Manufacturer catalog

Remington, Federal Premium, Winchester, and other manufacturers

Remington, Federal Premium, Winchester, and other manufacturers identifies a U.S.-centered ammunition manufacturing base behind cataloged 12-gauge shotgun loads. Remington Ammunition and Federal Premium sit within The Kinetic Group, while Winchester Ammunition is Olin Corporation's ammunition division; all three publish current shotgun slug or buckshot product lines used to document the catalog's generic 12-gauge ammunition records.

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This grouped manufacturer name covers several real producers rather than one corporate entity. Remington Ammunition describes its current ammunition as loaded in Lonoke, Arkansas, and states that Remington Ammunition and Remington Firearms are separate companies. The same Remington page identifies The Kinetic Group as the owner of Remington, Federal, CCI, Speer, and HEVI-Shot after the former Vista Outdoor Sporting Products segment was rebranded and sold to CSG in 2024.

Federal Premium is represented through official Federal and Kinetic Group material. The Kinetic Group lists Federal and Remington among its ammunition brands at its Anoka, Minnesota address, and CSG describes The Kinetic Group as a U.S.-headquartered ammunition company with brands including Federal, CCI, Speer, Hevi-Shot, Estate Cartridge, and Remington Ammunition. Winchester is represented separately through Olin and Winchester sources: Olin lists Winchester Ammunition as one of its three business units, and Winchester Military identifies East Alton, Oxford, and Lake City-related facilities serving military, law-enforcement, commercial, and sporting ammunition customers.

12-gauge shotgun ammunitionsmall-caliber ammunitionsporting, law-enforcement, and military ammunitioncommercial shotshell product families

Notable Systems

12-gauge slug, Single-projectile 12-gauge shotgun cartridge, Munitions

12-gauge slug

Single-projectile 12-gauge shotgun cartridge

Published catalog record for single-projectile 12-gauge shotgun cartridges, with Remington Slugger and Federal Power-Shok product pages documenting current rifled-slug loads and FBI historical material documenting Winchester and Remington retail milestones for Foster-type factory shells.

Sources: Slugger Rifled Slug Duty, Power-Shok Rifled Slug, FBI Crime Laboratory Digest Shotgun Slugs
12 Gauge Buckshot, 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with buckshot pellets, Munitions

12 Gauge Buckshot

12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with buckshot pellets

Published catalog record for 12-gauge shotshells loaded with buckshot pellets, supported by current official Federal, Remington, and Winchester shotshell or buckshot product listings.

Sources: Federal Buckshot, Remington Express Buckshot, Winchester XB1200

Manufacturer History

  1. Remington heritage begins

    Remington Ammunition traces the Remington name to 1816 and describes its present ammunition production as loaded in Lonoke, Arkansas.

    Sources: About Remington

  2. Federal's modern company story starts in Anoka

    Federal's official history centers the company's early development around Federal Cartridge Company and its Anoka, Minnesota ammunition operations.

    Sources: The Federal Story, The Kinetic Group Brands

  3. Factory Foster-type shotgun slugs reach Winchester and Remington catalogs

    FBI Crime Laboratory Digest material reports Winchester factory-loaded Foster-type shells reaching retail sale in 1936 and Remington following in 1937.

    Sources: FBI Crime Laboratory Digest Shotgun Slugs

  4. Winchester assumes Lake City operations

    Olin announced that Winchester would assume full operational control of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant after a transition period, adding the government-owned facility to Winchester's military ammunition role.

    Sources: Winchester Lake City Contract, Winchester Military Facilities

  5. The Kinetic Group becomes part of CSG

    Remington and CSG sources state that the former Vista Outdoor Sporting Products segment was rebranded as The Kinetic Group and sold to CSG, bringing Remington and Federal under the same ammunition group.

    Sources: About Remington, CSG The Kinetic Group

Website links
The Kinetic Group brandsRemington AmmunitionFederal PremiumWinchester AmmunitionWinchester Military facilities

The name groups several ammunition producers where a generic ammunition family is documented by multiple manufacturers. It should not be read as a single incorporated company, headquarters, or continuous legal lineage.

Manufacturer Sources

  • About RemingtonPublisher: Remington Ammunition | Note: Supports Remington ammunition production in Lonoke, Arkansas; Remington's 1816 heritage claim; separation of Remington Ammunition and Remington Firearms; and The Kinetic Group's 2024 sale to CSG. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Kinetic Group BrandsPublisher: The Kinetic Group | Note: Supports The Kinetic Group brand portfolio, including Federal and Remington, and the Anoka, Minnesota company address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CSG The Kinetic GroupPublisher: Czechoslovak Group | Note: Supports CSG ownership context and describes The Kinetic Group as a U.S.-headquartered ammunition company with brands including Federal, Remington, CCI, Speer, Hevi-Shot, and Estate Cartridge. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Federal StoryPublisher: Federal Premium | Note: Supports Federal company-history context and the Anoka-centered Federal ammunition story. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • About OlinPublisher: Olin Corporation | Note: Supports Olin's corporate structure and identifies Winchester Ammunition as one of Olin's three business units. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Winchester Military FacilitiesPublisher: Winchester Military | Note: Supports Winchester ammunition facility context for Independence, Oxford, and East Alton, and identifies Lake City as a small-arms ammunition producer for the U.S. Armed Forces. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Winchester Lake City ContractPublisher: Olin Corporation / PR Newswire | Note: Supports Winchester's 2019 selection to operate and manage Lake City and the October 1, 2020 operational-control milestone. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Slugger Rifled Slug DutyPublisher: Remington Ammunition | Note: Supports Remington's current 12-gauge Slugger rifled slug product context used by the linked 12-gauge slug catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Power-Shok Rifled SlugPublisher: Federal Premium | Note: Supports Federal's current 12-gauge Power-Shok rifled slug product context used by the linked 12-gauge slug catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • FBI Crime Laboratory Digest Shotgun SlugsPublisher: Office of Justice Programs / FBI Crime Laboratory Digest | Note: Supports Foster and Brenneke shotgun-slug history and the reported 1936 Winchester and 1937 Remington factory-loaded Foster-type shell milestones. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Federal BuckshotPublisher: Federal Premium | Note: Supports Federal's current buckshot product-family context used by the linked 12 Gauge Buckshot catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Remington Express BuckshotPublisher: Remington Ammunition | Note: Supports Remington's current Express Buckshot product-family context used by the linked 12 Gauge Buckshot catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Winchester XB1200Publisher: Winchester Ammunition | Note: Supports Winchester's current Super X 12-gauge buckshot product context used by the linked 12 Gauge Buckshot catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

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Munitions

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12-gauge slug, Single-projectile 12-gauge shotgun cartridge, Munitions2003 Iraq War12-gauge slugSingle-projectile 12-gauge shotgun cartridgeBuilt in: United States, Germany, and other countriesThe 12-gauge slug is a single-projectile shotgun cartridge family that includes Foster or rifled slugs, Brenneke-style attached-wad slugs, sabot slugs, and military duty loads such as A023. FBI Crime Laboratory Digest material distinguishes the Brenneke and Foster layouts, Remington and Federal publish current 1-ounce 12-gauge slug loads, and DVIDS records 200,000 slug rounds among ammunition delivered to Iraqi security forces during the 2003 Iraq War.