Federal Premium has added the 22 Creedmoor to its Fusion and American Eagle factory rifle ammunition lines, with both loads now shipping to dealers nationwide, The Firearm Blog reported November 1. The move gives a cartridge that has long depended on handloading its first practical, shelf-ready options across two distinct price points.
75-grain bonded soft point, 20-round box
The Fusion load (SKU F22CRDFS2) is a 75-grain bonded soft point loaded to 3,300 feet per second, carrying an MSRP of $47.99 per 20-round box. Fusion has been Federal's hunting-grade bonded line for over a decade, and adding 22 Creedmoor to that family gives hunters running the cartridge in bolt guns and modern sporting rifles a proven terminal option. The American Eagle companion (SKU AE22CRD1) uses the same 75-grain projectile at 3,300 fps in a Total Metal Jacket configuration at $40.99 per box, suited for training and range sessions without the premium bonded price. Both loads arrive in standard 20-round packaging and are being shipped to Federal's dealer network now, according to The Outdoor Wire.
Federal has also announced a third 22 Creedmoor load in the pipeline: an 80-grain Sierra Tipped MatchKing offering aimed at precision competitors and long-range target shooters. No ship date has been announced, though Federal's own product page lists it as coming soon. The 80-grain Sierra TMK would be the most performance-focused option in the trio, likely drawing interest from precision rifle competitors who favor the 22 Creedmoor's flat trajectory and comparatively mild barrel wear relative to more aggressive 22-caliber cartridges.
The 22 Creedmoor is derived from the 6.5 Creedmoor case necked down to .22 caliber. It has earned a following among varmint hunters and precision shooters for its ability to push lightweight .22-caliber bullets at high velocity in a standard short-action package. Factory ammunition support has historically been thin, which has left most 22 Creedmoor users dependent on handloads and kept the cartridge at the margins of the retail ammunition market. Federal's decision to add it to two high-volume commercial lines signals the cartridge has crossed a commercial threshold: enough market demand to justify sustained shelf placement alongside established options like the .22-250 Remington and .224 Valkyrie.
With the Fusion and American Eagle launches complete and the Sierra TMK load in the queue, 22 Creedmoor shooters now have factory options running the full spectrum from hunting to training to competition. Dealers taking initial deliveries over the coming weeks should see stock fill in across the Federal network as distribution ramps up.
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