What if the .380 ACP wasn't a minimum defensive load, but the standard? Ever since the .380 ACP became part of the concealed-carry landscape, it's been considered the absolute bare minimum defensive handgun load. One of its major drawbacks was that the minimally-powered round generally couldn't penetrate beyond the FBI-recommended 12-inch minimum through heavy … [Read more...] about Go Deep: Federal’s New .380 Cartridge Packs 12 Inches
Ammo
Get the Lead Out: Fiocchi’s Blue Guardian Defense & Training Ammo
Fiocchi Ammunition may have its roots in Italy, but having been on American shores since 1983 they’ve long since learned that what Americans like best is having a choice–and they’ve added a new entry to the menu called “Blue Guardian.” Fiocchi’s expertise is built on years of producing NATO-certified cartridges and components, but the new Blue Guardian series is … [Read more...] about Get the Lead Out: Fiocchi’s Blue Guardian Defense & Training Ammo
Knockout! Federal’s New Punch Defensive Pistol Ammunition
What happens when you design ammo for self-defenders instead of law enforcement? Federal Ammunition has decades of experience in designing defensive ammunition, but their new Punch defensive handgun loads come from a new paradigm: Designing ammo for the needs of civilian self-defenders first. You see, FBI protocol testing normally takes center stage when ammunition engineers … [Read more...] about Knockout! Federal’s New Punch Defensive Pistol Ammunition
Gobble, Gobble THIS, Turkeys: Federal Custom Shop Tungsten Turkey Loads
Dedicated turkey hunters know one thing above all others, and that is that every time you think you've got the gobblers' number, they change the game on you. The good folks at Federal Ammunition, as dedicated hunters of the cussed birds themselves, have set up a whole new array of beard-busting, tungsten-based ammunition options that includes all the sub-gauges and variations … [Read more...] about Gobble, Gobble THIS, Turkeys: Federal Custom Shop Tungsten Turkey Loads
Hot SHOT: Federal Ammunition’s Punch Self-Defense Loads
The central aphorism of armed self-defense for civilians is that we don't shoot to kill; we don't shoot to wound; and we don't shoot to warn--we only shoot to stop. That central tenet is different from the ones that law enforcement and the military are charged to follow, so it only makes sense that civilians shouldn't necessarily think of the ammunition we use the same way that … [Read more...] about Hot SHOT: Federal Ammunition’s Punch Self-Defense Loads
