Ammo Tests

I set out to test 10 modern .380 ACP rounds to see how they would actually perform.

The mild-kicking and flat-shooting 6.5 Creedmoor is one of those newer rounds that beat the odds to become a prolific contender for hunters, target shooters, and even in specialized military applications, and, in some cases, displacing those older rounds.

The 50’s as they are termed, are two different animals of the same family. The original Fifty of modern times the 50BMG, uses bullets of .510 diameter.  This is where some of the confusion begins.

You can send your rifle to any of the centers for testing, but I opted to go in person because I think watching it all is cool.

The rounds of the HammerDown line are what would today be called short-range rounds.

Most of you probably don’t recognize the brand name “Retay” as a shotgun manufacturer, and neither did I. However, after decades in the shooting sports I’ve learned not to discount newcomers to the industry; Glock was once the unfamiliar name of a foreign manufacturer

The Grendel has been used for a variety of purposes, including long-range competitions, practical competitions, hunting, and for tactical use.

The Sig P365 XMacro Comp packs 17+1 rounds of 9mm into a 3.1 inch barreled carry gun with an integral comp, and ours ran several hundred rounds at the SIG Academy plus 500 more at home with zero malfunctions. Jeff Cramblit shot it under two inches at 15 yards and hit a 6.25 inch group [...]

Factory ammo is available in cast or jacketed, with bullet weights from 325gr. to 410gr., and velocities running 1200fps to 1350fps.