“Tag: HammerDown”

Federal Premium has long offered centerfire lever guns their own series of ammunition, and now has extended this to rimfires with the recent introduction of the .22 LR HammerDown ammunition.

Federal’s new HammerDown ammo line has been ideally adapted to feed, cycle and function in lever-action rifles while also delivering the best level of terminal performance for hunting that can be extracted from each cartridge.

Federal's new HammerDown ammo is designed for optimal cycling and performance in the lever-gun platform.

Designed to cycle effortlessly through tubular-magazine rifles, Federal Premium’s new HammerDown ammo uses nickel-plated cases, which have been chamfered to reduce any drag or snags when being cycled in common lever-action rifles.

Federal Ammunition’s HammerDown is currently the industry’s only ammunition product line specifically designed for optimal cycling and overall performance in the lever-action rifle platform. Now including seven cartridge options, the company has debuted a 250-grain .45 Colt cartridge.

The author goes to Texas for hogs and ’yotes in the night with a Henry lever action, an Armasight thermal scope and Federal’s HammerDown ammunition.

Do Federal cases, Hornady bullets and Hodgdon powder make the ultimate .30-30 Win. lever-action load? Read on to find out.

Federal Ammunition has announced three new loads in its HammerDown line: the .45 Colt, .35 Remington and .444 Marlin.

Remington has expanded its 360 Buckhammer loads to include a 180-grain Core-Lokt Tipped and 160-grain Core-Lokt Copper.