FAQs

Call us at (800) 379-1732. Representatives are available to answer your calls between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday.

Vista Outdoor Sales LLC is a subsidiary of Federal Ammunition that processes sales orders for Federal.

Upon receipt of an order, you will receive an order acknowledgement with an estimated sales tax. Upon acceptance of the order, the estimated tax will be adjusted to the actual tax and the charge will be revised accordingly.

We do accept gift cards, but for security measures, some gift card sellers require the recipient to activate the card before it can be used. Though stores often activate gift cards at the cash register, online gift card sellers generally require the recipient to activate the card once it is received in the mail or via email. If your gift card does not work online, check to see if it needs to be registered before use. Registration usually involves linking a name and billing address to the prepaid card. Though you generally are not required to register a gift card in order to use it in stores or restaurants, the process is important if you intend to use the gift card online.

All ammunition and components sales are final.. While ammunition and component items are not eligible for return, we are committed to your 100% satisfaction. Please contact customer support for more information.

For general merchandise, please contact customer support and let us know how we can help fix the problem.

We’re proud to offer direct online sales for all of our Premium products and Federal merchandise.

Federal recently underwent a complete rebranding, an effort that ushered in a new logo and redesigned packaging across our entire product line. As we complete this transition, the packaging you receive might vary in appearance from what is displayed online. However, if the item number on the box you received matches what you ordered on the website, rest assured the actual product inside is the same.

You can buy Premium ammunition as well as Federal merchandise directly on this website. You can also purchase Federal ammunition from a wide array of dealers and sporting goods businesses. To find a dealer in your area, go to the Dealer Locator. Premium 365 dealers offer the widest selection of our products.

We offer recipes for a variety of loads featuring our component bullets. Please visit our Reloading Data page, as well as those of sister brands Speer^® and Alliant Powder^® for more information.

Store reloading components and ammunition in a cool, dry place, protected from direct exposure to sunlight. If stored properly, loaded ammunition has a 10-year shelf life.

There are small differences that make each of these calibers unique. Most notably are the standards in which pressure is tested and measured. You can shoot 223 Rem. ammunition in a 5.56x45mm chamber, but not the other way around due to these pressure variances.

Open tip match (OTM) rifle bullets are typically used for shooting targets at the range. The slender, streamlined bullets feature a copper-alloy jacket with a hole at the nose through which the lead core is poured during the manufacturing process. The result is a highly consistent, accurate projectile. However, unlike true hollow-points and bullets like the Trophy Bonded Tip, OTMs are not designed to offer controlled expansion, penetrate the target or retain a given percentage of their weight, making them a poor choice for hunting.

The Federal 12-gauge Multi-Purpose shotshell loads (part numbers MP12 7.5 and MP12 8) feature a hull that is not recommended for reloading. It uses a European-style hull that works best with a European-style primer.

We recently upgraded our Premium centerfire rifle varmint and big game product lines, giving these loads nickel-plated brass to prevent corrosion and provide faster, smoother extraction. Aside from the plating, the brass—as well as the bullets, powders, primers and construction processes used to build the ammunition—is identical to that of your previously purchased rounds. Expect the same ballistic performance achieved by older, unplated brass product with the same part number when fired through the same rifle. The nickel-plated cases also offer the same outstanding reloadability as unplated Federal brass.

Recently improved Black Cloud^® FS Steel^® uses the FLITECONTROL FLEX^® wad, which is designed to open from the rear for denser, more consistent patterns. Unlike its predecessor, the original FLITECONTROL^® wad, the new design works through all waterfowl chokes—including ported ones.

For decades, we’ve loaded the industry’s finest bullets, including our proprietary Trophy Bonded^® Bear Claw^®, Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer^® Solid, Trophy Bonded Tip, Trophy Copper and Edge TLR^®, in our Premium^® rifle ammunition. We also build Fusion^® bullets for deer hunting, Syntech^® bullets for range use and HST^® and Hydra-Shok^® projectiles for self-defense. We currently offer Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid, Trophy Bonded Tip, Edge TLR, Fusion, Hydra-Shok and Syntech as component bullets for reloaders.

We do sell reloading components including brass, however, at this time we do not sell shotshell hulls.

A method of correlating relative velocities of shotshells loaded with smokeless propellant to shotshells loaded with black powder. The reference black powder load chosen was a 3 dram charge of black powder, with 1 1/8 oz. of shot and a velocity of 1200 fps. Therefore, a 3 dram equivalent load using smokeless powder would be with 1 1/8 oz. of shot having a velocity of 1200 fps. or 1 1/4 oz. of shot and a velocity of 1165 fps. A 3 1/4 dram equivalent load might have 1 1/8 oz. of shot and a velocity of 1255 fps. (Also see SAAMI.org/faqs/)

No. Placing ammunition in a tumbler can be very dangerous. The risks are detonation inside the tumbler or changed powder characteristics that can result in serious injury during firing.

You can request to become a dealer by completing a Contact Us form and selecting the subject Become a Dealer.

For ammunition questions or to speak with a Federal Product Services team member, please call 800-379-1732. Representatives are available between 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.

Try your local dealer. We get many requests for sponsorship and do not have the resources to support them all. Our efforts are focused on national strategic sponsorships among our current partners in the industry. You can request a donation by completing a Contact Us form and selecting the subject Donations.

Not through Federal. The best bet would be to check with your local retailers. Some businesses may have what you're looking for.