Sporting Arms And Ammo

[Music] firearms are and always have been an outstanding fourth of the American tradition they played a decisive role in the colonization of the continent the birth of the Republic and the conquest of the frontier today more than 20 million Americans seek and find Pleasant relaxation and exhilarating enjoyment through the use of sporting arms and ammunition some penetrate deep into the towering mountain ranges of the West in search of the elusive sheep or goat fathers in Bay's of marshes and lowlands some prefer the wide Midwestern Plains [Music] and the floor of the pheasants wing [Music] still another and perhaps greater group pursues the wily rabbit throughout the entire United States there are those whose keenest enjoyment comes when they group a series of shots closely in one small black circle and every year thousands of shooters make their annual pilgrimage to Vandalia oh hi this is the shrine of every American fracture [Music] but the simple and inexpensive hand trap has spread this forth to every corner of the nation [Music] in cities to the lore of shooting captures share of pleasure seekers haunted by its followers as the fastest-growing sport in the country today skeet shooting demands precise timing and skilful gun handling [Music] but the greatest array of these modern Musketeers is the vast army of blinkers those who shoot not for game or high score argit's just fun little known to almost 20,000,000 sportsmen is the painstaking research the high standards of craftsmanship and the precision manufacturing operations which make the enjoyment of their hobby possible [Music] a duck hunter bags his game never realizing that 120 separate manufacturing operations were necessary to provide him each one of his shot shells he may care less yet without modern shot shells his bag would certainly be less [Music] at the East Alton plant of the Western cartridge company a division of Olin industries more than 4,000 people combine their accumulated snow how to maintain their leadership in the production [Music] here and at the Winchester plant in New Haven Connecticut you will find a brilliant research staff ammunition chemists metallurgists and engineers armed with every scientific tool carrying on an endless search for methods and materials which will further improve your shooting [Music] to appreciate fully the ingenious and precise manufacture of a shotshell let's look inside a typical Winchester super speed or western Super X load every component must function perfectly when the trigger is pulled the brass head primer base wad powder cup wads molded fiber wads shot paper tube and crap [Music] the brass head is fabricated from brass strip rolled to precise gauges in the western brass Mills than 100 operations necessary factor Western and Winchester shotshells is the making of round disks which are blanked out of specially alloyed strip brass and formed into shallow cups [Music] additional operations shape and trim the cups to the correct size the primer pocket is pierced and further operations finished the head for accurate chambering the priming mixture is the sparkplug Weston and Winchester scientists have developed a primer that will ignite instantly even in below zero temperatures over the primer goes the powder a formula that is unique for its clean burning qualities plus double and triple the life of ordinary smokeless powders but the feature which goes furthest to give you a new high in uniform short pattern is the sealed gas chamber it is formed by a super seal cup wad over the powder and a super sealed cup wad under the powder the paper tube must be able to stand plenty of abuse the outside is treated with a special toughening preparation to make it scuff proof waterproof and fireproof after it is rolled it is cut to exact size the base wads our next inserted the tube is attached to the brass set at the same time the Prime [Music] charm itself is made by dropping molten lead from a shark our stories above the ground the expertly alloyed lead ingots are melted down and run into a container this is a skillet like pan and which holes have been drilled drops of lead plunged through these holes cascading like a molten waterfall 100 feet through the air they Harden and fall into a well of water [Music] from here the pellets are conveyed up to the tower sorting room for a thorough screening rolling down inclined planes all deform that's fall by the wayside only the true round are retained and reached the bar [Music] in most Western and Winchester shot concealing it with wax to form a super seal crimp when the shell is fired there is nothing ahead of the shot to caused pattern and appearance the sealed gas chamber is of the most important developments in 50 years of shotshell history when you fire the gas pressure spreads the lubricated skirt of the cup wad against the gun barrel sealing all gases behind the shock pellets with no leakage of flame and hot gas to ball or deform them the shots stay round and uniform in this development Western Winchester experts used stroboscopic lights synchronized to photograph gun fire at one thirty thousandth of a second here you see a photograph of shot from an ordinary shell just as it leaves the muzzle hot powder gases are leaking into the shot column some shot a softened and fused together others deformed and the energy balloon behind the shot is small and poorly formed here's the result of the sealed gas chamber perfect performance the well formed balloon shows the full power of the gasses behind the shot column which means an effective shot pattern at the target this exclusive seal gas chamber coupled with the original extra powerful long-range load of super X and super speed shells give today sportsmen not only a new high in shooting pleasure but an equally important the most effective hard-hitting shot shells he can use shooters to share equally in these advanced manufacturing developments and they are keen critics spicing their talk with such terms as muzzle velocity remaining energy ope soft point silver tip impact upset trajectory the list runs on indefinitely [Music] the same infinite care research and precision employed in the production of shot shells is applied to the manufacture of metallic cartridges ballistics the science of moving projectiles has made today's cartridge and instrument of marvelous precision [Music] outstanding is the Silvertip centerfire cartridge the answer to a hunter's dream every Western and Winchester product that reaches the market must first pass the critical judgement of two juries the first of these is the Olin ammunition experts recently a new silver tip cartridge was exposed to their severus Texan they had tested it in every way of which science is capable and pronounced it superior then the experts wanted to know what the people who use them say so how they went to Canada for moose to the Rockies for bighorn to the northern reaches for elk and on until every type of game for which the bullet is recommended was sample the real proof comes with the shooting