News Releases

Vista Outdoor Inc. ("Vista Outdoor") (NYSE: VSTO) is donating Bell helmets, Bell bike pumps and CamelBak bottles to Pedal Power Minnesota following the theft of the organization's trailer filled...

RADFORD, Virginia - Alliant Powder, a leading manufacturer of smokeless powder, released a new propellant that is the only flake powder specifically designed for the demanding needs of .410 bore...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin – Several leading outdoor gear brands from the Vista Outdoor Inc. portfolio of brands has partnered with Powertex in launching a new e-commerce platform for brand...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Premium releases its new Swift Scirocco II centerfire hunting loads lineup. The new bullet promises to push effective range to new extremes while delivering a more...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Uncle Mike’s announced today the addition of new Apparition® IWB/OWB holsters for the SIG SAUER P365/P365XL, GLOCK 48, Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ 9mm/.380 Auto...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – November 12, 2020 – Bushnell® and RCBS® congratulate Robert Brantley on his runner-up finish at the prestigious AG Cup held October 30 - November 1. Competing against...

FLORA, Miss. – Picky hunters and outdoorsman aren’t always the easiest to find the right gifts for around the holidays. But this Holiday season, Primos Hunting is making the process simpler...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition sponsored shooter Tim Herron won the Single Stack Division at the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area 2 Championship. The match was...

ANOKA, Minnesota – New 16- and 28-gauge Federal Premium Prairie Storm FLITESTOPPER (FS) Lead loads use the updated FLITECONTROL FLEX wad and a mixed payload of standard pellets with FS lead to...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, served as title sponsor of the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) Southeast Regional Finale hosted by Alabama Precision. At...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Getting the most out of every hunt or shooting competition by improving your fitness is the focus of the episode of “It’s Federal Season.” Former Navy Seal and founder...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Field & Stream magazine has recognized the Tradition’s NitroFire muzzleloading rifle and the Federal Premium Firestick with a Best-of-the-Best Award. New for 2020, FireStick...

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO), a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets, today reported operating results for the second...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell® and Hoppe’s® congratulate Jessie Harrison on her national title at the USPSA Race Gun Nationals. Harrison shot her way to top honors with her trusted First...

ANOKA, Minnesota – – Guns & Ammo magazine has given the Federal Premium Firestick its Innovation of the Year award due to its potential to revolutionize the world's oldest long gun: the...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – October 29, 2020 – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, will send three of its team members and their Elite Tactical riflescopes to compete with many of...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – RCBS®, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, will send two of its team members – Robert Brantley and Brandon Hembree – to...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, has taken its professional-grade Elite Tactical compact spotting scope to an even higher level with the new 8-40x 60mm...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Premium Force X2 Personal Defense Shotgun Loads has been presented with the Caliber Award in the Best Ammunition New Product category by the National Association of...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition sponsored shooters shined at the 2020 National Sporting Clays Championship, October 17-25, 2020 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas....

ANOKA, Minnesota – The list of Team Federal competition wins during the 2020 World Skeet Championships at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas was impressive. Team Federal made...

Vista Outdoor Inc. ("Vista Outdoor") (NYSE: VSTO) will host its investor conference call on second quarter fiscal year 2021 financial results on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9:00 a.m. ET. In addition to...

ANOKA, Minnesota – October 14, 2020 – Federal Ammunition is proud to introduce the industry’s only ammunition truly designed for optimal cycling and overall performance from the time-tested,...

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO), a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets, today announced the successful closing of the...

LEWISTON, Idaho – The Clean-22 coating technology that made rimfire clean is now being used to extend the range and power of 22 WMR. New CCI Maxi-Mag Clean-22 Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) uses...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Chon Martinez of Anderson, Texas is the winner of the 2020 Federal Kubota Sweepstakes. Martinez drives away with a Federal branded Kubota Sidekick utility vehicle, with...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, congratulates KC Eusebio on his record-setting performance at the World Speed Shooting Championship held September...

ANOKA, Minnesota – If you are a passionate waterfowler or just getting started, this episode of “It’s Federal Season” is a must listen. Chad Belding, host of the top-rated waterfowl...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell® and Hoppe’s® congratulate Jessie Harrison on a winning weekend of competitive shooting at the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championship and the...

Virginia Beach, Virginia – Decorated Navy SEAL, podcast host, and BASE jump record-holder Andy Stumpf is excited to announce that he is Blackhawk’s newest brand ambassador. He’ll also star...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal ammunition introduces a new load to its popular handgun hunting ammunition lineup. The new Fusion 10mm Auto load uses a 200-grain bullet and 1200 fps muzzle velocity...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Vista Outdoor brands Champion Traps & Targets, Hoppe’s and RCBS have teamed to sponsor the 2020 GAP Grind / Bushnell Pro/Am, providing more than $20,000 in product...

