It is officially no secret that the US Navy is searching out some more ammunition because they have been announcing ammo contract securements as of late. Remington recently was awarded a contract for shotgun shells and now we have some more news concerning Federal. [Read More…]
Both Remington and Federal Ammunition introduced new lines of ammunition at the 2024 SHOT Show. Federal expanded its portfolio by building on the Fusion series. The new offerings aim to enhance shooting accuracy and range, equipped with a polymer tip that improves the [Read More…]
It was just announced a few weeks ago that Federal Premium had debuted a new Copper Plated 1 Buck Home Defense/Field load of shotgun shells providing the dual purpose of being able to hunt game as well as defend. Now, Federal Premium is once again announced another [Read More…]
Hornady’s 2023 releases continue with a new line of ammunition loaded with a new projectile. The new V-Match (no relation to the old school Bushmaster rifle) ammunition is match-grade but also optimized for varminting, thanks to the ELD-VT bullet. Let’s take [Read More…]
Federal Premium Ammunition has a legacy of securing ammunition contracts for factions of the military and law enforcement groups across the globe, and they have further cemented that reputation by obtaining their latest Duty Ammo Contract with the Department of [Read More…]
In a massive deal Vista Outdoor, the parent company to over 40 well known brands, is to sell off its sporting products business in a $1.91 billion deal with Czechoslovak Group. Czechoslovak Group is a major Czech Republic-based holding company which already controls [Read More…]
If you are someone who likes to go out this time of year pursuing upland game birds, but you still are conscious of the environment and your direct impact on it, then you will be pleased to hear about Federal Premium expanding their Hi-Bird line of ammunition to include [Read More…]
Speer Ammunition is known for crafting some superbly high-quality and lethal ammo by the way of their Gold Dot hollow-points in both rifle and handgun offerings. This is evident by the numerous military and law enforcement contracts that they have garnered over the [Read More…]
We are in the middle of many waterfowl seasons throughout the US so Federal Premium has perfect timing to announce that they are expanding out their Black Cloud line of ammunition to include 28 Gauge. These Black Cloud 28 Gauge loads will come in 3″ shells with a [Read More…]
Federal Premium had announced their new line of Gold Medal CenterStrike ammunition heading into SHOT Show 2023, and now they are beginning to get some of that ammo out the door! Throughout this summer, they have been shipping .308 Win Match-Grade loads to dealers and [Read More…]
The 30 Super Carry cartridge is one that our own James Reeves of TFBTV has raved about since its inception and now Federal Premium has an additional option for concealed carry advocates in Punch 30 Super Carry with a 103-grain personal defense hollow point. With sparse [Read More…]
Those who compete with shotguns know that every load is just a little bit different when it comes to 12 gauge. While there is a litany of options out there for those looking to defend their home, hunt deer, or even shoot birds out to extreme distances, there are very [Read More…]
Speer Ammunition have announced that they have been awarded a new contract to provide ammunition to the New York Police Department. Speer will supply their 9x19mm 124-grain Gold Dot which will be the department’s service and training ammunition for the next five [Read More…]
When I hear the name Speer, I think of duty ammunition, probably due to the type of shooting I do. However, those who take fewer shots in more rugged environments equate the name with one-shot stops on their prey. Equally known in the hunting and long-range world, [Read More…]
The ammunition market is a saturated one, even if it feels like there’s never enough. Competition is tough, especially when it comes to ammunition that everyone is familiar with. That’s what makes the category of “Best Shotshell” so competitive, [Read More…]
Despite the jokes, the French have an incredibly storied history in the use of firearms. They’ve been involved in over 100 wars and conflicts around the globe, in which firearms were used. Domestically, their GIGN (Groupe d’intervention de la Gendarmerie [Read More…]
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many guns, shooting sports, histories, and ammunition! Last week on Rimfire Report we talked about accurizing your stock Ruger 10/22 rifle. [Read More…]
Speer and CCI ammunition have just announced two new ammunition offerings that will be heavily showcased at SHOT Show 2023. However, in advance of the show, they’ve released all the information you could ask for on these two new ammunition products including [Read More…]
Two years ago, Springfield Armory released their Model 2020 bolt-action rifle series to much acclaim – our own James Reeves awarded them a place in the list of his top five guns of 2020. He ran it through Thunder Ranch’s counter-sniper course and praised the [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many guns, shooting sports, and ammunition. Last week we had Sam S. channel his inner Discount Han Solo and told us all about the [Read More…]
Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article sponsored by Wheeler, Tipton, Caldwell, and Frankford Arsenal, I decided to dive into the [Read More…]
Winchester Ammunition have been awarded a contract modification by the US Department of Defense for continued production of 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm and .50 caliber ammunition. The work is set to be carried out at Winchester’s Oxford, Mississippi facility. Oxford is [Read More…]
Officially announced at the 2022 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits and set to be made available online and in stores soon is the new Federal Premium HEVI-Bismuth 20-gauge and 12-gauge shotgun loads. HEVI shot loads have started to become extremely popular with dedicated [Read More…]
Following up on the success of the recently introduced Federal Punch series is the new 22 WMR Punch Personal Defense cartridge. Featuring a 45-grain nickel-plated hollow point projectile and boasting 1,000-fps of velocity out of a 2-inch barrel, 22 WMR Punch offers [Read More…]
Hornady have added a 30 Super Carry load to their popular Critical Defense line of ammunition. Loaded with a 100-grain Hornady FTX bullet, the new Hornady 30 Super Carry Critical Defense ammunition is advertised to have a muzzle velocity of 1250fps when fired from a [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world. Last week we did some testing with various pistols and Federal’s 22LR Punch personal defense ammunition. While the results demonstrated [Read More…]
The brand name SinterFire is almost synonymous with frangible ammunition. Well known around the globe for their lead-free frangible projectiles, SinterFire normally caters directly to the Military and Law Enforcement sectors and their suppliers. For the last 24 years, [Read More…]
Blazer Brass is generally pretty affordable training ammunition that many people use to train and plink with for fun. As you can probably tell, the new 30 Super Carry cartridge has been getting a lot of attention on the ammunition side and now those who were early [Read More…]
Federal Premium Ammunition was started by Charles L Horn on April 27th, 1922 in Anoka Minnesota. Fast forward 100 years and Federal Premium is one of the most prolific ammunition manufacturers in the United States offering a full lineup of training, self-defense, [Read More…]
One of the most popular concealed carry cartridges has been added to the Speer Ammunition product line. The new 30 Super Carry Gold Dot ammunition is now available and will come in the typical 20-round boxes. The new 30 Super Carry Gold Dot joins the popular personal [Read More…]
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