C&R Ammo's First Shot - Quartermaster

When I was just a kid my step father introduced me to his S&W service revolver. Nothing out of the ordinary, it was a pretty plain, and well worn, 5-inch .38 Special Hand Ejector. As a police officer, he carried that old wheelgun starting in the late 1950s through the late 1970s. For most of his career his issue ammunition was the old 200-grain RNL "Super Police" load. While this round is hardly an impressive manstopper, he had little choice.

While the streets are a lot more dangerous than they were in 1958, we now have a wide selection of truly effective handgun loads to choose from. One of these is C&R Ammo's First Shot line of frangible handgun ammunition designed for self-defense.

Unlike Glaser or Mag-Safe's pre-fragmented projectiles, First Shot is similar in concept to the frangible ammunition used for shooting on steel plates. Designed to be highly effective while reducing the danger from over-penetration or ricochet, the projectile is designed to totally fragment into fine particles upon impact.

Lighter in weight than standard loads, First Shot ammunition also tends to be somewhat faster. As an example their .45 ACP load pushes a 155-grain HP at an impressive 1,300 fps. I've had a chance to test their 9x19, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .45 ACP loads and have been extremely impressed by this ammunition's accuracy. In addition, testing in water showed these loads to fragment as per C&R's claims.

Due to its particular characteristics, First Shot ammunition is currently undergoing testing by the security forces of one nuclear power plant. In addition, C&R also offers a line of conventional JHP loads. If you have need of a self-defense load with these characteristics I suggest contacting C&R Ammo for more information.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

C&R Ammo

[877] 549-AMMO

www.candrammo.com

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