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+++ 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.

This "made in USA" rifle cartridge was created by Bill Wilson by loading a .30" bullet into a .223 Remington casing. If it sounds like you've heard it before, you're right – it's the same principle as the 300 Blackout, but the result is not quite the same. Let's take a look at a few more details about this ammunition.

In socio-economic terms, the proposed EU ban on lead in ammo is a fully fledged disaster waiting to happen. Especially small and medium size ammo and firearms manufacturers will be forced to a complete shutdown of their business. And guess who benefits?

Black Fridays, Black Weeks & Co.: the days around the US Thanksgiving holiday (this year on November 25, 2021) are also eagerly used in Europe for discount campaigns in the run-up to Christmas. During the RUAG Ammotec Black Week from November 22 to 26, 2021, you will benefit from low prices for many products from RWS, GECO and other renowned brands at your dealer. Below are the details!

Developed over 80 years ago, a worldwide success and involved in countless medals: the RWS R50 in .22 Long Rifle caliber is manufactured from state-of-the-art components in Germany. And you can find the best lot for your sporting rifle at the RWS test shooting range in Fürth.

Whether with air rifle or air pistol, there is no way around a perfectly shaped  pellet for the tightest of shots at 10 meters. More precisely: this way leads to the RWS R10 Match, the match pellets for Olympic disciplines that have been successful for years. We introduce this special lead ammo, show what matters in detail and how you can get your personal best pellet.

Extensive shooting tests prove that the precision of sport shooting with allegedly alternative types of bullets instead of lead deteriorates considerably. A safe hit would thus become a game of chance. International competitive sport would no longer be possible for European athletes after the impending EU ban on lead ammunition, with serious economic consequences!

The Olympic rapid fire (ORF) pistol discipline requires special match ammunition. The new RWS P 25 "Rapid Fire" in .22LR produces less recoil and barrel fouling than comparable rimfire cartridges. Nevertheless, ORF shooters can rely on excellent accuracy and on safe compliance with the minimum velocity prescribed in the regulations.

The .45 ACP is well-known and popular among large-caliber shooters in almost all associations. At all4shooters.com Clemens Bolz, Alexander Schell and Robert Riegel have listed for you the advantages of the cartridge: what works, what doesn't and what the most important key points are when reloading.

A day in the company of Baschieri's staff to learn about some types of cartridges directly in the field. At the sporting course with Gianluca Garolini we tried the 12 gauge cartridges with 28-gram load manufactured by Baschieri & Pellagri for Sporting and Compak disciplines.

Sabatti’s range of lead-free, monolithic electrolytic copper MRR Bullets for reloading, available in various calibers for competition sport shooting and hunting, is enjoying great success among shooters and hunters for its excellent accuracy and reliability.  Let's see the details...