500rds – 40 S&W Winchester Ranger 135gr. Frangible Ammo

Winchester Ammunition 135 Grain Frangible Ammo Details

Shooting steel is great fun and rewarding training. You don’t have to extend and retract paper targets up and down the range all day, because you only need to register a sharp, gratifying “pt-TONK” when you hit steel. Of course, steel poses a risk of creating splash-back or a ricochet when a piece of metal strikes it at the speed of sound. That’s when you need frangible ammo.

Winchester issues this 40 S&W cartridge a 135 grain frangible projectile. The bullet doesn’t contain a core and jacket, but is rather entirely comprised of compressed metal powder. When a frangible bullet connects with a hard surface it instantly collapses into harmless dust, making it a virtually risk-free solution for training with steel targets. A frangible bullet is also suitable for firing against an especially rocky backdrop, and even practical for home defense when you wish to minimize the risk of penetrating wallboard.

A frangible bullet provides another great benefit: As there is no toxic lead anywhere inside it, it can not create a carcinogenic haze when you slap it against a steel target. That’s ideal for training indoors where a fresh breeze can’t clean the atmosphere. Winchester’s safer bullet is complemented nicely by the American Legend’s dependable brass shell casing, receptive and non-corrosive primer, and consistently loaded clean burning propellant.