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Federal has a long and successful history of producing some of the world’s finest shotshells.
ON TARGET, AND ON THE PODIUM, FOR A CENTURY
On Federal’s 100th anniversary, a look at the company’s many fine sporting clay, competition shotshell loads.
STORY BY PHIL MASSARO • PHOTOS BY FEDERAL PREMIUM
am not, by any means, a trap or skeet shooter worthy of mention; however, I do enjoy a day at the range or the sporting clays course. Undoubtedly, I am far more comfortable with a rifle in hand, but when the opportunity to break clays arises, I will dust off the
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scattergun and give it my best. Knowing I am already the weak link in the chain, I still want the best gear I can get my hands on, and that includes the ammunition. I’ve shot Federal target shells for years, in addition to their game loads, and as this spring happens to be the 100th anniversary of Federal, I feel it’s worth taking a look at the company’s shotshells over the last century.
THE FEDERAL CARTRIDGE Corporation began in Anoka, Minnesota, in 1922, with Charles Horn at the helm, and shotshells were their main product. The Second World War put all the sporting ammunition on hold, but in the peacetime that followed the conclusion of the European and Pacific theaters, Federal ramped up the product lines, including their target shotshells. Federal’s Monark, Reliable and Dixie americanshootingjournal.com 81
