CCI (ammunition)

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Cascade Cartridge Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAmmunition
FounderDick Speer
Headquarters
Lewiston, Idaho
,
United States
ProductsAmmunition
OwnerVista Outdoor

CCI (Cascade Cartridge Inc.), based in Lewiston, Idaho, manufactures rimfire ammunition, centerfire handgun ammunition, and primers for reloaders and industrial power loads. CCI made the first mini-mag rimfire ammunition in 1963, and in 1975 developed the Stinger, a high velocity .22 Long Rifle product. Today, CCI makes a wide range of rimfire and snake shot ammunition.[1]

CCI was founded by Dick Speer (brother of , who founded Speer Bullets) in the early 1950s. As of February 2015, it was a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor, a spinoff of Alliant Techsystems.[2] As of the same date, CCI employed about 1,100 people.[3]

In early 2020, CCI introduced 14 new products.[4]

CCI/Speer sells the Gold Dot line, component bullets and handgun ammunition using a bonded copper plated hollow point bullet. Plated bullets were originally sold only for handloading as a cheap substitute for jacketed bullets.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/products.aspx CCI ammunition product list
  2. ^ ATK Commercial Products. "CCI/Speer".
  3. ^ "ATK Company Overview" (PDF). ATK. Retrieved 21 December 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ Eger, Chris. "CCI DELIVERS OVER A DOZEN NEW RIMFIRE LOADS FOR 2020". Guns.com.
  5. ^ "Speer Gold Dot description". Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  6. ^ Patent 5,079,814, for a bonded plated hollow point bullet (the Speer Gold Dot)

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