Hello and it’s nice to speak with you! I'm Hugh Withers, the Founder and CEO of Pride Ammunition Components, LLC. That’s the formal part; now let’s put formality aside and speak openly! A lot of Americans love guns and freedom, and I fall into both categories. During the last ammo shortage, many of us here behind the Iron Curtain in New York could not find ammunition or components, as Remington declared bankruptcy after being in business here since 1816. I couldn’t find any ammo for hunting or target shooting and the ammo I could find, my gun didn’t like. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced this, but it feels like putting water in your car and expecting it to drive normally; it’s not working because that isn’t what it needs to work right! So I decided to do something about it.
My shooting buddy and I started working with cast bullets and experimenting with different coatings just so we could do SOME shooting! We’re regular people who love the sport and hate not being able to shoot! With serious determination and after a lot of R&D, we discovered a way to synthesize a synthetic jacket for cast bullets that appears VERY similar to the Federal Syntech ammunition which was recently introduced. I shared a few with random other shooters, and they all asked to become customers someday. Then we stepped in Gold. It turns out the guy I used to do tree removal for had a broken Ballisticast machine, Sizer and Collator that was later soaked in Saltwater by Hurricane Sandy. Well, I bought that pile of metal and my Engineer went to work on it.
A year later we’re Federally Licensed, Internationally registered and the Casting machine is the Bride of Frankenstein; not as pretty as she once was, but she works! These are Future-Tek Synthetic Jacketed Bullets with a Ball/Hardball Core (92/6/2 Lead, Antimony, Tin) which create less friction and heat in the bore than copper jacketed bullets, so barrel life is increased. There is much less cleaning than with standard lead bullets. Additionally, there is less penetration through household building materials than standard FMJ’s, more energy transfer due to meplats instead of FMJ tips, and the accuracy… well, I’ll let you judge that for yourself. Now everyone in the USA has direct access to a manufacturer without a middle-man; no personal information records are required to be submitted to the state for components sales and no more extra taxes! We offer sample packs as small as (25) bullets for testing 5 consecutive, 5 shot groups, or we can run off 10,000 for your local range or itchy trigger finger. Do you like teasing your Friends with accurate shots while their factory loads make groups like buckshot?
Give us a call or check us out on Instagram at #Pride_Ammo! We're be happy to squeeze your order in with the big ones we fill and we're happy to answer questions!