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Understanding Twist Rates

Article Reprint: SWAT Magazine October 2013 Short-barreled rifles have skyrocketed in popularity over the last several years, but has the niche outrun the knowledge in the pursuit of ergonomics? There…

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Ballistic Gelatin Mixing Procedures Practiced By The FBI

In December, 1988, the FBI Academy Firearms Training Unit (FTU) designed and implemented the FBI Ammunition Tests. The test designs are based on research and consultation with experts in the fields of…

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Hornady® Test Protocol

Location: Hornady Manufacturing Ballistics Laboratory, Grand Island, Nebraska Elevation: 1,800 feet ASL | Temperature: 74º F Bullet Velocity [feet per second, fps] All trajectories and associated velocities…

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