New Ammo Or Not?

[smokepoledoug]

Have you shooters heard of the Estate Cartridge Company? I saw some prices of their ammo in a Scott's Outdoors catalog that were very reasonable. The shotgun shells were as low priced as I have seen and the rifle ammo was priced very good also. I was just wondering about the quality as well.

Thanks

[Colorado Bob]

Some of the guys at the trap club are using the Estste shotshells, they seem to be OK. I think for clay targets, doves, quail etc they will be OK. Can't say about the rifle ammo. I seem to remember hearing that Estate was bought by Federal, I don't know if that's true.

[smokepoledoug]

Thanks Bob for the information. If Federal bought this company then they should be putting out some good ammo. The rifle shells were like $10.00 a box and the shotshells were like $5.00 for high powered loads. I reload my own rifle shells but I may try the shotshells for dove and crow since they are cheap.

[Vapodog]

Estate and Federal are both owned by Blount. (Blount also owns Speer, CCI, RCBS, Weaver, Outers,....more I'm sure)

In my mind, Estate makes the very best 20 Ga ammo in the world. Not cheap at all!!! Their business is shotshells and they're good at it.

I strongly suspect they're selling federal metallics however!!