Ammunition

As president of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, a Non-Governmental Organization member of the United Nations, Steve Sanetti addressed the U.N.'s  Open-Ended Working Group last week with the goal of explaining the legitimate uses of firearms and ammunition for sporting purposes and hunting by many millions of law-abiding persons worldwide, and urging that civilian firearms should be beyond the scope of any proposed U.N. consideration of fully automatic military firearms when its deliberations turn to small arms and light weapons as part of an International Arms Trade Treaty.

CLINTWOOD, Va. – Extreme Shock Ammunition has added the .223 100-grain Short Ranged Tactical (SRT) to its line of hunting and tactical ammos and the .223 55 grain CT-2 (Copper Training/Tactical) to its lead free “green” ammo selections.

MINWORTH, England -- Australian shooter Warren Potent recently won his third Gold medal at the fourth stage of the ISSF World Cup held in Milan using his new selected matched batch of Tenex.

The congregating arsenal was all perfectly legal as well as perfectly acceptable to the leaders of New Bethel, an Assemblies of God church in Louisville, Kentucky, that invited people to bring their unloaded guns to this first-ever event.

MINNEAPOLIS --Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received an additional $42 million in small-caliber ammunition orders from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill.

Beginning in June, Winchester Ammunition will offer a commemorative USA Shooting Shotgun Team, AA Target 100 Round Value Pack. The Value Pack will consist of four 25-round boxes of 12 gauge AA in Light Target, Super-Handicap and Sporting Clays loads.

Shooters using Eley ammunition won five of five gold medals in 50-meter events at the third stage of the ISSF World Cup Series held at the Olympic Shooting Range in Munich, Germany from May 12-20, 2009.

Buffalo Bore now offers a round that was designed to be similar to the old FBI-standard round that featured a soft-lead 158-grain bullet at very good velocity.

NEWTOWN, Conn. - Is the perception that there's a shortage in ammunition accurate? The National Shooting Sports Foundation has compiled a short information sheet regarding the topic.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Shooting is pleased to announce a partnership extension with ELEY Limited through the 2012 Olympic Games in London. ELEY Limited has been the official sponsor and official supplier of .22 rimfire ammunition of the USA Shooting rifle and pistol teams since 2000.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., to continue operating the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) for an additional four years.

British-based ammunition manufacturer Eley Limited has reached a century in Olympic medals.