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It has taken 20 years, but a group of Canadians is ecstatic about achieving new heights in ballistics. A Schomberg man is part of a team of Canadian ballistic experts who have shattered world records. In the world of munitions, even a slight edge or improvement is vitally important, especially for military applications. Andre Milne of Unicorn Aerospace, and his colleagues have designed, crafted and tested new 9mm handgun bullets. Still in the final testing stages, data shows these have surpassed anything currently on the market, in terms of velocity, punch, accuracy and distance. The new and improved bullet – named P-51 – hit 2,350 FPS in recorded tests. This far exceeded the 1,454 FPS recorded from the standard U.S. Navy round. And it outperformed the civilian 9mm, which reached 1,339 FPS.