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Buck and ball: An age old military tactic meets modern self-defense loads

by Jason Wimbiscus

In the days when smoothbore, flintlock muskets were all the rage, crafty soldiers would slip in a few pellets of buckshot to increase the hit potential when firing less than accurate weapons.

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New 12 gauge “hollowpoint” round—I’m skeptical

by Jeffrey Denning

OATH Ammunition has created a 12 gauge hollowpoint-like round. They call it a fragmenting slug.

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Team Never Quit frangible 9mm ammo: Collateral damage surprises

by Eve Flanigan

Unscientific tests uncover surprises and lessons about collateral damage with the Team Never Quit's 9mm frangible round.

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