Federal Fusion
Federal's new Fusion brand is expanding this year with offerings in four additional calibers, including three Fusion Lite options that provide terminal energy with half the recoil of standard velocity loads. These include the .270 Winchester 145-grain Fusion Lite at 2,200 fps, the .30/06 Springfield 170-grain Fusion Lite at 2,000 fps, and the .308 Winchester 170-grain Fusion Lite at 2,000 fps. New full-power Fusion offerings also now include the .338 Federal 200-grain Fusion at 2,660 fps.

Slug hunters will welcome the addition of a line of Fusion Sabot slugs in both 20 gauge and 12 gauge -- a 20-gauge 3-inch, 5/8-ounce Fusion Sabot Slug; a 12-gauge 3-inch, 3/4-ounce Fusion Sabot Slug; and a 12-gauge 2 3/4-inch, 3/4-ounce Fusion Sabot Slug.

Finally, blackpowder hunters can now take advantage of Fusion's unique technology with the addition of three .50-caliber Sabot bullets (.45-caliber projectiles) -- a 240-grain, a 260-grain and a 300-grain.

Fusion bullets feature a copper jacket electrochemically fused to the core. The resulting jacket is built up molecule by molecule, to eliminate component separation, and provides a uniquely uniform copper jacket wall thickness for balance, stability and accuracy.

Hornady's New .375 Ruger Cartridge
Designed in conjunction with Ruger, Hornady's new .375 Ruger cartridge is similar to the .30/06 in overall length, but delivers performance that exceeds the .375 H&H -- long considered a benchmark cartridge for African big-game hunters and North American hunters of dangerous game. The cartridge was designed from the ground up to provide greater knockdown power with a shorter cartridge from a standard action and a 20-inch barrel. Thanks to optimized case geometry and advances to propellant technology, the .375 Ruger improves on the velocity of the .375 H&H. When fired side by side with the .375 H&H with 24-inch barrels, the new .375 Ruger delivers 170 fps more velocity from the 270-grain load, and 145 fps from the 300-grain loads.

Hornady will produce the .375 Ruger in three different loads: a 270-grain Spire Point Recoil-Proof, a 300-grain Round Nose and a 300-grain Solid.

Lightfield Hybred EXP Slugs
Lightfield Ammunition's Hybred EXP slug system is available in 20 gauge and 12 gauge, with the 385-grain 20-gauge slug launching at 1,502 fps with 1,929 ft.-lbs. of energy, and the 546-grain 12-gauge slug launching at 1,454 fps and 2,564 ft.-lbs. of energy. The Lightfield Hybred EXP (Maximum Expansion) cartridge projectile has a two-sided sabot that keys to four tabs on the slug itself. When the shell is fired, the pressure pushes the wad forward, locking the slug and sabot together, and forces the locked sabot/slug assembly to expand to the full barrel diameter and spin together as one unit.

Just like a badminton birdie, the lighter wad or "shuttlecock" stays attached to the slug while in flight, giving the projectile stability while supersonic, and prevents shockwave deflection when the projectile becomes subsonic. Upon impact, the maximum expansion of the soft lead slug (essentially a .62-caliber bullet in 12 gauge) produces lethal results.

Remington .17 Remington Fireball
For 2007, Remington wants you warmed up to 4,000 fps velocities, extreme accuracy and less cleaning. The next generation of small-caliber performance is the Remington-exclusive new .17 Remington Fireball. It breaks the 4,000 fps barrier with one of the smallest powder charges ever, which means less fouling and more shots between cleanings. It's a super-efficient case design that, when matched with Remington's 20-grain AccuTip-V, shoots flatter than a .22/250 Remington 55-grain loading.

Remington will be chambering several of its rifles for this new cartridge, leading with the new Model 700 SPS Varmint, as well as the Model Seven CDL, Model 700 SPS, Model 700 CDL SF Limited and Model 700 VSF.

Winchester Xtended Range High Density Coyote Load
For the growing number of hunters who use a shotgun for coyotes and other predators, Winchester now offers its longest range load. New from Winchester Ammunition is the Supreme Elite Xtended Range High Density Coyote shotgun load. With a high-velocity and heavy 1 3/8-ounce load, the B-sized pellets deliver the energy and penetration needed to take coyotes at long ranges.

The Xtended Range Hi-Density pellets are consistently round and deliver uniformly dense patterns. Because they weigh more than lead, the pellets retain their penetration energy for long-range shot effectiveness. The result is Winchester's longest-range load, with effective knockdown power but less pelt damage than is normally encountered with rifle use.