We all know you shouldn’t rely on a .22LR for self defense when there are more effective options out there. But I bet we all know people who still do. Whether it’s because that’s the only gun they own, or because it’s what they’re comfortable shooting, or maybe it’s a backup gun like a North … Read more
Last year, Vista Outdoor announced plans to split its business and brands into two separate publicly-traded businesses, spinning off its outdoor brands from its remaining sporting products business (ammunition makers Federal, Remington, CCI, Speer and others). This was after Vista sold off Savage Arms in 2019. This week Vista announced the sporting products (ammo) business … Read more
Jason Vanderbrink is back again. His last video discussing how his companies are working to produce as much ammunition as possible has garnered nearly two million views. In this latest video, he answers some of the most common questions from gun owners across America about the availability of gun food. Spoiler alert: You’re not going … Read more
Vista owns Federal and other ammunition brands and a portfolio of other outdoor brands such as Camp Chef outdoor cooking equipment, Bell and Giro bicycle helmets and CamelBak hydration products. It added Remington assets in October for $81.4 million. The deal included the Remington brand, trademarks and accessories business and the main ammunition-production facility in … Read more
Press release . . . Last year, CCI—the king of rimfire—launched Clean-22 in three 22 LR configurations. This year, the company expands that product line by introducing Clean-22 Suppressor 22 LR and Maxi-Mag Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR). “CCI has been in business for more than 75 years, and currently we … Read more
From Shorty Shotshells to 10mm HST to extra clean .22 LR, Federal and CCI have a lot of new products for 2019. In fact, Federal in particular has a lot of new options this year. Check ’em out: HST in 10mm has my attention. 200 grains at 1,135 fps? Sure thing. Plus Federal is rolling … Read more
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