Federal Ammunition
Authorized Dealer • American Made Since 1922
Federal Ammunition has been the benchmark for American factory ammunition for over a century — from the company's 1922 founding in Anoka, Minnesota to the modern Vista Outdoor era alongside CCI and Speer. Federal makes everything: American Eagle brass-cased FMJ for the range, Hydra-Shok and Premium Personal Defense for carry, Fusion bonded jacketed soft-points and Power-Shok classic hunting loads, the patented TruBall rifled slug, and the unique Shorty mini-shells. 9mm Luger, .45 ACP, .40 S&W, .32 ACP, .300 Blackout, .308 Winchester, .30-06, .30-30, 12 gauge, and .410 bore — the calibers American shooters actually buy.
About Federal Ammunition
Federal Ammunition is one of the three major American ammunition manufacturers (alongside Winchester and Remington) and traces its heritage to a 1922 founding in Anoka, Minnesota by Charles L. Horn. The company is now part of Vista Outdoor — the same parent that owns CCI, Speer, and RCBS — and continues to operate the original Anoka, Minnesota plant where it has manufactured cartridges for over a century. Keep Shooting stocks Federal's core lines covering range training, personal defense, hunting, and shotgun applications across every common American caliber from .32 ACP to .30-06 Springfield.
American Eagle — Range & Training
American Eagle is Federal's brass-cased, boxer-primed FMJ training line and the most popular Federal product on our shelves. Built in the same Anoka facility as the Premium line, American Eagle uses the same brass cartridge cases and clean-burning powders — just paired with a more economical full-metal-jacket bullet for range work and bulk practice. We carry the full 9mm weight spread (the value-priced 115-grain general-purpose load, 124-grain NATO-spec, and the 147-grain subsonic for suppressed pistols), plus .40 S&W 155-grain, .300 Blackout 150-grain, and .308 Winchester 150-grain FMJ. Cross-reference the full target-shooting handgun ammo category for additional brass-cased range options.
Hydra-Shok & Premium Personal Defense
Federal's most influential design is the Hydra-Shok hollow-point, developed by Tom Burczynski in the late 1980s and adopted as the FBI's standard service load from 1989 well into the 2000s. The signature center post inside the hollow cavity initiates expansion across a wider velocity range than conventional jacketed hollow-points and resists clogging when fired through heavy clothing or intermediate barriers — the design factors that won the FBI contract after the 1986 Miami shootout review. We stock Hydra-Shok in .32 ACP for pocket pistols and the iconic .45 ACP loading. Browse the broader personal defense handgun ammo category for the Hydra-Shok alongside competing Hornady Critical Defense, Speer Gold Dot, and Corbon DPX defensive loads.
Fusion & Power-Shok — Hunting
For deer hunters, Federal offers two distinct philosophies. Power-Shok is the traditional cup-and-core jacketed soft-point loading that has put venison on tables for decades — we carry the .30-30 Winchester 150-grain load designed specifically for the lever-action woods rifles that dominate Northeast and Appalachian deer woods. Fusion is Federal's modern bonded-jacket answer to premium hunting bullets like Hornady InterBond and Nosler Accubond. The Fusion bullet's lead core is electrochemically bonded to its copper jacket, eliminating jacket-core separation on impact and delivering 95%+ weight retention through bone and shoulder. We stock Fusion .308 Winchester 150-grain JSP and Fusion .30-06 Springfield for the two American hunting cartridges that cover virtually every game animal in North America.
Shotgun — TruBall, Shorty, Buckshot
Federal's shotgun line is anchored by the patented TruBall rifled slug technology. The TruBall slug seats a small polymer ball between the slug base and the wad, which centers the slug in the bore at firing and produces accuracy improvements that rivaled scope-mounted muzzleloader rounds when introduced — we carry the TruBall Deep Penetrator in 12 gauge. The unique Shorty mini-shells in #8 birdshot are 1.75 inches long — less than half the length of a standard 2.75-inch 12-gauge shell, allowing tube-fed pump shotguns to roughly double their on-board capacity, with the trade-off that some semi-autos won't cycle them reliably. For home defense in the shotgun world we stock copper-plated 12-gauge buckshot and the reduced-recoil 12-gauge load for shooters who want manageable follow-ups in a defense scenario. The .410 bore covers the Taurus Judge / Smith & Wesson Governor revolver market with .410 000-buck handgun shotshells. Cross-reference the full shotgun ammunition category for additional Federal options alongside Fiocchi, Sellier & Bellot, and Winchester.
Why Federal
Federal occupies a distinctive position in the American ammunition market: the same factory that makes inexpensive American Eagle FMJ also makes the FBI-trusted Hydra-Shok, the bonded Fusion hunting load, and a Premium hunting line used by serious big-game hunters. This means the brass cases, primers, and powder technology from Federal's premium loads trickle down through the entire catalog. Federal's 9mm Luger and other handgun loads are widely regarded as the most consistent factory ammunition available at their price points, and the company's century-long manufacturing heritage in Anoka, Minnesota makes Federal a reliable American supply-chain partner during periods when imported ammunition is scarce. Browse our complete ammunition catalog to see Federal alongside CCI, Winchester, Hornady, PMC, and Sellier & Bellot for direct price and load comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions — Federal
Yes, we maintain inventory of the most popular Federal products. Each product listing shows real-time stock status. If an item is temporarily out of stock, you can sign up for back-in-stock notifications on the product page.
Yes! All orders over $49.95 qualify for free shipping, including Federal products. Orders typically ship within 1–2 business days.
Keep Shooting offers hassle-free returns on Federal products. If you're not completely satisfied, contact our customer service team for a return authorization. All products must be in original, unused condition.
Yes, Keep Shooting is an authorized Federal dealer. All products are sourced directly and include full manufacturer warranty coverage.