Your weekly digest of ammunition opinions, reloading gear, and ammo laws from The Fact About Weapons.
Evaluations & Subject Assessments
Liberty Ammunition’s 9mm Overwatch Load: 72-Grain Bullet, Max Velocity
March 3, 2026 · By Mike Hardesty
Liberty Ammunition’s Overwatch 9mm takes the light-and-fast philosophy to an excessive: a 72-grain machined copper bullet pushed to velocities that go away typical defensive hundreds effectively behind. TTAG’s Mike Hardesty put it by means of its paces, testing accuracy, penetration, and real-world defensive efficiency. The evaluate digs into the 2 competing faculties of thought on defensive ammo design—heavy-and-slow vs. light-and-fast—and the place the Overwatch suits in. Liberty, based mostly in Bradenton, Florida, holds 15 patents and provides a 5.56mm armor-piercing load to the army, so that they know a factor or two about terminal efficiency.
What 9mm Ammo Does the FBI Use — And Why It Issues to You
March 1, 2026 · By Scott Witner
The FBI’s present issued responsibility load is broadly reported to be the Hornady Vital Responsibility 9mm +P 135gr FlexLock—however Scott Witner argues that’s simply the headline. The true story is the rigorous testing protocol the Bureau developed after the catastrophic 1986 Miami shootout, which uncovered projectile efficiency—not caliber—because the important variable in officer survival. The FBI’s six-event barrier take a look at (clothes, metal, drywall, plywood, auto glass, and naked gel) stays the gold normal for responsibility ammo analysis right now, and the 12–18 inch penetration window it calls for explains why trendy 9mm hole factors have made the caliber debates of the Eighties largely out of date. Required studying for anybody severe about defensive ammunition choice.
Reloading
Frankford Arsenal’s X-10 Proves They’re Severe About Reloading
March 2, 2026 · By Mike Hardesty
Frankford Arsenal will not be the primary title that involves thoughts if you consider reloading gear, however their lineup is deeper than most shooters notice. Mike Hardesty takes a deep have a look at the X-10, the model’s 10-stage progressive press—one among solely a handful in the marketplace—alongside FA’s vibratory tumbler/media separator package and Vibra Prime hand primer. FA additionally provides co-axial and single-stage presses, a turret press, powder measures, digital scales, case prep instruments, and extra, all backed by a restricted lifetime guarantee. For top-volume reloaders wanting past the same old suspects, Frankford Arsenal is price a severe look.
Laws & Coverage
Democrats Reintroduce Invoice To Require Background Checks For Ammo Purchases
February 26, 2026 · By Mark Chesnut
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) have reintroduced Jaime’s Legislation, which might require consumers to go an FBI NICS background examine earlier than each ammunition buy. Supporters body it as closing a loophole; critics level out that, like firearm background checks, it could burden solely law-abiding residents—not criminals who receive ammunition by means of unlawful channels. The invoice has been launched in earlier periods with out advancing, and with the present congressional make-up it faces lengthy odds, however gun homeowners ought to keep watch over it.
That’s your ammo digest for the week. Maintain checking TTAG for ongoing opinions, reloading guides, and protection of any ammo-related laws shifting by means of Congress or state legislatures.
