AS THE NATION'S OLDEST GUN MANUFACTURER, REMINGTON IS NOT ONLY A COMPANY RICH IN IT'S OWN HISTORY
BUT AN INTRICAL PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY AS WELL.
FROM EASTERN FOREST LAND TO SOUTHERN FARMS TO THE WESTER FRONTIER.
REMINGTON WAS THERE.
AND THE LEGACY LIVES ON AS THIS ICONIC AMERICAN COMPANY CELEBRATES IT'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY.
HERE TO SHARE REMINGTON'S COMMITMENT TO AMMUNITION EXCELLENCE IS JESSICA BROOKS STEVENS WHO ALONG
WITH MARKETING DUTIES FOR BARNES, IS BRANDING LEAD FOR REMINGTON AND BARNES AMMUNITION PRODUCTS.
SHE'S A SHOOTING INDUSTRY RESPECTED BALLISTICS EXPERT AND WE ARE PLEASE TO HAVE HER HERE
TODAY.
GOOD MORNING.
MY PLEASURE OLGA.
THANK YOU.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IN FACT, I HEARD YOU JUST GOT BACK FROM AFRICA.
I DID!
MY MOM AND I WERE THERE FOR 14 DAYS.
HAD A WONDERFUL SAFARI.
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT.
MAYBE LATER WITH MY GIRLS.
OK.
FAMILY IS DEFINITELY FUN TO GO WITH.
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT FAMILY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A LONG STANDING CONNECTION TO THE
FIRE ARMS INDUSTRY.
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR YOU ISN'T IT?
YEAH, IT CERTAINLY IS.
MY PARENTS OWNED AND OPERATED BARNES BULLETS FROM 1974 THROUGH 2010.
UPON WHICH TIME, REMINGTON ACQUIRED THE BUSINESS.
AND AS WE FOCUS TODAY ON FIRE ARM AMMUNITION AND I'M NOT VERY EDUCATED ON THIS AND I'M
GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU.
TELL US THE CHOICE OF AMMUNITION AS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR NOT ONLY GUN SAFETY WHICH
IS SO IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO YOU KNOW, FUNCTIONALITY AS WELL.
WELL, IN REGARDS TO GUN SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT SHOOTERS UNDERSTAND
THE KIND OF AMMUNITION THAT THEY CAN PUT INTO THEIR FIRE ARM.
FOR EXAMPLE, 380 AUTO WAS A VERY POPULAR PERSONAL DEFENSE CHOICE TODAY.
AND SOME AMMUNITION AND SOME GUNS ARE LABELED DIFFERENTLY.
YOU'LL FIND SOME AMMUNITION LABELED AS 380 AUTO, SOME LABELED AS 380 ACP.
SAME THING WITH THE GUNS.
WELL, WHAT THE SHOOTERS NEED TO KNOW IS THAT THEY CAN USE EITHER ONE THEY CAN INTERCHANGE.
SO, THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT CAN GO ON YOUR FIRE ARM SO THAT YOU CAN
GET THE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND HELP ME UNDERSTAND BECAUSE AGAIN YOU'RE EDUCATING ME TODAY, AND I WAS READING HERE.
PERSONAL DEFENSE AMMUNITION.
HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM SAYING TARGET SHOOTING?
SO, AMMUNITION USED ON THE RANGE IS TYPICALLY LOADED WITH A FULL METAL JACKET BULLET.
SO, WHEN I TALK ABOUT BULLETS, IT'S THE PROJECTILE THAT COMES OUT OF THE BARREL.
AMMUNITION IS THE LOADED ROUND.
SO, FULL METAL JACKETS ARE WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY USE ON THE RANGE AND THE A HOLLOW
POINT BULLET IS WHAT YOU WOULD REALLY USE FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE.
OK.
AND YOU BROUGHT IN SOME BALLISTICS VIDEO.
WE'RE GOING TO ROLL ON IT NOW AND TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
OK.
SO, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE ACTUAL BULLET, THE PROJECTILE, GOING THROUGH HEAVY CLOTHING
INTO A BALLISTICS GELATIN BLOCK.
AND SO THERE ARE TWO CLIPS.
ONE IS WITH THE ULTIMATE DEFENSE COMPACT HAND GUN REMINGTON PRODUCT.
THE OTHER IS WITH THE BARNES TACK XPD PRODUCT.
THESE ARE BOTH OPTIMIZED FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE IN THOSE SHORT BARRELED, SMALL COMPACT HAND
GUNS.
AND TELL ME WHAT GRAIN COUNT IS.
SO, GRAIN COUNT IS REALLY THE WEIGHT OF THE BULLET.
WHEN YOU PICK UP A BOX OF AMMUNITION YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT HAS, THIS IS 9 MILLIMETER LUGER
WITH 124 GRAINS.
THAT IS THE WEIGHT OF THE BULLET.
SO, IN GRAINS AND TYPICALLY LIGHTER FASTER PROJECTILES PRODUCE LESS RECOIL.
HEAVIER PROJECTILES PRODUCE LESS VELOCITY AND HEAVIER RECOIL.
AND THAT SPECIAL STICKER ON THE PACKAGE, WHAT'S THAT?
SO, THE TACK XPD PRODUCT HAS A LENTICULAR STICKER THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THE WAY THAT THE
BULLET FUNCTIONS.
LOOK AT THAT!
WHEN IT HITS MEDIA.
SO, YOU KNOW HOW THIS BULLET IS PERFORMING.
I'LL BE HONEST, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SO MUCH SCIENCE BEHIND THIS.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT THE PRICE DIFFERENCES WITH AMMUNITION?
I'M ASSUMING THERE HAS TO BE.
ABSOLUTELY.
RANGE AND TARGET AMMUNITION ARE PRICED ACCORDINGLY SO THAT SHOOTERS CAN PUT, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS
OF ROUNDS DOWN RANGE AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT AFFORDABLY.
THE PERSONAL DEFENSE AMMUNITION, THERE'S A LOT MORE ENGINEERING.
IT'S VERY INTENSIVE PRODUCTION WISE, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL ADDS UP TO COST.
AND THEREFORE THE SHOOTER IS REALLY GOING TO GET, YOU REALLY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR WITH
PERSONAL DEFENSE AMMUNITION.
JESSICA, ANY CLOSING REMARKS ON MAYBE WOMEN OUT THERE WHO ARE THINKING OF TAKING SOME
CLASSES OR MAYBE EVEN PURCHASING A FIREARM?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET EDUCATED AND EXPERIENCED BEFORE PURCHASING
A FIRE ARM.
AND REALLY IF YOU GO TO THE CLASSES AND YOU GET RANGE TIME, WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH A
RENTAL PROGRAM OR, YOU KNOW, BORROWING A FIRE ARM, OR SHOOT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BECAUSE THAT
GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE AND WILL ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A VERY INFORMED DECISION WHEN YOU GO
OUT TO PURCHASE YOUR PERSONAL DEFENSE FIRE ARM.
AND AS A MOTHER, I CAN SAY, POSSIBLY NOT EVEN BE AS FRIGHTENED AS MAYBE I WOULD BE IF I
STARTED DOING THAT.
WELL, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH KNOWLEDGE COMES POWER.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND SO THAT'S MY ADVICE.
ALRIGHT SO IF I EVER TAKE MY GIRLS ON A SAFARI TO AFRICA I'M GOING TO CALL YOU AND TELL YOU
COME WITH US.
(LAUGHS) I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIPS.
I'LL FEEL SAFE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH JESSICA.
OK.
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