreme and Coated Competition Slugs.  Hexagon ammunition, so popular with sports shooters, is now also available in .44 Rem. Mag. caliber. Furthermore, GECO introduces the Action Extreme, a handgun cartridge for hunting and self-defense. In the field of sporting shotgun shooting, GECO showcased the Coated Competition Slug Red 28 and Black …

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Lapua: 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition. Probably the most promising long range cartridge of recent years, the 2007-developed 6.5 Creedmoor now receives another boost from Lapua. Two loads available, one designed for long range shooters and the other for hunters. Low recoil and economical powder use are the most interesting features of these cartridges.

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Norma: Bondstrike ammunition for long-range hunting. Unlike Europe, in the US the trend towards long-range shooting also involves hunting. That's the purpose of Norma's innovation. But there is a lot more news from Norma: a modernized brand design with new packages and a new website for the USA. Here on all4shooters.com you can find all you need to know and what awaits …

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Hornady: new ammunition lines and products. Probably the most innovative US ammunition manufacturer, Hornady Manufacturing from Grand Island, Nebraska, celebrates the company's 70th anniversary in 2019. And, as always, it really cracks on with novelties.

SHOT Show 2019 / New from SIG Sauer: High performance Elite “Military Grade” 9mmx19 NATO pistol ammunition. We could already testfire this new type of ammo at the SIG Sauer Premier Media Day. We'll provide more exclusive info about the brandnew cartridges "Elite Carry M17" and "Elite Range M17" - both optimized for the use in semi-auto pistols like the SIG Sauer P320 models.

Anti-gun and anti-hunting movements maintain that hunters and shooters are the most affected by lead poisoning because of high exposure to lead contained in ammunition. To check if this is true, a professional skeet shooter underwent a blood test to measure lead level in her body. And the results say that...

Available in 124gr SIG Elite V-Crown Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) personal defense load and SIG Elite Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) training load, the new military-grade ammo is specifically engineered for high performance.

Specifically designed for F-Class competitions and tested in collaboration with the US F-Open Rifle Team, the 184 gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet is heavier and longer, with a more aggressive ogive shape

To celebrate its 190th anniversary, Eley Hawk introduces two new high-velocity, hard-hitting cartridges designed for the demanding clay shooter. Both cartridges also feature exclusive wad technology and guarantee dense patters at all ranges.

A training afternoon at Dionisi C.L.C.F. Sportline Armory to test out the new Baschieri & Pellagri Flash shooting cartridges in .410 bore.

The Finnish company Lapua is famous among sports shooters for the high quality of its cartridges for Olympic disciplines. At IWA 2018 it presented a new .22 Long Rifle named Extreme and dedicated to Biathlon.