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American Rifleman Television and Winchester's experts guide viewers through the intricacies of Winchester's center-fire pistol ammunition line. From the manufacture of its cartridges, through its inspection and packaging, learn all about the what goes into Winchester ammunition in this feature segment from a recent episode of ARTV.
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