Federal Releases New Handgun Ammo Options for 2026

Federal Ammunition has announced new handgun ammo options for 2026. Two new offerings will be added to the Power-Shok hunting handgun and Punch Personal Defense product lines. Federal is also launching a Terminal Ascent hunting handgun product line.

Three Terminal Ascent handgun-hunting rounds feature a bonded, nickel-plated bullet design to increase weight retention, while a unique elastomer-filled nose cavity reliably expands. The new loads include 10mm Auto in 203 grain, .357 Mag. in 157 grain, and .44 Rem. Mag. in 235 grain.

The Power-Shok handgun-hunting round features a powerful, standard jacketed hollow-point bullet suited to a variety of big game. It’s offered at a specific price point. The new load is .45 Colt in 235 grain.

The bullet for the Punch Personal Defense load is carefully selected and built to optimize terminal performance in the most common situations. The new defensive handgun load is 9mm Luger in 115 grain.

These new Federal handgun ammo options will be available in 2026.