As shooting competitively gets more popular, manufacturers have answered with purpose-built firearms, optics and accessories. This includes ammunition, where off-the-shelf hunting or self-defense cartridges just won’t cut it. Winchester Ammunition has answered the call of competitive shooters with its new Super Match lineup, comprised of cartridges tailored to perform in a variety of events.
Winchester Super Match ammunition is precision engineered with match-grade components. The lineup includes 19 different loads, including those for handguns, shotguns and rifles. For handguns, there are four different 9 mm Luger loads, with bullet weights ranging from 115 to 147 grains, and one load each for .38 Super, .40 S&W and .45 ACP, respectively, each using a flat-nose or round-nose FMJ bullet. Pistol cartridges have high-sensitivity primers for reliable function in tuned competition guns. They are loaded to meet minor or major power factor specifications.
Rifle loads include .223 Rem., 5.56 NATO, 6 ARC, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, .308 Win and 7.62 NATO, each using Winchester’s BC Max or boattail hollow point bullets. The .223 Rem. and 5.56 NATO loads are designed for dynamic shooting competitions, like 3-Gun, and use a heavy-for-caliber bullet. Larger cartridges are engineered for precision rifle competitions. The BC Max bullet is newly designed by Winchester and features a polymer-tip, a thick-walled jacket and a high ballistic coefficient.
Three 12-gauge, 2 3/4-inch shotgun Super Match loads are designed for busting clays or ringing steel. They include 1 1/8 ounces of #7.5 pellets, a 1-ounce slug or nine-pellet 00 buckshot. Super Match shotshells have extra thick hulls and high brass heads to withstand the rigors of competition, especially when fed from a box magazine.
For more information on Winchester Ammunition’s Super Match lineup, see the company’s website.
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