AMMUNITION AT REDUCED PRICES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2231, 27 January 1921, Page 3

AMMUNITION AT REDUCED PRICES.

PROGRESSIVE N.Z. INDUSTRY.

For some years past all sportsmen have become aware ol the increasing cost of cartridges, and, therefore, they will be glad to learn that reductions have now geen made in the prices of the famous C.A.C.

ammunition. These dopoinlal)le New Zealaml|r\uule cartridge.-, are now to be obtained from any dealer or storekeeper throughout (lie Dominion at rales which represent a big saving when compared with the imported

article. It is thirty-five years since The Colonial Ammunition Company’s factory was started in Auckland,

and in recent years great progress lias been made. Over .015,000 •worth of new machinery has been lately installed, and the plant is now the latest in existence. Every facility exists at the C.A.C. works for producing cartridges that are absolutely sound, fresh, and reliable. The Company is entirely a -New Zealand enterprise. The capital is Xcw Zealand money, the shareholders are New Zealand residents, and the workers are New Zealanders. All the component parts of every C.A.C. cartridge are made by the Company; (he brass; copper for percussion caps; and the caps themselves; paper lube; the base wad or pellet—made from N.Z. paper; brass cup for base of cartridge; the cap chamber; anvils; shot; fell —made from N.Z. hair; felt wad; in short, everything except the .actual explosive, which is the finest that can be imported. The popular Sporting Cartridges "are the “Favourite” and “NitroSpecial,” both of which have a splendid reputation in New Zealand and Australia,