Aguila Ammunition : Hecho en Mexico ~ Ammo Review & Range Test

By Bob Shell

Shooter and Reloader, Bob Shell, take Aguila Ammunition to the range for some testing with positive results.

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I was going through the ammo and putting the loads in my book in preparation for chronographing when I noticed that the 357 bullets looked like they were seated deeper than normal. So being curious, I decided to pull a bullet to see if it has a cannelure and was seated past it. When I started to pull with an inertia bullet puller the core started to come out but the jacket was tighter and until I really hammered it the jacket stayed in place. There is no cannelure so it appears that they use a different method to secure the bullet. The bullet measures .358 which will aid in keeping the bullet secure until it is fired. It is important to have the bullet tight to prevent walking out of the case and it will result in more consistent ammo. If it works, why knock it. In other words, any criticism on how the …Read the Rest

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