Author: Sam Jacobs

The humble 9x19mm (also called 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, and 9mm NATO)  is one of the most popular cartridges around, so there are a staggering number of different options out there for you to choose from.

This is great because it makes it a very versatile cartridge that can handle a number of roles, but it also introduces a problem. Namely: how on Earth do you choose between all the hundreds of options out there?

To help with this, we got the guns out and tested as many of the top choices as possible to find the best 9mm ammo for just about every purpose.

Our top pick overall is Fiocchi Range Dynamics because it works well for training, plinking, and competition, but of course, there are better options out there depending on what exactly you want to do.

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Adolescent Firearm-Related Deaths Fast Facts

• In 2021, there were 10,048 injury-related deaths (individuals between the ages <1-17). 2,590 of those deaths involved firearms.
• 62% of child injury-related deaths included mechanisms other than firearms in 2021.
• Firearms accounted for less than 25% of all injury-related juvenile deaths in 2021.
• 1,590 adolescents nationwide committed suicide in 2021. Of those, 790 suicides involved firearms.
• There were 2,220 homicides among the <1-17 age group in 2021. Firearms were suspected in 1,503 of those homicides.
• There were 161 more adolescent homicides (all methods) in 2021 than in 2020.
• There were 93 school shootings in the 2020-2021 school year. Of those, 7 adolescents were killed inside the school during school hours.

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Sellier and Bellot ammunition (sometimes called S&B ammo) is a household name for those of us who’ve been shooting for years. It’s a one-stop-shop ammo company based in the Czech Republic.

We’re about to tell you how it stacks up to other popular American-made ammo brands like Remington and Winchester. Of course, if you’re in a hurry, click HERE to browse our selection of Sellier and Bellot. But if you want our honest review of ammunition, we use regularly, keep reading!

Is Sellier and Bellot Ammo Good?

Sellier and Bellot is one of those names even novice shooters see everywhere; in competitions, at the hunting club, in ample supply online, etc. It didn’t grow to become this popular without having a few excellent selling points and an excellent reputation.

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If you’ve never heard of Fetter 12 gauge ammo then you aren’t alone, as this is one of the more obscure ammo manufacturers on the market. Made in Russia to help supply the competitive clay shooting sports, Fetter Ammunition produces a wide variety of shotshells loaded with #7-1/2 and #8 shot for competition to 00 buckshot and slugs for home defense.

Although Fetter Ammo has not established a major foothold in North America, it is more well-known in Europe as a budget-friendly alternative to more expensive brands like Remington, Fiocchi, Winchester, and Federal.

However, if you find Fetter ammo in stock, should you load up your shopping cart with these shotshells or will you be better served by a more traditional brand?

In this in-depth ammo review, we are going to take a hard look at Fetter Ammunition and see if it’s the right choice for your home defense shotgun or your fancy Beretta DT11 O/U.

Is Fetter Ammo Good?

We found that Fetter 12 gauge ammunition was reliable and accurate enough for sporting clay shooting, hunting, or personal defense.

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During the events of 2020 and 2021, ammo shortages were a real thing. Although you might have been picky about your practice ammo pre-2020, surging prices and scarcity drove many shooters to try out new ammo companies to ensure their range time was not significantly impacted.

One such manufacturer that started making waves in the North American shooting community was a Serbian company named Belom. With their Tupperware-esque plastic boxes and green-sealed primers, Belom offers shooters great ammo at a good price that cannot be ignored.

But is Belom ammo good for you and should you stock up on these new rounds from Serbia? In this in-depth Belom ammo review we will take a deep dive into what makes Belom quality ammo and why you should consider adding it to your target practice bulk ammo purchase.

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With the meteoric rise of the 6.5 Creedmoor, American shooters have finally caught up with what European hunters have known for over a century: 6.5mm bullets are good.

Although cartridges like the 308 Winchester, 300 Win Mag, and 30-06 Springfield have dominated the US market for generations, the new breed of 6.5’s offer shooters a flat shooting cartridge with less recoil than many of its 30-caliber counterparts.

As such, the popularity of the 6.5mm bullet has skyrocketed since 2014 with rifle manufactures like Savage, Browning, Remington, and Winchester all offering new rifles chambered for multiple flavors of 6.5.

With so many different varieties of 6.5 cartridges available, many shooters have been whipped into a frenzy to find the best 6.5 on the market to cover all their hunting and long-range shooting needs.

In this article, we will discuss the Top 10 Best 6.5 Cartridges you should consider for your new target shooting or hunting rifle.

Without further ado, here’s our Top 10 List:

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The 45 ACP is one of the best personal defense cartridges; however, using a hollow point bullet decreases the chance of over-penetration and increases the stopping power of this already powerful round.

That brings to question what are the best 45 hollow points?

Below we’ve compiled a list of what we believe to be the best 45 ACP rounds for self-defense and threw in a few for target practice.

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You’ve seen recommendations for Golden Tiger ammo in gun forums and experts like us. Unfortunately, there aren’t extensive reviews of the ammo here in the States. I’m about to review my personal experience with Golden Tiger ammo. It was easy to find, cheap for buying in bulk, and high-quality.

However, you can still find high-quality and low-cost rifle ammo. Check out our rifle ammo selection HERE, or keep reading to learn why everyone recommends Golden Tiger ammo.

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If you’ve never heard of PCI ammo, you aren’t alone. Precision Cartridge Inc (PCI) is a small family-owned business that remanufactures ammunition with a variety of bullets including frangible and total copper jacket rounds. PCI reloads spent brass casings and helps law enforcement agencies obtain low-cost reloaded cartridges from Indiana to Mississippi.

If you’ve come across PCI ammo, you’re probably wondering if it’s any good. Well, the answer to that question is, “It depends.”

First, it’s important to keep in mind that PCI ammo is either reloaded or specifically manufactured for the range. The company offers frangible and TCJs for those who spend a lot of time at the range and will reload your fired brass if you’ll ship it to them.

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Want to learn more about PMC and the ammunition options that they offer?

In an industry full of giants, PMC has managed to carve out a niche for itself. Today, we’re going to explore that niche with a deep dive into PMC ammo.

In this in-depth PMC amo review, we’ll be taking a look at the overall quality that PMC offers and how they compare to some other major brands. We’ll also go into the different product lines they have and how they manufacture them.

We’ll start with some basic background, and then we’ll take a closer look at things like available calibers and types of ammo and help you decide whether or not PMC is for you.

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Interested in learning more about Nosler, Inc?

Nosler ammo is a name that’s likely familiar to many firearms enthusiasts, particularly hunters, long-range shooters, and reloaders. They’re, of course, famous for the iconic Nosler Partition projectile, but there’s so much more to this 75-year-old company.

Our readers have been asking all kinds of questions about this brand, so today, we’re going to answer them in full, in-depth Nosler ammo review.

We’re going to see how this titan of the industry stacks up to the modern competition and find out if they’ve kept up with the times or chosen to rest on their laurels. Let’s answer some of the most important questions that you have asked us about Nosler ammo.

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