What happened to Federal Armament?

**Aguila Blanca** · August 16, 2023, 07:57 PM

Does anyone know anything about a company called Federal Armament? I have bought from them in the past and everything went smoothly, but their web site includes a kit for making your own .22 CB Caps that I wanted to tinker with. All of a sudden every page on their web site loads with a pop-up of the PDF of a lawsuit naming the purported owners as plaintiffs, and some [former?] employees as defendants.

You can't order from the FedArm web site. Each product page has a redirect to a web site in the name of FSAAP -- and that web site doesn't list any of the .22LR stuff. Both sites show the same phone number. I called it today, and spoke with a male with an obvious Indian or Pakistani accent (definitely not an Arkansas accent!), who said "the government" is not allowing them to accept any orders because of the lawsuit.

I'm curious as to what's going on, who seem to be the good guys and who seem to be the bad guys, and whether there's a possibility that they may be able to start taking orders again

MTT TL · August 17, 2023, 08:27 AM

LOL. Yeah so there were some issues....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/playbo...-crashing-down

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/...xplosive-case/

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2...stody-in-texas

Before the raid he was already facing a DOL lawsuit for unfair labor practices. With him in prison pending trial the company is shut down. Likely forever.

**Aguila Blanca** · August 17, 2023, 07:25 PM

It seems I need to find another source for pre-primed .22LR brass ...

stagpanther · August 26, 2023, 07:36 AM

Been down this road too--bought a bunch of Fed Arms 22lr cases and guess what--they often do not conform to general industry standards--bent rims, oversized cases etc that often result in not chambering or bullet seating properly--even in sporter chambers. The only viable alternative I discovered was to buy (or beg) pre-primed CCI cases from Cutting Edge; though they may force you to buy them packaged with their solid bullets. Don't know.

August 16, 2023, 07:57 PM	#1
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,216	What happened to Federal Armament? Does anyone know anything about a company called Federal Armament? I have bought from them in the past and everything went smoothly, but their web site includes a kit for making your own .22 CB Caps that I wanted to tinker with. All of a sudden every page on their web site loads with a pop-up of the PDF of a lawsuit naming the purported owners as plaintiffs, and some [former?] employees as defendants. You can't order from the FedArm web site. Each product page has a redirect to a web site in the name of FSAAP -- and that web site doesn't list any of the .22LR stuff. Both sites show the same phone number. I called it today, and spoke with a male with an obvious Indian or Pakistani accent (definitely not an Arkansas accent!), who said "the government" is not allowing them to accept any orders because of the lawsuit. I'm curious as to what's going on, who seem to be the good guys and who seem to be the bad guys, and whether there's a possibility that they may be able to start taking orders again __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

August 17, 2023, 08:27 AM	#2
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	LOL. Yeah so there were some issues.... https://www.thedailybeast.com/playbo...-crashing-down https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/...xplosive-case/ https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2...stody-in-texas Before the raid he was already facing a DOL lawsuit for unfair labor practices. With him in prison pending trial the company is shut down. Likely forever. __________________ Thus a man should endeavor to reach this high place of courage with all his heart, and, so trying, never be backward in war. Last edited by MTT TL; August 17, 2023 at 08:32 AM.

August 17, 2023, 07:25 PM	#3
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,216	It seems I need to find another source for pre-primed .22LR brass ... __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

August 26, 2023, 07:36 AM	#4
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,391	Been down this road too--bought a bunch of Fed Arms 22lr cases and guess what--they often do not conform to general industry standards--bent rims, oversized cases etc that often result in not chambering or bullet seating properly--even in sporter chambers. The only viable alternative I discovered was to buy (or beg) pre-primed CCI cases from Cutting Edge; though they may force you to buy them packaged with their solid bullets. Don't know. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

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