Hornady
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Hornady Manufacturing Company is an American firearm ammunition manufacturer based in Grand Island, Nebraska.
The company was founded by Joyce Hornady (despite the name, Joyce was a man) in 1949, and is currently run by his son Steve Hornady, who took over after his father's death in a plane crash in 1982.
Hornady makes target shooting and hunting rounds as well as high quality self-defense loads. In 1990, the Hornady XTP (which stands for Extreme Terminal Performance) won the industry's Product Award of Merit 1990 from the National Association of Federal Licensed Dealers. More recently, the company was notable as the developer of the .17 HMR rimfire cartridge, increasingly popular for small game and varmint hunting.
