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Mention of magnum loads tends to conjure up images of Elmer Keith and belted magnums, but as technology advances, cartridges change. Hornady’s 7mm PRC Precision Hunter load is designed for stellar performance in the mountains and fields, something it delivers with magnum speeds and fantastic ballistic coefficients. Planning to hit the woods for deer, or the wheat fields for hogs? This load’s for you.

Hornady provides details of the magnum cartridge:

Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady Precision Hunter factory loaded ammunition. Great care has been given by Hornady engineers to develop superior, match­-accurate hunting loads that allow the ELD­-X bullet to achieve its maximum ballistic potential.

Propellants used in the Precision Hunter ammunition line are clean burning and loaded to uniform capacity for consistent shot to shot results regardless of temperature. This attention to detail provides the highest levels of accuracy and performance uniformity for the most demanding and diverse hunting situations.

Features of the 7mm PRC include:

• Long-action centerfire rifle cartridge.
• Long, heavy for caliber bullets with a standard long action delivery.
• Temperature-stable, magnum speed propellants for consistent velocity and longer barrel life.
• Factory rifles available or simply swap your barrel on you 7mm Rem Mag or 300 Win Mag

   

The cartridge is actually offered in three different loads:

• 7mm PRC 160 gr CX Outfitter
• 7mm PRC 180 gr ELD Match
• 7mm PRC 175 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter

Reloading components are also available, including:

• 86404: 7mm PRC Brass Cases
• 390545: Shell Holder #5
• 392605: Shell Plate #5
• B7MMP: 7mm PRC Modified Case
• 380723: 7mm PRC (.284) Cartridge Gauge
• 546313: 7mm PRC (.284) Die Set
• 046306: 7mm PRC (.284) Full Length Die
• 544319: 7mm PRC (.284) Match Grade Die Set
• 046324: 7mm PRC (.284) Match™ Grade Full Length Die

This cartridge is fantastic for precision shooters and hunters alike. Hornady offers loads that cater to those uses and more. The 7mm PRC is a fascinating cartridge for many reasons, including the fact it’s not a belted magnum. This cartridge is great for medium to large game, meaning you can use it on anything from coyotes, hogs, whitetail deer, or elk. An all-purpose rifle you can use for a broad variety of game is an amazing thing. Sure, it’s nice to have task-specific rifles, but it’s also good to have a single gun to do it all.

Specifications

• Cartridge: 7mm PRC
• Bullet: 175 grain ELD-X
• Product: Precision Hunter
• Sectional Density: .310
• Ballistic Coefficient: .689 (GI); .347 (G7)
• Minimum recommended twist rate: 1 in 8
• Application: Medium game (50 to 300 pounds) or large game (300 to 1500 pounds)

What do you think? Will the Hornady 7mm PRC Precision Hunter be part of your hunting gear next time you head out?

For precision shooters, finding consistent, good-quality factory ammunition can be a challenge. Hornady 7mm PRC 180 grain ELD Match is specifically designed for excellent performance and consistent results. This load is produced using the ammo maker’s popular ELD Match bullets that have a polymer tip and stringent expectations for quality.

Hornady provides details of the round:

We carefully select every component to ensure uniformity, then load to exacting specifications to provide pinpoint accuracy. Each cartridge is loaded with either Hornady A-MAX bullets, our high-performance boattail hollow points, or the new, radically superior ELD Match bullets. Stringent quality control ensures proper bullet seating, consistent charges and pressures, optimal velocity, consistent overall length and repeatable accuracy.

7mm PRC ELD Match Features

• The Heat Shield tip on the ELD Match bullet creates the perfect meplat and outperforms BTHP bullets.
• Hornady Match rifle ammunition is loaded with the most accurate, consistent match bullets in the world, featuring our AM bullet jackets.
• Cases are carefully selected based on strict criteria: wall thickness uniformity, internal capacity, case weight, and consistent wall concentricity.
• Powder is matched carefully to each specific load for optimal pressure, velocity, and consistent accuracy.
• With extremely tight tolerances and strict quality control, all Hornady Match ammunition features superior lot-to-lot consistency. From the bullet seating to the optimal charges and velocities, Hornady Match ammunition is designed to live up to company founder, J.W. Hornady’s original goal: “Ten bullets through one hole.”

