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HotShot Elite Ammo, is it Really?

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Last Updated on April 9, 2017, Published on April 10, 2017 by Graham Baates Leave a Comment

The HotShot line of ammunition from Century Arms has been part of a revival for the company.  Once simply a source of surplus firearms, Century is moving into becoming a strong brand.  Not a lot is known about their ammo line aside from partially incorrect assumption that it is merely inexpensive Russian-made plinking ammo.  The HotShot Elite line is so uncommon that it isn’t even listed in their 2017 catalog, and yet we can find it for sale.  So, is it any good?  We wanted to find out and so put it through our standard “match” testing.  Century doesn’t claim this to be match ammo, in fact they don’t even list a velocity on the box!

Manufactured in Slovakia, the same country that makes the incredible Grand Power pistols, this ammo turned out to be just fine for a grouping at seven yards.  A deviation of 5% in velocity isn’t perfect, but it’s certainly better than the cheapest of the cheap.  Overall I give Century’s HotShot Elite ammo a thumbs up.  Will it hold a light to the highest-grade match ammo?  I doubt it, but is it better than a lot of other affordable loads?  Yes.

Filed Under: Ammunition Tagged With: ammo, Century, Elite, Graham Baates, HotShot

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Graham Baates “Graham Baates” is a pen name used by a 15-year active Army veteran who spent most of his time in the tactical side of the Intelligence community including tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Post-Army Graham spent some time in the 3-Gun circuit before becoming a full-time NRA Certified defensive handgun instructor. After more than 1,900 hours instructing he now works as an industry writer while curating a YouTube channel on the side.

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