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Explosion at Bear ammo plant in Russia

Apparently the Ulyanovsk ammunition plant located in Russia had an explosion as soldiers were trying to decommission munitions in one of their arsenals by means of controlled detonations.  The Ulyanovsk plant is the manufacturer of Brown Bear and Silver Bear ammunition.  This is not supposed to disrupt the manufacture of ammunition because the plant was [...]
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November 19th – National Ammo Day

The 7th annual National Ammo Day is just one week away.  Head to your local gun store and pick up 100 rounds of ammunition.
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Americans buy 12 Billion rounds of ammo in the past year

In a typical year Americans buy between 7 and 10 billion rounds of ammunition.  In the past year they have bought 12 billion rounds.  It’s no secret that ammo is flying off store shelves faster than factories can produce it but it’s nice to see a number put on the hoarding. That equals about 150 [...]
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Review: GSG-5 .22LR

I recently had the opportunity to review the GSG-5 from German Sport Guns, because when I saw it, I just had to go out and buy one! The GSG-5 is chambered in .22LR, and looks mistakingly like an MP5. The version we are allowed to have in New York State is the GSG-5 L, which [...]
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