This ammunition is made using the company’s popular, proven ELD Match bullets. These are fantastic for precision rifle shooters or anyone looking for consistent groups using factory loads. According to Hornady, features of the ELD Match bullet used include:

ELD Match (Extremely Low Drag Match) bullets are technologically advanced, enhanced accuracy target bullets featuring Heat Shield tips with the PERFECT MEPLAT (tip point) combined with numerous design features that deliver the highest-in-class ballistic coefficients, superior accuracy and extreme consistency from bullet to bullet, lot to lot.

Superior accuracy and industry leading ballistic design has been achieved with the ELD Match bullet. An optimum secant ogive and boattail design along with the Heat Shield tip produce a bullet with the highest possible ballistic coefficient in its class.

Specifications

• Cartridge: 7mm PRC
• Bullet: 180-grain ELD Match
• Product: Match
• Sectional density: .319
• Ballistic coefficient: .796 (GI); .401 (G7)
• Minimum recommended twist rate: 1 in 8
• Application: Target or match shooting
• MSRP for Hornady 7mm PRC 180 grain ELD Match is unknown at this time.

What do you think? Will you consider switching your precision game to 7mm PRC? Tell us why or why not in the comments section.

Running an AK-47 or other 7.62x39mm chambered rifle? Want subsonic ammo? Hornady’s Subsonic 7.62x39mm 255 grain Sub-X ammunition is designed to deliver optimal performance at subsonic speeds. This is especially ideal if you’re running your gun suppressed. The Sub-X ammo is designed to deliver reliable expansion and substantial wound cavities, just at subsonic velocity.

Hornady provides details of their Sub-X line of ammunition:

Hornady Subsonic Ammunition — designed for accuracy and performance below the speed of sound — now comes in both rifle and handgun loads.

Subsonic Handgun utilizes tried-and-true XTP bullets that expand reliably at subsonic velocities. The Sub-X bullet used in Subsonic Rifle features a lead core. Long grooves in its gilding metal jacket combine with the bullet’s flat profile and the patented Flex Tip insert within its hollowpoint cavity to help it expand reliably at low velocities.

Powders are selected for optimal performance and consistency from lot to lot.

Features of the subsonic ammo include:

• Proven performance
• Performance of 300 Blackout Subsonic meets or exceeds FBI Protocol terminal ballistic test requirements. The XTP bullet in Subsonic Handgun has built a world-class reputation for accuracy and stopping power.
• Silent and stealthy
• Hornady Subsonic Ammunition doesn’t have the loud report of a supersonic round, and paired with a suppressor, it’s even quieter. Unique powders optimized for subsonic use result in a low flash signature, ideal for either suppressed or unsuppressed performance.
• High-quality components
• With high-quality cartridge cases and primers, Subsonic Ammunition offers the performance and accuracy shooters have come to expect from Hornady.

This ammunition is suitable for hunting small to medium-sized game animals, varmints, and predators. Thanks to the design of its bullet, these Sub-X loads expand reliably and can drop your target with a single shot, provided you provide the shot placement, of course. 7.62x39mm is a great cartridge; if you’ve never tried it, you’re missing out.

The ammo maker provided details of the Sub-X bullet as well:

Sub-X (Subsonic — eXpanding) bullets deliver big results without a big bang! Designed to provide deep penetration below the speed of sound, Sub-X features a lead core. Long grooves in its gilding metal jacket combine with its flat profile and the patented Flex Tip insert within the bullet’s hollowpoint cavity to help it expand reliably at low velocities. Cannelures provide positive case crimp, making Sub-X ideal for semiautomatic weapons.

Specifications

Cartridge: 7.62x39mm

• Bullet: 255 grain Sub-X
• Product: Subsonic
• Sectional density: .374
• Ballistic coefficient: .365 (GI)
• Application: Varmints (under 50 pounds), coyotes, and medium sized game (50 to 300 pounds)

Check out this video from Hornady to learn more about this Sub-X load:

The Hellcat and Hellcat Pro have proven themselves to be class-leading concealed carry options. The 3″ barreled micro compact Hellcat features an impressive capacity of 11+1 with their patented magazine and 13+1 with the included extended mag. The Hellcat Pro features a 3.7” barrel and flush-fitting 15-round magazine. For shooters who want a little more visual appeal, Springfield Armory now offers a series of specialized color offerings for Hellcat and Hellcat Pro 9mm pistols, exclusively available through select distributors.