so the second jury was panelled hunters guides trappers and other qualified experts experts who have spent the major portion of their lives using sporting arms and ammunition these are the men unbiased in their criticism who perhaps more than anyone else can diagnose the true worth of any cartridge [Music] now wait wait for the answers to come back is it right does it upset as it should at long ranges does it hold together at short ranges how is it stopping power [Music] finally the letters and simple down-to-earth words come in stop the moose at 300 yards works okay here's the recovered bullet did what you said it would and so it goes and the boys in research are jubilant so is the sales staff what makes this cartridge right let's look every part of the cartridge is designed to deliver the bullet with the maximum and killing power accuracy sustained energy and a flat trajectory it's brass case must fit the rifle chamber precisely it holds the primer and an exactly measured load of smokeless powder the bullet in this case the unique silver tip is ingeniously constructed to ensure quick clean kills like shotshell heads the cartridge case begins as a brass blank especially alloyed in öhlins own mills formed first into a shallow cup the case is drawn several times accurately trimmed and bunted until it is transformed into a long tube the bottom requires many operations to make certain it will be a precisely machined and perfectly formed head [Music] annealing takes place a number of times to be certain the case is tempered just right 1 Anil is just before the reducing or necking operation after a final mouth trim a flash hole is pierced in the primer pocket and the primer similar to those used in shotshells is inserted the cartridge case is then ready to be loaded [Music] the Silvertip bullet is made of three parts the Silvertip jacket the lead core and the tough outer jacket ingeniously assembled the bullet is then knurled and ready for final loading as a world-famous western or winchester Silvertip cartridge this diagram shows the manner in which Silvertip expansion is control because the tough outer jacket in cases both the leadcore and tip jacket deep penetration is assured before pressure mushrooms the bullet - about twice its original diameter the complete line of western winchester cartridges and shuttles comprises every type caliber and gauge of ammunition to suit the needs of the widest possible variety of shooting that's all fine but what about the gun doesn't it have something to do with bringing down the game you bet it does and there are no finer craftsmen in the world today than the Winchester gunsmith who produced modern sporting firearms here in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven Connecticut this intricate craft has been handed down and improved upon for over four generations [Music] a firm possessing a prized heritage since before the days of Buffalo Bill it has kept steady pace with the advance of time no more colorful background was ever lived even in the pages of romantic fiction when the West was young Winchester gully is the frontier as the West in our country grew the renowned 4440 kept the peace and helped established law and order [Music] the finest grade of full-bodied steel boundary to the research department specifications goes into Winchester barrels and receivers [Music] the experience craftsmanship is common to every department of the plant rifling a barrel properly requires the touch of a maestro Julius Gazeta has been doing it for 33 years and a few feet away as Ronald Payne a mere Tyrell with over 20 years on the job that's one aspect of gunsmithing in the winchester tradition and the same skill and in Texas the model 21 and model 70 go into the making of every single shot 22 rifle the receiver is just as important as the barrel for that matter a fine gun is like a symphony every piece must be in harmony with the whole for example more than a hundred operations go into the completion of this Model 70 receiver Winchester's answer to finest stop material is American walnut to bring it to the peak of condition the blanks are weather seasoned outdoors for a year then they are put in these kills for periods up to 120 days and they stay in the kills at a temperature of 165 degrees [Music] in the woodworking shop you can see stocks taking shape [Music] the star-forming machine is guided with robot-like precision by a hard metal master model [Music] but again slow and costly handwork must finish the job with file scraper and many grades of sandpaper [Music] then comes checkering an art in itself especially on custom-made guns the final rubbing down and waterproofing with a special Winchester finish complete the stock for assembly [Music] the assembly difficult point for all of the shops here all the parts come together and even is assembled by an expert gunsmith [Music] here comes the doctor so well-trained are his eye ear and general feel for a gun that he can detect the slightest flaw in mechanical operation [Music] his okay sends it on for proof testing first the gun is tested by firing in it a special proof cartridge which is loaded with a higher powder charge than any soul for the market here is proof positive of a guns word if it can stand up under this extreme load a lifetime of usefulness is assured [Music] when final gauging proves the gun has thoroughly withstood this critical test then and only then is that familiar seal of performance the hallmark of quality tooled into the barrel the WP which means winchester proof and every Winchester from the low-priced single-shot models to the hand inlaid custom job of the collector stood and targeted with live ammunition the man in charge of this department is Edie Doyle and no man in America is better qualified to pass final judgment on gun or ammunition an ex-marine marksman he chopped up a triple world's record on the 500 yard range unequal for more than two decades range and targets extend beyond the gun for usually only a slight adjustment of the sights is required no matter what its appearance may be he chopped up a triple world's record on the 500 yard range unequal for more than two decades range and targets extend beyond the gun port usually only a slight adjustment of the sights is required no matter what its appearance may be a gun is as good as it shoots no better now what [Music] how about that when Ed Doyle is satisfied with the performance of a gun Winchester is satisfied to ship it [Music] yes shooting is a vital part of the American heritage and it is not too much to say that down through the years it has left an indelible stamp on our national character although we engage in shooting for pleasure it teaches many things coolness concentration accuracy timing Fairplay respect for the rules of safety these are valuable traits to carry away from the field into our daily lives [Music] Western and Winchester are proud to be a part of such a heritage to its everlasting preservation ol and industries pledges ever better arms and ammunition [Music] you