Geco ammunition: The Geco Plus, Geco Express, Geco Softpoint and Geco Target ammunition series meet the different needs in the hunting field for all prey present in the European continent. The Gecko is thus proposed as the unique solution to the questions of modern hunters.
Geco ammunition: The Geco Plus, Geco Express, Geco Softpoint and Geco Target ammunition series meet the different needs in the hunting field for all prey present in the European continent. The Gecko is thus proposed as the unique solution to the questions of modern hunters.Geco, a German company founded by Gustaf Genschow & Co. producer of ammunition since the first half of the twentieth century, has been acquired for many years by the German group Dynamit Nobel, which since 2002 has been a subsidiary of the giant RUAG Ammotec.
These passages of the baton from one company to another have not led to a decrease in quality standards, but on the contrary the Geco brand retains its privileged status for the production of “precision hunting” ammunition. An almost obligatory choice by the Dynamit Nobel, which preferred to continue to offer highly precise ammunition for the cleanest shots and with a very high stopping power, in order to meet the needs of hunters of difficult prey.
The activity of the Geco research and development department has therefore not stopped, on the contrary it has seen an increase in its resources for the development of new products, which benefit from recent technological innovations aimed at creating cutting-edge ammunition, signed by a brand as prestigious and popular as the Geco. 
Those we will deal with today are the “Plus” range, the Geco Express 30-60 line and the Geco Softpoint line. The Geco Plus series has been designed for hunting large prey found on the European continent; the Geco Plus is divided into three calibers: the .300 Winchester Magnum, the .30-06 Springfield and the .308 Winchester, while other calibers will be marketed in the future, waiting to be perfected and tested, before arriving on the shelves of armories from all over Europe and beyond. All three calibers feature loads made using latest generation production technologies, even if Geco has also chosen to listen to the experiences in the field from expert hunters, from whom valuable advice has come.
The ammunition of the Geco Plus series has a very solid welding between the core and the jacket, with which fragmentation has been reduced in order to facilitate a perfect mushroom expansion and the creation of large wound channels, the latter indispensable for instant killing. for larger prey. In addition, the penetration capacity of the ammunition itself has been increased, which can pierce the parts of the animal protected by thicker bones.
By closely observing the jacket of the Geco Plus bullet, it is possible to glimpse the fracture points that control the deformation process, while the massive casing welded to the core hinders its uncontrolled fragmentation, thus obtaining extremely clean shots on impact. In particular, the .300 Winchester Magnum cartridge has been successfully used by professional snipers all over the world and by the most demanding hunters.
To meet the needs that arise in mountain hunting, on the great plains or in any case over long distances, Geco offers the new Geco Express range, available in the usual three calibers .300-Winchester Magnum, .30-06 Springfield and. 308-Winchester. The latter have been designed by exploiting the application of the latest findings from the research and development department of Dynamit Nobel: this is how the BC-Shape balls of elongated shape are born, which ensure very low resistance to air friction, since they have high standards. of aerodynamics. The BC-Shapes are also equipped with an Express Tip, which has the task of maintaining the trajectory in a straight line allowing the hunter to shoot long distances without being forced to correct the point of aim. 
The "Express" range of Geco consists of balls coated with a Special Jacket, which avoids the dispersion of kinetic energy up to the moment of impact, thus obtaining massive transfers and safe killing, with the guarantee of enjoying the best performance even at the longest shooting distances. The last but not least series is the “Teilmantel” (Softpoint) by Geco, the widest for the range of calibers available and for the excellent versatility of use, thus being suitable for practically all types of hunting.
The Geco Softpoint line has been designed to meet all hunting needs. The ammunition has a thin jacket and a bare lead tip, with which a controlled fragmentation is obtained with consequent minimal damage to the prey. There are seventeen calibers available for this type of loading, to be used by semiautomatics, from Bolt-Action to Drilling and Express, with the promise of great precision, quality and high performance for all types of game. Through the high stopping power and controlled expansion that guarantees clean killing even on large animals, the Softpoint line of Geco can be used on practically all types of game in Europe.
Different speech regarding the destination of the Geco Target loads: these are high-precision ammunition made specifically for competitive target shooting, for training at high levels and for those who have to try their hand in particularly demanding hunting seasons.
The weight and part of the performance of the Target are derived from the Softpoint and Plus versions, to obtain a realistic level during practice. There are nine calibers in the Target series, sold in packs of fifty rounds. Further chambers are in the planning stage, which will be available in the future.
100 years have passed since the foundation of the Geco brand, which continues to be a reference point for the high levels of precision and reliability for all types of shooting. The model of the German companies is also successful in the hunting field.
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