Our Story

Technology is the lifeblood of Federal Ammunition, and it’s been pumping through our veins since 1922. That’s when our founding president, Charles L. Horn, started a culture of innovation that has guided everything we’ve done for nearly a century, turning a company that began humbly in Anoka, Minnesota, into one of the world's largest producers of sporting ammunition.

It’s led to the development of thousands of specialized, high-quality shotshell, centerfire and rimfire loads for hunters and shooters. It’s instilled manufacturing and quality control processes that have made our ammunition the most trusted in the industry. Every day we manufacture products to enhance our customers' shooting experiences and provide an ideal choice for any pursuit. It's what makes us the most complete ammunition company in the business.

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What is The Kinetic Group?

The Kinetic Group was born in 2024 when the former Vista Outdoor Sporting Products segment was rebranded and sold to CSG. The Kinetic Group engineers and manufactures the most accurate, powerful, and reliable ammunition in the world, including Federal, Remington, CCI, Speer and HEVI-Shot.

What is CSG?

The Kinetic Group is owned by the industrial-technological group CSG. CSG is a dynamic group of more than 100 manufacturing, development, and trading companies based in the U.S. and Europe. With this ownership, all five of The Kinetic Group’s brands are part of CSG’s Ammo+ division.