One set of these specialized color versions is made up of a Hellcat OSP and a Hellcat Pro, featuring a Burnt Bronze Cerakote finish on the slide. This is complemented by a low-profile black frame and black controls.

The other trio of specialized color versions is made up of a Hellcat, Hellcat OSP, and Hellcat Pro. All three variants feature a stainless steel slide, matched up with a Robin’s Egg Blue frame.

“These new specialty offerings in the Hellcat line give customers exciting new color options for their CCW needs,” says Phil Rawlings, Vice President of Sales and LE for Springfield Armory. “From Burnt Bronze to Robin’s Egg Blue, there’s a Hellcat variant that’s just right for your needs.”

Combining exceptional style with the proven performance of these CCW-ready 9mm pistols, these specialized color option Hellcats definitely deserve a close look for EDC. Prices for the Robin’s Egg Blue Hellcats range from $635 to $677, and for the Burnt Bronze Hellcats range from $642 to $655.

The Hellcat is offered in both standard and “Optical Sight Pistol” versions. The OSP variant features a removable cover plate that allows direct mounting of a micro red dot in the Springfield Micro footprint for the lowest possible profile. This allows for co-witnessing with the pistol’s U-Dot sight system, made up of high visibility tritium and luminescent front sight paired with a tactical rack U-notch rear.

Hellcat PRO OSP Specs

• Caliber: 9mm
• Color: Burnt Bronze or Robin’s Egg Blue
• Barrel: 3.7” Hammer Forged Steel Melonite Finish, 1:10
• Slide: Billet Machines, Optics Ready, Burnt Bronze Cerakote
• Frame: Black or Robin’s Egg Blue Polymer w/ adaptive grip texture
• Sights: Tritium/Luminescent front, Tactical Rack U-Notch rear
• Recoil System: Dual Captive Recoil Spring w/Full Length Guide Rod
• Grip Width: 1”
• Magazines: (2) 15-Round
• Weight: 21oz
• Length: 6.6”
• Height: 4.8”

Hellcat 3” Micro-Compact OSP Specs

• Caliber: 9mm
• Color: Burnt Bronze, or Robin’s Egg Blue
• Barrel: 3” Hammer Forged Steel, Melonite Finish, 1:10
• Slide: Billet Machined, Stainless Steel or Burnt Bronze, Optics-Ready,
• Frame: Black or Robin’s Egg Blue Polymer with Adaptive Grip texture
• Sights: Tritium/Luminescent Front, Tactical Rack U-Notch Rear
• Recoil System: Dual Captive Recoil Spring w/Full Length Guide Rod
• Grip Width: 1”
• Magazines: (1) 11-Round, (1) 13-Round Extended
• Weight: 17.9 oz w/ Flush Mag, 18.3 oz w/Extended Mag
• Length: 6”
• Height: 4” w/Flush Mag, 4.5” w/Extended Mag

Positive target identification isn’t just an important part of defensive firearms use, it’s vital. IDing your target doesn’t have to be complex, though; well-made weapon-mounted lights get the job done. The Holosun P.ID (Positive Identification) is a weapon-mounted light designed for handguns in a compact platform to streamline overall size while delivering the best possible performance.

From Holosun regarding the weapon-mounted light:

The P.ID series of weapon lights are compact, and powerful pistol mounted white lights that are designed for Positive IDentification of threats in low or no light conditions. The P.ID attaches to any firearm that uses a MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny rail and includes adapters for universal compatibility.

The Holosun P.ID line includes four models: The P.I.D., P.ID.-HC, P.ID. Plus, and P.ID. Dual. Lumens and candela vary by model. For example, the standard P.I.D. produces 23,000 candela on high output while the P.ID.-HC delivers 42,000 candela on high. All models have black housings and weigh approximately 5 ounces. The Plus and Dual versions also feature green lasers.

