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Article: Increased, safe business.(Outdoor marketplace)
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- Shooting Industry
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- April 1, 2008
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While PMC discontinued its "green line," due to unrelated problems, a number of other companies are now actively marketing similar ammunition. At the same time, some of the earlier military contracts for lead-free frangible ammunition created product opportunities in the civilian market. The military was far ahead of the curve in seeing the benefits of ammo with no lead and no ricochets.
A number of companies offer lead-free frangible ammunition, however, some of them restrict their sales to the military and law enforcement. Over the years, we've used a number of brands here, and presently use Fiocchi, BVAC Inc., International Cartridge, SinterFire and UltraMax. ...