Hornady
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Hornady Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of ammunition and handloading components, based in Grand Island, Nebraska.
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[edit] History
The company was founded by Joyce Hornady who started in the munitions business in the early 1940s when he teamed up with Vernon Speer to make bullet jackets from spent brass rimfire cases. After World War 2, Hornady began buying up surplus manufacturing equipment from the US government such as Waterbury-Farrell transfer presses which are still in use by the company today. In 1964 Hornady began manufacturing rifle and pistol ammunition. The company is currently run by Joyce Hornady's son, Steve Hornady, who took over after his father's death in a plane crash in 1981.[1]
[edit] Pacific Tool Company
Steve Hornady worked for Pacific Tool Company from 1960 to 1971, from the time the company moved from California to Nebraska until Pacific Tool was bought by Hornady. Pacific's DL-366 was their final progressive press and Hornady's first and is still manufactured by Hornady as the 366 Auto.[2]
[edit] Products
Hornady makes target shooting and hunting rounds as well as high quality self-defense loads. In 1990, the Hornady XTP (which stands for Extreme Terminal Performance) won the industry's Product Award of Merit 1990 from the National Association of Federal Licensed Dealers. The company was the primary developer of the .17 HMR and .17 HM2 rimfire cartridges, increasingly popular for small game and vermin hunting. Hornady has worked closely with firearms maker Sturm, Ruger on the development of the new line of Ruger cartridges including the .480 Ruger, .204 Ruger, and .375 Ruger.[3][4][5]
The company developed the innovative LEVERevolution ammunition, which uses a spitzer bullet with a soft elastomer tip to give better aerodynamic performance than flatter bullets, while eliminating the risk of a shock driving the pointed polymer tip of a bullet in a lever action rifle's tube magazine into the primer of the cartridge in front, causing an explosion.[6]
Hornady manufactures a range of handloading components including cartridge cases, bullets, and shotgun shell components, as well as handloading equipment and data.
As of January 2009, there are also rumors that Hornady may be again offering factory loads of the .300 H&H cartridge[7]
At the beginning of 2012, Hornady brought out a "Zombie Max" bullet, apparently due to the growing interest in "Zombie Shooting" in America.[8]
[edit] Recalls
| Product | Reason for recall | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 30-30Win. Leverevolution™ Ammunition (item# 82730 lot# 3060134), shipped between 3-29-06 and 4-7-06 | Some cartridges from Lot# 3060134 may be under loaded . An under loaded cartridge may result in a bullet remaining in the barrel after firing, causing an obstruction. Firing a second shot with a barrel obstruction from the first shot, will cause firearm damage and may cause personal injury to the shooter and bystanders. | Hornady[9] |
[edit] References
- ↑ Zwoll,Wayne van (2011) . Shooter's Bible Guide to Rifle Ballistics. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-62087-285-7.
- ↑ Tamage,Ken . Handloader's Digest: The World's Greatest Handloading Book. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 166. ISBN 1-4402-2451-X.
- ↑ Barnes,Frank C. . Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 13. ISBN 1-4402-1330-5.
- ↑ Ramage,Ken . Guns Illustrated 2009. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 77. ISBN 0-89689-673-0.
- ↑ Massaro,Philip P. . Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Reloading. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4402-3998-4.
- ↑ Taffin, John (February 2007), "Seven revolution: it's not your grandpa's .30-.30", Guns Magazine
- ↑ Back From The Dead - Hornady resurrecting the 300 H&H? - GunOwnersResource.com 01-25-09
- ↑ "How to shoot zombies with real bullets".fieldsportschannel.tv.Retrieved 29 October 2012..
- ↑ PRODUCT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE - Hornady.com
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