Holosun P.ID Weapon Lights — Four Models

Features of the Holosun P.ID include:

• Output, high: 1000 lumens
• Output, low: 500 lumens
• Candela, high: 23,000
• Candela, low: 11,000
• Battery: 1-18350
• Runtime, high: 30 minutes
• Runtime, low: 60 minutes
• IPX Rating: IP68
• Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum
• Weight: 5 ounces

Holosun P.ID-Dual features:

• Output, high: 800 lumens
• Output, low: 400 lumens
• Candela, high: 17,000
• Candela, low: 8,500
• Battery: 1-18350
• Runtime, high: 30 minutes
• Runtime, low: 60 minutes
• IPX Rating: IP68
• Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum
• Weight: 5 ounces
• Laser output: <5 mW/520nm Green
• IR illuminator: No
• IR Laser Output: <0.7mW/830nm

Features of the Holosun P.ID HC include:

• Output, high: 800 lumens
• Output, low: 400 lumens
• Candela, high: 42,000
• Candela, low: 21,000
• Battery: 1-18350
• Runtime, high: 30 minutes
• Runtime, low: 60 minutes
• IPX Rating: IP68
• Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum
• Weight: 5 ounces

As for the Holosun P.ID Plus, it has a variety of features including a laser:

• Output, high: 900 lumens
• Output, low: 450 lumens
• Candela, high: 20,000
• Candela, low: 10,000
• Battery: 1-18350
• Runtime, high: 30 minutes
• Runtime, low: 60 minutes
• IPX Rating: IP68
• Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum
• Weight: 5 ounces
• Laser output: <5 mW
• Laser wavelength: 520 nM green

Each model offers specific features meant to help the user identify targets or align point of aim with point of impact. Keep in mind that practice and training are a must to get the full potential and varied uses out of any weapon-mounted lights (WML). Of course, they’re also as simple as turning them on to see what’s in front of you. Just take care to adhere to the rules of gun safety when using a WML.

 Adding a WML to your carry gun has never been simpler. Which of the four models do you prefer, and why? Let us know in the comments section.

If you’ve spent time running revolvers, you’re familiar with the reload process. In the movies, you usually watch the hero or some hapless soldier struggling to reload their gun one chamber at a time (and they probably drop ammo along the way). There’s no need to reload a revolver one round at a time, though. Products like the Original Precision Moon Clip make reloading a great deal faster and smoother.

Original Precision provides details of the moon clip and its design:

The moon clip has traditionally been a competition revolver item, with the exception of its modern roots which stem from the U.S. Military Revolver models M1917, one made by Smith & Wesson the other made by Colt, both were chambered in 45 auto and issued with half moon clips for use on the battle field.

With the current growing trend in concealed carry, particularly the small pocket sized revolvers. It became apparent to J.D. at Original Precision that his methodology for the use of a moon clip in your carry cylinder as a means of guaranteed positive ejection for faster reloads under stress would be beneficial to everyone that carries these pocket sized revolvers for self defense.

Thus the Original Precision CCW HDTM Moon Clips and CCW HDTM CNC machined cylinder conversions were created. This one of a kind conversion is engineered with concealed carry ejection being top priority. It began as a personal project for J.D. to machine the cylinder of his own snub nose carry gun, a Smith & Wesson J Frame, model 438, 38 Special, and create a heavy duty heat treated stainless steel moon clip of his own engineering and geometries on the wire EDM.

This moon clip is designed for revolvers chambered in 38 Special/357 Magnum. Original Precision created it to solve ejection problems such as the common issue of brass getting stuck in revolvers with short ejection rods (think snubbies). After all, there’s not going to be a fast reload if you’re standing there picking spent brass out of the cylinder. It’s also made to prevent the edge of a case from getting stuck under the ejection star. The manufacturer states use of the moon clip doesn’t alter headspace and that the clip is compatible with all brands of ammunition. In addition, they guarantee a 100 percent ejection rate. This is a Smith & Wesson J-Frame compatible moon clip.

Regarding the versatility of the product, the manufacturer states:

Along with just how tough and durable these moon clips are, the CCW HDTM Moon Clips maintain positive case retention after repeated uses regardless what size or brand cases are used. They also load and unload with your fingers and take most any 38/357 ammo you can find. Hornady, Speer, Buffalo Bore, Federal, Remington, Winchester, Fiochi, Starline, CBC Magtech, PPU, WRA, RPFC, Western, PMC, WW, WCC, to name a few.

MSRP for the Original Precision Moon Clips is set at $27.00 for a package of three.