Bullets in flight are subject to nature’s forces. Through the decades, manufacturers have developed bullets to somewhat counteract the effects of wind, gravity and atmospheric drag with a streamlined shape incorporating a boattail and long ogive terminating in a sharp point.
Aluminum has become the second most important metal in gunmaking after steel. An ever-increasing number of firearms, especially handguns and shotguns, utilize aluminum alloys for slides, frames, receivers and the like.
Companies such as CCI are doing their part to offer suppressor-ready ammunition in response to the current hearing-protection trend, and the latest offering is its .22 LR Suppressor Max load.
Rossi's Lightweight Carbine is designed to be a compact, easy-to-carry rifle, and now, with the addition of a folding stock, the design is even more carry- and storage-friendly.