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Sellier & Bellot Ammo
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Sellier & Bellot History
Louis Sellier fled his home with his family during the French Revolution. Public opinion was fairly dead set against monarchists like him, as demonstrated by the recent beheading of the king and queen. Although the guillotine was considered a humane method of execution at the time, Sellier was not eager to find out just how humane it could be.Sellier settled comfortably in Bohemia, all in one piece. Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was content to give home to a noted industrialist -- and requested that Sellier establish a percussion cap factory in Prague in 1825. The primer technology had been first introduced five years earlier, and was already finding its way into rifles across post-Napoleonic Europe.
Sellier obliged. He teamed up with one of his countrymen, Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot, and together they founded the company that still bears their names.
Bulk Ammo Production Ramps Up
Sellier & Bellot soon diversified into ready-made paper cartridges, and later pinfire shotshells. By 1870 the factory produced 10 million rounds annually. Sellier also died in that year, although his heirs would buy out Bellot in 1872. By 1893 S&B had subsidiary plants in Prussia and Latvia, and their trademark appeared in Prague for the first time.WWI demanded the entirety of S&B’s production. After the dust from the war settled and Czechoslovakia declared herself independent from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, S&B became the leading ammo supplier to their new country’s army and police. S&B grew even more after the war thanks to successful expansions into Asian and South American markets, as well as the resumption of commercial ammo production. They moved to nearby Vlašim in 1936.
Czechoslovakia became a client state under Nazi Germany, which took over S&B’s factory in 1939. Its output only went to the Waffen SS and the Wehrmacht for a little while, however, because the Soviets annexed the factory by 1940. Shortly after that S&B’s ammo was turned against the Nazis during the Battle of Moscow.
Czechoslovakia nationalized S&B after WWII. The company flourished, and increased their output by 500 percent. Most of S&B’s ammunition was exported during this time, giving them an international presence four years before Joyce Hornady bought in his first transfer press.
S&B Goes Public
S&B became a joint-stock company in 1992, one year before the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. They were ISO 9001 certified five years later, and finally acquired by CBC, their current owners, in 2009.Headquartered in Brazil, CBC is a massive operation which also owns Metallwerk Elisenhütte and Magtech. With CBC’s money behind them, S&B’s presence throughout the world has grown even stronger in the past decade. Their name has especially gained traction in the United States, where shooters buy up literal tons of their ammo.
Ammo Sellier & Bellot Manufactures
S&B’s state of the art factory now produces essentially every commercially viable handgun, rifle, and shotgun cartridge, as well as more specialized products for national militaries. Around three million rounds comprising 71 different calibers leave the factory daily.S&B’s 370 acre production facility is the largest employer in their region, and every component that goes into their ammunition is made on-site from raw materials. The company’s focus is high volume and high quality, yet they also make time to manage their own game preserve. Started in the early 1700s, it still provides quarter to fallow deer and red stag. If the deer only knew what goes on behind S&B’s walls.
S&B has continually produced ammunition with their trademark on it since 1825. That not only makes them the world’s oldest continually operational ammo manufacturer, but also one of the oldest companies, period. (We checked: The oldest company in the world is Kongō Gumi, a Japanese construction firm established in 578 AD. It will take some doing on S&B’s part to beat that record.)
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Latest Reviews
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 115 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)Product was as advertised. The rounds worked well at the range. Good overall experience with the Ammoman!(03/06/2024)
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12 GAUGE SELLIER & BELLOT 2-3/4" #4 BUCK (250 SHELLS)Delighted I was able to find this shotgun ammunition on-line. Super-fast shipping made this transaction great! Will definitely order again. Thank you!(02/13/2024)
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30-06 SELLIER & BELLOT 150 GRAIN M2 BALL FMJ (400 Rounds)16 rds fired to test function and accuracy. Used a white paper plate 10" dia. at 100 yds. Used a bench, rifle rest, and rear support. those 16 rds all hit the plate. But the group, was more of a shotgun pattern. Literally all over the plate in no group what so ever. My M1 was clean when I started. The Garand was a CMP "Select grade" that gauges "new". And I qualified Expert on the range in the military. So I'm a half decent shot. I am disappointed with the accuracy at this point. I will update after I fire more of it.(02/10/2024)
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 115 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)Ammo groups nicely and cycles perfectly every time in my Springfield XD9! Shipping was an incredible two days after payment. Also, the rounds come in compact packaging, which is much easier to store more of the ammo boxes in ammo cans compared to other brands of ammo that are not in compact packaging. I will be purchasing several more 1000 round boxes of these to add to my SHTF stockpile. AmmoMan is the best and cheapest place on the internet to get your ammo! Definitely THE recommended supplier!(02/09/2024)
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 115 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)Great price and fast FREE shipping! Ammoman definitely has my business.(01/05/2024)
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 124 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)First time ordering from ammo man. It was easy and arrived faster than expected. Ammo shoots great in my new sig365xl.i told all my friends.(11/24/2023)
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 124 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)Took a little longer than expected but not terrible(11/24/2023)
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9MM LUGER SELLIER & BELLOT 115 GRAIN FMJ (1000 ROUNDS)Great prices and it arrived 2 days after purchase.(11/16/2023)
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