ANOKA, Minnesota\ – Team Federal/CCI had an excellent showing, setting several world records, at the recent 2020 Palmetto State Armory and Lead Star Arms World Speed Shooting Championships,...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, proudly continues its title sponsorship of the GAP Grind Pro/Am with full engagement of Elite Tactical scopes and...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Blackhawk™, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today the addition of new SERPA® CQC concealment holsters for the SIG SAUER...

ANOKA, Minnesota – As long as there have been muzzleloading firearms, their shooters have been burdened by reliability, consistency and safety concerns. The new Federal Premium FireStick solves...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, announces the new Prime Low Glow, a trail camera for hunters seeking a reliable and affordable tool to keep a watchful...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, announced today the RXS-250, a new red dot designed to offer class-leading performance and exceptional durability. The...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell® and industry leader in performance optics, is pleased to announce that its Engage X 10x42 has earned Outdoor Life’s Great Buy Award in the esteemed...

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO), a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets, today announced that it has been named a successful bidder...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Champion Traps & Targets, maker of interactive and challenging target systems and trusted eye and ear protection, serves as a national sponsor of the Kids & Clays...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition and Vista Outdoor announced its continued support of International Hunter Education Association-USA (IHEA-USA) with a large, dedicated sponsorship aimed at...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition and Team Federal recently hosted its second annual Federal Gold Medal Match, a Precision Rifle Series Pro Series match, September 12-13, at Alabama Precision in

ANOKA, Minnesota – September 17, 2020 – Joining the “It’s Federal Season” podcast is Nick Hoffman, host of Nick’s Wild Ride on Outdoor Channel. Nick has traveled the globe, either...

Vista Outdoor Inc. ("Vista Outdoor") (NYSE: VSTO) will participate in a Fireside Chat at the CL King 18th Annual Best Ideas Conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 2:45pm ET. The event will...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas. – Hunters now have the opportunity to save $50 on a Bushnell® Impulse Cellular trail camera, and up to $100 on Primos® Double Bull SurroundView 360 and 270 ground...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, assumed title sponsorship of the Vapor Trail Steel Siege and sent members from its Elite Tactical team to compete in...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Available resources dictated at an early age that Dave Nash, known as 22plinkster on social networks, got his practice with the affordable 22 long rifle. What he didn’t know...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell® and Hoppe’s® team shooter Jessie Harrison continued her dominance in the competitive shooting sports at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Area 3...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – August 19, 2020 – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, congratulates KC Eusebio on his first-place overall finish at the 2020 Double Tap Championship...

FLORA, Miss. – August 19, 2020 – Primos Hunting, a pioneer in game calls and hunting accessories, now offers a custom box call to honor and thank veterans for their service. Available through the

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – The Vista Outdoor, Hunting/Shooting/Accessories and Tactical platform announced today that it has commenced a series of virtual sales shows to support its Buy Group...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal developed a series of virtual sales shows to support its Buy Group customers. This effort is due to many of the industry’s sales shows being cancelled due to the...

ANOKA, Minnesota – August 6, 2020 – Federal brand ambassador and competitive shooter Dakota Overland takes home the Ladies Division title at the recent 2020 Magpul Governor’s Match in Cody,...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement, military and shooting sports for over 25 years, announced today that it has expanded its popular line of T-Series holsters with the...

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) today reported operating results for the first quarter of its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), which ended on June 28, 2020. "We had an incredible start to our fiscal year,...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Champion Traps & Targets, maker of interactive and challenging target systems and trusted eye and ear protection, has awarded 2020 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships to two...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in performance optics, announced today that it has started shipping the Powerview™ 2, an evolution of their popular Powerview line of...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today that it has added new Level 2 Duty (L2D) Light Bearing holsters...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition is proud to announce a contract award to supply high-performance7.62x51mm NATO and other novel ammunition for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Carbine...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, announced today that it has begun shipping the 6mm ARC SB T/C Die Set, a new...

LEWISTON, Idaho – MeatEater’s Steven Rinella relies on high-quality rimfire ammunition to put small game on his plate. That’s why CCI partnered with this renowned conservationist, author and...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Ammunition was recently given a new $13.8 million delivery order based on its contract awarded in 2017 by the U.S. Army. The order is for 5.56 NATO MK311 Frangible...

FLORA, Miss. – Gold Tip, an industry leader in carbon arrows and bolts, congratulates its archers for taking home several top place finishes during the Organization of Professional Archery (OPA)...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, announced today that the new Rebel Single Stage Press is now available and...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today that it has added new T-Series Level 2 and Level 3 Duty holsters...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Team Federal Congratulates their youngest competitive trap shooter Grayson Stuart who completed Amateur Trapshooting Association’s (ATA) Grand Slam. Stuart completed this...

LEWISTON, Idaho – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected Vista Outdoor’s Speer Ammunition brand as the awardee for their 9mm Service...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, announced today it has commenced shipping of five new product kits designed to...

