The 2020 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show has seen thousands of new products introduced and among them are new ammunition offerings that will have a wide appeal.
Browning 350
Browning has announced two new loads for the .350 Legend, a straight-walled cartridge good for mid-sized game, and especially hogs in the Southwest.
This year, Browning has introduced a 124-grain FMJ load with a reported muzzle velocity of 2,500 fps from a 20-inch barrel.
The other is a 155-grain rapid expansion load featuring a proprietary Matrix Tip bullet that combines copper and polymer.
Winchester 350
Another pair of .350 Legend loads comes from Winchester in two ammunition categories, Super Suppressed and Power Max Bonded.
The Super Suppressed load features a 255-grain bullet that launches at subsonic velocity for maximum noise reduction from a suppressor.
The Power Max Bonded offering, according to Winchester, uses a proprietary bonding process to fuse the lead bullet core to the copper jacket for weight retention and penetration. The bullet weighs 160 grains.
Hornady HH
Hornady is out of the gate with Handgun Hunter ammunition, featuring the MonoFlex bullet, which is made with a tough copper alloy for weight retention.
New loads include a .357 Magnum with a 130-grain bullet, a .40 S&W with a 135-grain pill and a 10mm Auto with the same bullet. Also in the lineup is a 200-grain bullet in a .44 Magnum cartridge, a .454 Casull load with the same pill, and likewise the same bullet is loaded in a .460 S&W Magnum round. Hornady also offers a 115-grain load for the 9mm.
In the Subsonic Ammunition arena, Hornady offers three rifle loads and a trio of pistol rounds. There’s a .30-30 Winchester round with a 175-grain bullet, a .450 Bushmaster with a 395-grain bullet and a .45-80 Govt. round for the 1895 Marlin that has a 410-grain bullet, all Sub-X projectiles with Flex Tips. Then comes a 9mm round with a 147-grain XTP, a .40 S&W pushing a 180-grain XTP and a .45 ACP round with a 230-grain XTP bullet.
New Sporting Shotguns from Benelli, Franchi
Franchi Affinity spt
Shotgunners who enjoy sporting clays and other competitions have some new models available this year from Benelli and Franchi.
The new Benelli 828U Sport features a 32-inch barrel, Lock Plate closing system and an improved pull weight on the trigger. It has an anatomically-shaped AA-grade satin-finished walnut stock that allows fine tuning of the drop and cast thanks to a set of shims included in the package. There are also weights and a trigger tool, choke wrench and oil.
This 12-gauge model has a steel receiver and carbon fiber rib and sight channel. It is chambered for 2 ¾- and 3-inch shells.
Franchi Instinct
From Franchi comes the semi-auto Affinity 3 Sporting and over-under Instinct Sporting II, both chambered in 20-gauge.
The Affinity Sporting self-loader is designed around the Intertia Driven system. It has a 28-inch ported barrel and is chambered to accept both 2 ¾- and 3-inch shells. The stock and forend are crafted from oiled A-grade walnut with a satin finish while the receiver is white anodized with chrome accents and trigger and the matte blue barrel comes with knurled extended chokes.
Meanwhile, the Instinct Sporting II model has 30-inch barrels chambered for both 2 ¾- and 3-inch shells. The receiver is scalloped steel and it comes with extended IC/M/F choke tubes. There’s a red fiber optic front bead sight. This shotgun has an A-grade walnut stock with satin finish and Schnabel forend. Barrels are ported and finished in gloss blue.
Cimarron Offers Bad Boy S/A Wheelgun in 10mm
Cimarron Bad Boy
Fans of Old West-style six-shooters could warm right up to the newest entry from Cimarron Firearms, a Bad Boy chambered for the 10mm cartridge.
Featuring adjustable target sights, a Picatinny rail is available for mounting optics.
This massive revolver has an octagonal barrel measuring 8 inches, and a pre-war frame with an 1860 Army-style one-piece walnut grip.
Cimarron finishes the metal in classic blue on the carbon alloy steel frame, cylinder and barrel.
