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In my last article, I discussed two not-so-niche cartridges: the .243 Winchester and the 6mm Creedmoor. As you’ve probably guessed by now, I tend to go to extremes (it’s unintentional, I swear). This go around, we’re swinging for the fences on niche rounds: the new 8.6 Blackout (BLK) and the .338 Federal.

Federal Ammunition has launched Ultra Steel, a new shotshell line designed specifically for waterfowlers.

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded Federal Ammunition a one-year, $3.6M contract to supply SOCOM with 7.62x51mm rifle ammunition.

Federal Ammunition recently awarded the 2024 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships to two 4-H shooting sports teen ambassadors: Jessica Laffey from Colorado and Kaeli-Gracyn Bourgoyne from Louisiana.

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.

Associate Digital Editor David Herman traveled to the Yucatan peninsula to hunt ocellated turkey and the elusive coatimundi using Federal’s Heavyweight TSS. Here are his thoughts on the incredibly effective shotshell.

A dog hunt for an Arizona black bear with a magnum wheelgun proves you can’t pack too big a punch.

Using a lead-free copper monometal design, with a polymer tip over a hollow cavity, the Freight Train Copper gives a huge ballistic advantage over conventional slugs.

The combination of the 210-grain Terminal Ascent and the 300 PRC is a big-game hunter’s dream: a big case capable of fine accuracy, mated with a fine projectile, fully capable of great performance at any range.