RWS

German ammunition brand (RUAG Ammotec, Fürth) and a leading European hunting ammunition maker; EVO, HIT, KS and DK bullets.

Country: Germany
Founded: 1886
Website: rws-ammunition.com

The RWS name goes back to the Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff-Fabriken of 1886, with roots in Heinrich Uttendoerffer's Nuremberg ignition-charge laboratory. After Dynamit Nobel ownership (from 1931) it became part of RUAG Ammotec. RWS describes itself as European market leader in hunting ammunition.

Factory loads

Load	Caliber	Bullet type	Mass	v0	E0	BC G1 / G7
RWS Speed Tip ProSpeed Tip Professional	7×64	Polymer tip	9.7 g	930 m/s	4,195 J	— / —
RWS EVOEvolution	7×64	Polymer tip	10.3 g	855 m/s	3,765 J	— / —
RWS EVO GreenEvolution GreenLead-free	8×57 IS	Polymer tip	9.0 g	920 m/s	3,809 J	— / —
RWS HITLead-free	8×57 IS	Monolithic	10.4 g	830 m/s	3,582 J	— / —
RWS KSKegelspitz	9,3×62	Soft point	16.0 g	750 m/s	4,500 J	— / —
RWS EVOEvolution	9,3×62	Polymer tip	18.8 g	690 m/s	4,475 J	— / —

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