{"id":51635,"date":"2016-01-25T16:58:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T21:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=51635"},"modified":"2016-01-25T16:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T08:47:57","slug":"hornady-shot-show-2016-eld-x-bullet-handgun-safes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hornady-shot-show-2016-eld-x-bullet-handgun-safes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornady Near\/Far Terminal Ballistics Bullet, Ready Rifle Invention, New Safes – SHOT Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stopping by the Hornady<\/a> booth, I was immediately taken aback by all of the exciting new products for 2016. Some of them were so simple, yet cleverly designed, I\u00a0wondered, why did I not think of that or that? \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

First off, there was the Hornady Rapid Rack<\/a>, an empty chamber indicator that also operates as a load assist device for those who prefer to keep their long gun ready with a fully charged magazine and an empty chamber.<\/p>\n

To use the Rapid Rack, you simply insert the cartridge-shaped portion of the Rapid Rack into the firearm\u2019s empty chamber, leaving the colored lever sticking out of the ejection port. Closing the bolt lowers the extractor around an extractor groove on the head of the Rapid Rack<\/p>\n

Then to load the gun you simply pull the exposed red handle and it cycle the bolt and load the first round out of the magazine.<\/p>\n

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A close up of the Rapid Rack.<\/p><\/div>\n

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You can see how the Rapid Rack fits into this AR.<\/p><\/div>\n

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These will be available starting in March for AR-15 rifles and 12-gauge shotguns. Retail price was not available at the show.<\/p>\n

The next item that I was particularly impressed with is called the Ballistic Band<\/a>. It’s a 1-inch-wide rubber wrap that you can write on to track your shooting dope right on that slips right on your rifle. Then the next time you go to the range you don\u2019t have to wonder what your adjustments for distance are.<\/p>\n

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The Ballistic Band. Simple, useful, cheap. What more could you ask for?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Good things come in small packages.<\/p><\/div>\n

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These will be available in the March time-frame. Retail price was not available at the show.<\/p>\n

It seems that a new phenomenon was discovered with ballistic-tipped bullets. Through the use of radar, ammunition engineers discovered that certain cartridges were traveling so fast that heat generated from air resistance was causing the ballistic tip to melt in flight. This resulted in decreased velocity and increased bullet drop.<\/p>\n

To combat this phenomenon, they have introduced their new line of ammunition for 2016, the Precision Hunter line.<\/a> This new ammo features a heat shield tip that provides effective terminal performance at all practical ranges and won’t melt, warp, or break down in flight.<\/p>\n

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A close up of the new round, Hunter Precision.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A look at the technology behind this ammo.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hornady will be launching the Precision Hunter series with the following loads:<\/p>\n