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In 2019, Winchester Ammunition introduced the 350 Legend cartridge. The 350 Legend was a straight wall cartridge designed for hunting medium to larger game animals. In February, SAMMI accepted the 400 Legend cartridge, but no ammo manufacturer had announced its production plans for the round. Winchester is proud to announce the release of their 400 Legend ammunition.
News|Industry News Recently, Winchester Ammunition announced they have been awarded the FBI contract to provide sniper ammunition for the FBI’s sniper program. Winchester will be providing...
News|Industry News Earlier this week Winchester sent out a product warning and recall notice for their 9mm ammunition. The recall notice went out to consumers on...
In mid-February Winchester released two new loads for 6.5 PRC designed by Hornady. The new 6.5 PRC continues to gain popularity and renown in hunting and precision shooting communities. The cartridge has gained so much traction that firearms manufacturers such as Ruger, Springfield Armory, and Mossberg have created rifles for the 6.5 PRC cartridge.
News|Industry News Recently, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, also known as SAMMI has just announced three new cartridges have been accepted for SAMMI standardization. The...
News| Industry News Recently, Winchester Ammunition has taken full managerial and operational control of Lake City Army Ammunition plant from the Olin Coporation. Back in 2019,...
Recently, Winchester was awarded a Department of Defense contract to provide frangible 9mm ammunition for indoor and outdoor CQB training. The contract from the DoD is valued at $38 million dollars. The contract with Winchester has an indefinite-delivery date and quantity for the frangible ammunition. The contract between Winchester and the DoD has the potential expansion of compensation up to $62 million dollars for Winchester.
