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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...

Some lots of ammunition may contain propellant that does not properly ignite and burn when the cartridge is fired. A bullet could remain in the barrel and fring a subsequent bullet into the bore obstruction could cause firearm damage, “subjecting the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury.” In case your ammo is any of the Symbols and Lot Numbers listed below, immediately …

As we could already see at SHOT Show 2020, rimfire shooting is currently a mega trend in guns and ammunition. The Czech ammunition manufacturer Sellier & Bellot is also following this boom and built a new production facility especially for its rimfire cartridges, equipped with the latest manufacturing technology. This is also where Sellier & Bellot's new .22 LR Club comes from. Please watch our …

+++ Update +++ Sporting shotgun shooters can look forward to new ammunition in 2021. The Sellier & Bellot S-Class was developed primarily for their special needs. The Sellier & Bellot S-Class will start in 12/70 gauge and will be available in shot sizes #7.5 and #8.

With the new .375 Swiss P caliber RUAG Ammotec offers a performance upgrade for rifles designed for the .338 Lapua Magnum. VISIER and all4shooters.com have already been able to test the new cartridge at a shooting range in Switzerland. Read the exclusive preliminary results here. 

IWA OutdoorClassics 2021 / New from GECO: For this year, GECO announces numerous new releases in the areas of hunting and match ammunition. For example, the GECO Express and the lead-free GECO Star will be joined by new calibers. But also completely new products such as a long-range cartridge and a new fragmentation bullet for handguns are on the agenda. Here we give you an overview of everything …

IWA OutdoorClassics 2021 / New from Sellier & Bellot: 6.5 Grendel ammo and a match load in .223 Remington caliber. Czech ammunition manufacturer Sellier & Bellot has now been around for nearly 200 years, and the brand continues to excel at ammunition that is affordable and performs well. For spring 2021, they're adding more loads to their lineup of long and short-barrel rifle ammo and meeting fans …

EU already banned lead shot in wetlands. Now they want to restrict the placing on the market and use of lead in ammunition – not just gunshots, but also bullets – “in terrains other than wetlands” by 2023. At the request of the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has already submitted a proposal to that end

UPDATE January 26, 2021: the Commission Regulation 2021/57, amending Annex XVII to REACH Regulation as regards lead in gunshot in or around wetlands was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. And with the rejection of the last motion in the EU Parliament against it on November 25, 2020, the ban of leadshot in or around wetlands is a reality. With all the "collateral damages" on …