For most of last two years, Aguila ammo was absent from my stores in Northern California. I had read rumors of big-rig shipments getting hijacked in Mexico by the drug cartels. So when I went to Shot Show this year, I thought I’d ask the source.
Aguila had one of the largest booths at Shot Show. While not a well known brand in the US, it is one of the largest ammo producers in the world. Super Extra HV has been my go-to plinking ammo in my Ruger 10/22, H&K G36/22, and Marlin 60 due to it’s better than average groupings and relatively low CPR versus CCI Mini-Mags or Federal AutoMatch. Chatting with Kaleigh at Aguila’s large Shot Show booth, I was surprised to learn that Aguila makes 22LR match ammo. Though it really shouldn’t surprise me since outside of the U.S., they are the largest munitions manufacturer in the rest of the Western Hemisphere. But their match grade 22LR was never sold in California as far as I know.
I’m hoping that more of Aguila’s wide line of ammo, especially 22LR, makes to my local gun stores.
