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Article: Winchester wins contract, posts profit.(Industry news)
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- Shooting Industry
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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The FBI has awarded Winchester Ammunition a contract worth $54 million, the largest single such contract in the history of federal law enforcement, according to company officials.
Winchester Ammunition will produce .40 S & W service, training, reduced-lead training and frangible ammunition for the FBI for one base year, with four one-year renewal options.
"The innovation behind the enhanced .40 S & W bonded service round is a testament to our Winchester engineers and the quality of our manufacturing. We are extremely proud that our nation's premier law enforcement agency has selected Winchester ammunition to use in its mission of protecting and defending ...