Vista Outdoor Inc. ("Vista Outdoor") (NYSE: VSTO) will host its investor conference call on first quarter fiscal year 2021 financial results on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 9:00 a.m. ET. In addition to the...

FLORA, Miss. – Gold Tip, an industry leader in carbon arrows and bolts, congratulates its archers for overcoming adverse weather conditions to dominate the second leg of the International...

ANOKA, Minnesota – In 2018, Federal’s sponsored shooter Josh Froelich enters his first IPSC Shotgun World Shoot in France. After six days and thirty stages, Froelich wins the Open division and...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today that it has added a Level 2 Duty (L2D) Light Bearing holster...

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets, announces Kelly Reisdorf as an honoree of the Minneapolis/St....

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell, an industry leader in performance optics, announced today that it is offering a mail in rebate promotion on all models of CORE and CORE Dual Sensor (DS) trail...

ANOKA, Minnesota – New Personal Defense ammunition from Federal turns shotguns into the ultimate defensive platform. Force X2 copper-plated 00 FX2 buckshot pellets are specially engineered to...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep’s bullet design brings the 380 Auto cartridge to all-new heights—or in this case, depths. This new micro-handgun ammunition offering is the...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today that it has introduced a new T-Series Jacket Slot Leg Strap Adapter...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell, an industry leader in performance optics, along with Realtree wants to remind hunters that there are only a few days left to sign up for the Official Optics...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Demanded by hunters and shooters across the country, Federal Ammunition has launched a comprehensive line of high-quality branded gear for sale direct to consumer, alongside...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell wishes to congratulate pro shooters Mark Cooper and Melissa Gilliland for claiming two titles at the recent Alabama Precision Regional PRS Match. Cooper used his...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, announced today that the company’s popular T-Series line will be expanded to offer...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal and CCI Ammunition sponsored shooter Grant Kunkel used products from these trusted brands to win big in both Rimfire and Pistol Caliber Carbine at two recent...

LEWISTON, Idaho – CCI Ammunition is proud to announce new Clean-22 Suppressor 22 LR rounds, packaged in CCI’s new easy-to-pour, bulk-pack cartons. Shipments of this new product have begun to...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Federal brand ambassador and competitive shooter Dakota Overland takes home the Ladies Division title at the recent 2020 USPSA Multigun Nationals Match in Frostproof, Florida. “

FLORA, Mississippi – Gold Tip, an industry leader in carbon arrows and bolts, would like to congratulate its professional and amateur competitors for delivering a dominant performance at the...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Steven Rinella and Janis Putelis are familiar with podcasts. The dynamic duo has been producing the “The MeatEater Podcast” since January of 2015 and have released more...

LEWISTON, Idaho – June 17, 2020 – Speer has taken its law-enforcement proven Gold Dot G2 hollow-point bullet and modified it to create a new product line called Gold Dot Carry Gun. This...

ANOKA, Minnesota – The 350 Legend cartridge offers higher velocities than any straight-wall, deer-hunting cartridge. Federal initially launched the 350 Legend cartridge into its product catalog...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Hoppe’s, the No.1 name in gun care products, announced today that it has added another new video to its popular “How to Clean” Series, which provides step-by-step...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - Staccato and Blackhawk announced today the release of the T-Series™ Red Dot Sight (RDS) Level 2 and Level 3 Retention Duty Holsters built specifically for Staccato...

FLORA, Mississippi – Primos Hunting, a pioneer in game calls and hunting accessories, announced today that company’s new Smokescreen and Hidesight ground blinds are now shipping to retail...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell, an industry leader in performance optics, announced today that it has become the “Official Optic” of Realtree. This new agreement expands the partnership...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Sponsored competitive shooter Tucker Schmidt takes home a title at the Pigg River Precision PRS Match in Rocky Mount, Virginia shooting Federal Premium Gold Medal 6mm...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Duck and goose hunting entered a deadly new age with the introduction of Black Cloud TSS. Now hunters can get that same performance in a new 20-gauge load that blends No. 3...

FLORA, Mississippi – Primos Hunting, a pioneer in game calls and hunting accessories, has the perfect Father’s Day gift for the outdoorsman in your life with personalized options through the...

ANOKA, Minnesota – Bring back the performance of lead—without the heavy metal—with new Federal Premium Bismuth, the freezer-filler shotshell ammunition of MeatEater's Steven Rinella. This...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia – Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military products for over 20 years, announced today that it has expanded its popular line of T-Series holsters with the...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – RCBS, the leading manufacturer of ammunition reloading equipment for rifles and pistols, announced today it has named the National 4-H Shooting Sports Program as the...

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Bushnell congratulates Pro Shooter Mark Cooper for adding a new footnote in the Precision Rifle Series history book by becoming the first person in recent history to win...