Top Gun, High Over All, Game Load, Speed-Shok, Heavyweight TSS, Personal Defense and Power-Shok: what each Federal .410 load is built for, with published specs.
Ammo Buying Guides
Sig Sauer 10mm Ammo Guide: V-Crown JHP and Elite FMJ
Sig’s two 10mm loads, the V-Crown 180-grain JHP and the matching Elite Performance FMJ, with published data, why a matched pair helps, and how they compare.
20 Gauge Turkey Loads: TSS vs Tungsten vs Lead
TSS, Hevi-Shot or plated lead? Compare 20 gauge turkey loads on payload, shot size, pellet count and listed velocity, and learn how to pattern your gun to find its real range.
Federal 9mm Ammo Guide: American Eagle, Syntech and HST
Federal 9mm comes in three families: brass range ammo, Syntech training ammo and Premium Personal Defense. Here is what each line is for, with grain and listed velocity.
Steel Shot Shells: Sizes, Chokes and Steel vs Lead
How steel shot differs from lead, which sizes suit ducks, geese and doves, which chokes are safe for steel, and how 12 gauge steel loads compare on payload and listed velocity.
38 Special Wadcutter Ammo Guide: Target, Carry and SWC Loads
What wadcutter and semi-wadcutter bullets are, why target shooters and snub-nose owners use them, and a table of the 38 Special wadcutter loads we stock.
Fiocchi 223 Ammo Guide: Field Dynamics, Extrema and Frangible
Fiocchi loads premium bullets like V-Max into 223 ammo for varmints, coyotes and steel. Here’s how its Field Dynamics, Range Dynamics, Extrema and Hyperformance lines compare, and which to pick.
Subsonic 308 Ammo Guide: Loads, Uses and Limits
What subsonic 308 ammo is, the heavy-bullet loads we carry with published speed and energy, why it pairs with suppressors, and its limits for semi-autos and hunting.
410 Self Defense Ammo: Buckshot, PDX1 and Less-Lethal Loads
An honest look at the .410 for home defense, with pellet counts and listed velocity for 000 buckshot, PDX1 Defender, Hornady Triple Defense and less-lethal rubber loads.
Frangible 223 Ammo Guide: Safer Steel and Indoor Training
Frangible 223 bullets break into dust on hard targets, cutting splash-back on close steel and opening up some indoor ranges. Learn how they work, where they fit, and how SinterFire, Liberty, Norma and Fiocchi loads compare.
