Federal Premium has announced that their High Over All competition/target shotgun load series is getting bolstered with some more “sub-gauge” offerings. You can now choose from 12, 20, 28, and .410 Gauge selections in a variety of payload weights, [Read More…]
Straight-wall cartridges are getting a lot of press in recent years because our powers that be – in their infinite wisdom – believe that if a rifle casing is straight on its edge, that will be safer for everyone who is hunting in the surrounding area (I [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…]
Federal Ammunition has a new shotgun load entering the market. This No. 1 Buckshot loading has 16 copper-plated pellets in every shell. Let’s take a detailed look at the rest of the features. More Ammo @ TFB: Composite-Cased 5.56 Ammunition From True Velocity [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…]
The HammerDown series of ammunition by Federal Premium is one of the few lines of ammunition specifically engineered to ensure superior cycling and overall effectiveness for lever-action rifles. In 2020, the Federal first introduced the HammerDown line, which now [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…]
There have been a handful of new 10mm handguns to hit the market recently, and along with that, Federal Ammunition is excited to announce the expansion of their popular Train + Protect line with their new 10mm Train + Protect 180-grain ammunition. Like other offerings [Read More…]
The United States Army has just awarded Federal Ammunition a new 5-year long contract worth $114,000,000 dollars. This new contract is meant to supply the United States Army with AA40 5.56mm Frangible Ammunition to be used for training purposes. Despite the recent [Read More…]
Two new load offerings have just been introduced by Federal Ammunition in the personal defense category including new HST 357 Magnum and 327 Federal Magnum. Both calibers have been popular choices for those who still choose to field a revolver for self-defense. Both new [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves looks at Federal’s new .30 Super Carry round. Federal promises that the .30 Super Carry will give you the same power and performance as 9mm in a smaller package, meaning you can hold about 20% more ammunition. Is this true? We take a look at the [Read More…]
Federal Ammunition has announced that the FBI has awarded them and Speer Ammunition in all four categories of its handgun ammunition bid – Service (Full Size), Service (Micro), Reduced-Lead Training, and Frangible. Three of these types of ammunition are [Read More…]
Vista Outdoor – the parent company for CCI, Federal, Remington, and Speer has just announced that there will be price increases in response to “unprecedented raw material price increases” that have occurred just over the last couple of months. [Read More…]
Federal Premium has been introducing plenty of hunting ammunition, but what about defensive loads? Coming from opposite ends of the power spectrum, the Federal Punch line adds two calibers to its catalog of personal defense ammunition. Introducing Federal Punch .22LR [Read More…]
Federal Premium is no stranger to hunting ammunition. Countless four-legged creatures have become meals thanks to ever-improving ammunition technology. The Federal Swift A-Frame line is one of those improvements. Now, both .327 Federal and 10mm Auto have been added to [Read More…]
Expanding upon their popular Syntech Range line of ammunition, Federal Premium has added three calibers for your shooting pleasure. The Syntech Range line now includes .38 SPL, 10mm Auto, and .380 ACP. If you’ve been hiding in the woods and are unfamiliar with [Read More…]
Minnesota-based Federal Ammunition have announced a further delivery of 5.56x45mm MK311 Mod 3 frangible training ammunition to the US Army. The contract is worth $13.8 million and is part of an earlier contract awarded in 2017. The contract Federal are referring to is [Read More…]
A worldwide leader in ammunition, Federal, has announced an addition to their Black Cloud line with a new 20 gauge option for waterfowl hunters. Their Black Cloud TSS product offers a 60/40 mix of Tungsten Super Shot pellets, which are a blend of powdered tungsten and [Read More…]
Federal’s line of Top Gun sporting ammunition has been a popular choice amongst sport shotgun shooters for years. Two new higher velocity offerings are now available at 1,300 fps in both 1-ounce, 12 -gauge 2 ¾-inch loads in either 7.5 or number 8 shot sizes. Two [Read More…]
A lot of you will remember with explicit detail one of the most devastating ammo shortages in the United States. In 2012, shortly after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, ammunition went flying off the shelves at an unprecedented rate leading to a 22LR [Read More…]
As you know, this year Vista Outdoor ammunition brands came up with a large number of new products. Some of the most interesting ones we covered in separate dedicated articles and today we’ll take a brief look at the rest of the new products released by Federal [Read More…]
One of the mad scientists at Federal Premium has probably thought once “what if to load split-shot sinkers into a shotgun shell?” and that’s probably how the Force X2 shotgun ammo was born. Joking aside, this is a really interesting buckshot design. [Read More…]
Lead used in bullets is different depending on the type of the projectile and the job you are expecting it to do. If you want it to deform and mushroom, you need softer alloy or pure lead and if you want the lead bullet to stay intact and penetrate as much as possible, [Read More…]
Vista Outdoor has announced a huge amount of new products for 2020. The most significant ones we’ll cover separately and tomorrow we’ll also publish an article telling about the rest of the new products by Federal Premium Ammunition, CCI, Speer and Alliant [Read More…]
Federal have been awarded a new delivery order with nearly $13 million for 5.56x45mm MK311 Mod 3 Frangible Ammunition. The order falls under a contract placed earlier in 2017. Originally developed for the US Navy & US Marine Corps, MK311 Mod 3 is a reduced [Read More…]
Selecting a good defensive round is one of the most overlooked but perhaps one of the most critical elements of selecting your tools for self-defense. Arguably, ammo selection is just as important, if not more important than selecting the gun itself. However, I would [Read More…]
When it comes to upland bird hunting, we are always trying to squeak the most performance out of our gear. Whether we are hunting grouse, quail, dove, ptarmigan or pheasants we want the best to ensure our tags are filled and our crockpots are overflowing. This can come [Read More…]