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As hunting seasons get underway, if you joined one of the new cartridge bandwagons like 7mm PRC or 300 PRC, you might be finding it difficult to locate ammo at your local gun shop. There is good news though that Federal is producing more offerings of PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) rounds everyday. This includes their latest Berger Elite Hunter 7mm PRC as well as ELD-X 300 PRC.

Federal Premium has once again secured a law enforcement ammunition contract, and this time it is for both .223 Rem and 5.56 NATO. The Nordic Police agencies are well known for being technically advanced and have very stringent performance requirements for their products. As a result, they have opted for some of Federal’s ammunition to be supplied to their officers.

As suppressor use continues to shape both rifle design and ammunition development, Federal Ammunition is expanding its centerfire rifle offerings for 2026 with a mix of new product lines and additional loadings across established platforms. The updates reflect a growing demand for suppressor-optimized performance as well as continued interest in long-range hunting and AR-based cartridges.

I don’t remember the first time I ever shot a rifle, but I remember the first time I ever shot a shotgun. As a teen, one of my friends found an ancient stash of 16 gauge paper shotgun shells in his basement (probably belonging to his great-grandfather). We managed to also get our hands on that great-grandfather’s old single-shot Cooey and amused ourselves by shooting paint cans off the fence posts in a back pasture … after making sure no adults were around to interrupt us. It was all safe and fun because we knew how to handle guns, and it was a good way to burn off ancient rounds that otherwise would have eventually disintegrated into a pile of basement dust.

Duck season is just around the corner, and the product development team at Federal has a new option you might want to check out before the festivities begin this fall.