Federal Cartridge Company
The Ammunition Industry's Technology Leader

Eighty years in the making, Federal Cartridge Company is today the technology leader in the ammunition industry.

Located in Anoka, Minnesota, Federal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edina, Minnesota-based ATK, Alliant Techsystems. With a work force of nearly 1,000, Federal manufactures a complete line of shotshell, centerfire and rimfire ammunition and components.

Federal Cartridge Company focuses on technology, advancing the state of the art in product performance, and the fundamentals - better quality, better service, and lower delivered cost to the customer.

In the 90's more than $50 million was invested in renovations to the factory, including a new distribution center. Federal also reorganized production facilities for greater efficiencies, instituted a just-in-time manufacturing process, and significantly expanded its product development staff.

These changes were necessary to achieve the company's goal of producing the most technologically advanced ammunition in the world. The improvements have paid off for recreational shooters, hunters, law enforcement officials, and even Olympians.

In 1992, Launi Meili and Bob Foth shot Federal's .22 UltraMatch ammunition to win gold and silver medals, respectively, at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.

At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, U.S. shooters Kim Rhode, Josh Lakatos and Lance Bade won gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in trap shooting competitions, firing Federal's Gold Medal International Paper shells.

The 2002 U.S. Biathlon Team again chose Federal UltraMatch .22 Long Rifle ammunition in their quest for Olympic GOLD at the Soldier Hollow Olympic Biathlon Venue in Heber City, Utah.

New technological advancements by Federal in the '90s include: decomposable wads in Premium Steel; Tactical brand loads for law enforcement officers; BallistiClean™, the world's first and only lead-free/non-toxic training ammunition for indoor ranges; High Energy Rifle ammunition, named by industry officials as the 1996 Ammunition of the Year; Personal Defense ammunition, which was 1997 Ammunition of the Year; and a line of Tungsten shotshells heralded as "revolutionary" waterfowl loads.

In 1997, Federal was named Hunting & Shooting Sports Manufacturer of the Year by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers.

In 2001, Federal was named Ammunition of the Year by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers.