NSA, the acronym for Nielsen Specialty Ammo is synonymous with the words QUALITY and ACCURACY. You can even throw in the word (s) COMPETITIVELY priced because, a box of his ammo in some calibers cost the same or, they are even cheaper than pellets. Before we get into all of the technical stuff (as much as i'm allowed to tell), lets go back to the beginning. NSA officially started in 2015 but Nick of NSA was casting and swaging lead projectiles before that. I happened to meet Nick on a popular Air Gun Forum and I had already been casting my own projectiles at that time. We talked airguns and we also talked casting. I remember Nicks enthusiasm when he talked of buying casting and swaging equipment so he could try and make accurate ammo for his own airguns. In doing so, making ammo slowly became an obsession because in his mind, it also became about making quality ammo that was also very accurate in airguns as well as keeping the price affordable/competitive. We talked for days on accuracy and what it took to achieve this from airguns. I remember him saying back then, "why has no one made swage ammo already for airguns? Its the next evolution in airgun accuracy"! Nick dedicated himself in a lot of ways to achieve his goals. He spent countless hours searching the net and countless dollars on equipment as well as giving away A LOT of ammo to testers (he still does all this) in his never ending quest to be and sell the best.
Today, NSA has become a family run business with his wife and boys and even one of the boys girlfriend at the helm. Each member with a specific duty that they each perform very well. The family dogs can even be found at the main office at times should you decide to visit. I did say, "family run business".
PRICE: So, we won't get into how NSA keeps their ammo competitively priced but, we can show examples of how they are competitive. Search any popular airgun web store for pellets (this is exactly how I buy tins of pellets) and take note of price. Lets pick 25 caliber. A can of 25.39 grain domed (round nose) pellets in 350 count cost roughly $18.99 each. On NSA's website, 26.8 grain HPs in 325 count cost the same $18.99. Another example is, HP hunting pellets vs HP Slugs. A tin of only 150 ct special tipped HPs cost $15.99. That's for 150 ct! Again, NSA has a similar weight for $18.99 but, at 325 ct. AND HERE IS THE BONUS, no matter how many slugs you buy, shipping is ONLY $7. This is where you will really save compared to pellets because no other shop can match NSA on shipping cost. And when you get to bigger caliber pellets like .30 cal, the savings are even more. I will also add that NSA's selection per weight offering per caliber is unmatched compared to pellets. There is something for everyone and every gun!
NOTE: When I say competitive, you MUST take in the fact that these are specialty made hunting slugs that are in HP form with special bases that outperform traditional pellets.
QUALITY: While I can't mention alloy material, I can assure you that Nick keeps his lead mixture under tight scrutiny and won't settle for different alloys/mixtures to be on his shelves. This keeps his slugs very consistent which means you won't get varying performance with the same gun from batch to batch of slugs. NSA uses a special process to coat and clean his slugs before they are shipped to you (refer to video above). I will lastly add that NSA ammo is held to very strict weight and size tolerances. Like, a box of NSA ammo will vary no more than 1% of their suggested weight. Now, this is just a TOLERANCE that they adhere to as a "standard", often though, you can pick any caliber, any weight and grab 25 random slugs and the weights will often vary no more than .1 or .2 or a grain. That's TENTHS LADIES AND GENTS! Most Diabolo pellets can often weight 2-3 grains in variance.
ACCURACY: Again, Nick has dedicated a ton of resources to finding out what works best. He even list on his website, the BC and tells you what ammo performs best in what air guns. No one has ever done this. He sends ammo to "testers" such as myself that actually give real world feed back on a host of airguns. Custom and OEM. 2 such example are my full custom 30 Americana which absolutely loves his .30 caliber 47.2 gr HP's and my Uragan 30 which loves his 49.5 gr HPs. The Americana uses a TJ's .30 cal barrel liner and the Uragan .30 uses a CZ barrel. One is choked and the other is not! It matters!
INNOVATIVE:
A new concept for some of their caliber offerings. The "Knurled" bullet.
NSA is my favorite airgun slug manufacturer because not only do they make great airgun ammo, its also their passion for the sport, the people and the future. They are leaders, they are innovators, they are family!
Contact us:
nielsenspecialtyammo@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/nielsenammo
http://nielsenspecialtyammoforum.com/
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