![]() ![]() 22 Long Rifle, and European loads in 4mm, 5.6mm, and 6mm. They currently produce the following load types: But, they have since branched out quite a bit, highly diversifying their cartridge offerings in many, many calibers. These were less than desirable for hunting rounds or self-defense ammunition, so S&B loads were mainly useful only for target practice. This author has used Sellier & Bellot ammunition in the past, but the long-standing, European company previously sold mostly full-metal-jacket (FMJ) loads in the United States. The company currently has 1,600 employees, and an annual revenue of about $185 million, with $390 million in total assets as of 2018. ![]() By 1945, their range of commercial ammunition was extended to 40 rifle calibers, 10 pistol calibers, and 20 revolver calibers. In October 1918, S&B became the principal supplier of handgun ammunition for the Czechoslovakian Army and police and they expanded into the Asian and South American markets with great success. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of the Brazilian company CBC ( Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos, or Brazilian Cartridge Company, in English.) It was founded in 1825 by Louis Sellier, a German businessman of French origins, and Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot, a Frenchman, originally creating percussion caps (156 million in 1837 alone), and later transitioning to cartridge production in 1870. Sellier & Bellot (S&B), the noted, ammunition manufacturer from Vlašim, in the Czech Republic, only 30 miles southeast of Prague, bears an unusual and uncharacteristic, French name. SELLIER BELLOT XRG LONG RANGE PROChris Dalton, Top Pro Stalker, Viking Arms, S &B Blue works like a dream, decision and permanent change made.” To be totally happy with its performance under field conditions.Ĭonsistent, supremely accurate…in terms of deer dropping to shot. “I have used S &B Blue ammunition now on sufficient outings ![]()
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