{"id":86752,"date":"2018-02-05T16:22:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=86752"},"modified":"2018-02-05T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:24:52","slug":"polymer-jacketed-core-syntech-ammo-uspsa-ace-card-shot-show-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/polymer-jacketed-core-syntech-ammo-uspsa-ace-card-shot-show-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalpremium.com\/ammunition\/handgun\/family\/american-eagle-syntech\/american-eagle-syntech\/\" campaign=\"Syntechinfo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Syntech Ammunition<\/a> was launched a few years back, specially designed as a high-quality training round. It keeps a lead core, but the jacket is polymer. The bullet is encased to keep any lead on steel contact from inside the gun, eliminating aerosolized lead and overall making a cleaner to shoot round. The construction also reduces splash back from steel targets.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-87100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9579.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-87104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9583.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>SPECS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Polymer-encapsulated Syntech\u00ae bullet prevents metal-on-metal contact in the bore, eliminating copper and lead fouling, while extending barrel life<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive lead-free primer formulation provides the most reliable, consistent ignition<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Clean-burning propellants minimize residue and fouling<\/li>\n<li>Significantly reduces the required frequency of cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Absence of a copper jacket minimizes splash-back on steel targets<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Less perceived recoil<\/li>\n<li>Cartridges: 9mm, .40 S&amp;W, .45 Auto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New for this year, a big bonus to the competitive crowd. Federal has teamed with USPSA to produce a round geared toward the sport. Federal has increased the bullet weight across the Syntech line, far beyond normal. The 9mm is 150 grain, and the .40 S&amp;W a 205 grain.<\/p>\n<p>USPSA power factors are derived by a simple equation. Bullet weight times velocity, divided by 1000. So a 150 grain bullet at 1000 feet per second yields a power factor of 150. The minimum for minor power factor is 125, and major has a floor of 165. Running the number, it is easy to see the power factor math heavily favors bullet weight increase over velocity increase. 40 cal over 185 grain is difficult to find, so the new 205\u2019s are sure to be a success.<\/p>\n<p>[one_half]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/350A9586.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>[\/one_half][one_half_last]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM-400x289.png\" alt=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM-400x289.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM-150x108.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-05-at-3.22.08-PM.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Federal Syntech ammo, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalpremium.com\/ammunition\/handgun\/family\/american-eagle-syntech\/american-eagle-syntech\/\" campaign=\"Federalinfo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syntech Ammunition was launched a few years back, specially designed as a high-quality training round. It keeps a lead core, but the jacket is polymer. The bullet is encased to keep any lead on steel contact from inside the gun, eliminating aerosolized lead and overall making a cleaner to shoot round. The construction also reduces splash back from steel targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":87100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[282,7,226,234,1027,1],"tags":[187,299,132,586,119,127,329,697],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-86752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-columns-ammo-tests","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-clay-martin","10":"category-columns","11":"category-shot-shot-2018","12":"category-uncategorized","13":"tag-9mm","14":"tag-ammo-2","15":"tag-buzz","16":"tag-column","17":"tag-competition","18":"tag-concealed-carry","19":"tag-edc","20":"tag-federal"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018 - Uncategorized\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/polymer-jacketed-core-syntech-ammo-uspsa-ace-card-shot-show-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Polymer-Jacketed Core Syntech Ammo: USPSA Ace Card \u2014 SHOT Show 2018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Syntech Ammunition was launched a few years back, specially designed as a high-quality training round. 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