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Founded by Giulio Fiocchi on Jul 3, 1876, in Lecco.1
History
Fiocchi Munizioni was founded on 3 July 1876 in Lecco, Italy, by accountant Giulio Fiocchi.
In 1876, Giulio Fiocchi took over the ammunition production part of a weapon and ammunition company already based in Lecco, which produced small-caliber ammunition.
At that time a radical change was introduced in firearms: the newly developed breech-loader replaced the traditional muzzle loader.
Fiocchi started manufacturing cases with primers suitable for reloading; in the early 1890s production was extended to complete cartridges loaded with bullets or shot. At the same time, Fiocchi gave up the production of black powder, as it was no longer profitable.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Fiocchi diversified and began making snap fasteners using scraps from cartridge production. Fiocchi Snaps was formed in 1903. It assumed an important role to counterbalance the trend of the ammunition market, but at the end of the 1980s Fiocchi made a decision to focus on ammunition as its core business, and the snaps factory was sold.
During its long life, Fiocchi has manufactured all kinds of ammunition from pinfire, shotshells, and cartridges to all kinds of cartridges and cases, both rimfire and centerfire. They manufacture rarer cartridges, for example the.455 Webley.
Recent history
Fiocchi Munizioni makes small-bore ammunition and offers a wide range of products. Its presence and production sites are also in the United States and in Hungary. In 2008 Fiocchi UK was opened in the United Kingdom.
According to a recent interview with Carlo Fiocchi, the head of Fiocchi America, more than 75% of the ammunition sold by Fiocchi in the United States is also manufactured in the United States at Fiocchi America's production facility in Ozark, Missouri. Fiocchi America's composition of U.S. ammo manufacturing and sales according to the interview is as follows:
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95% of the centre-fire rifle ammunition, which accounts for ~15% of Fiocchi's U.S. sales
75% of centre-fire pistol ammunition, which accounts for ~35% of Fiocchi's U.S. sales
100% of shotshells, which accounts for ~35% of Fiocchi's U.S. sales
0% of rimfire ammunition, which account for ~15% of Fiocchi's U.S. sales (along with components)
Furthermore, Fiocchi shooting cartridges have contributed to several World Cups and Olympic triumphs, as the Games in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008.
In 2011 newly developed 12GA shotshells filled with chemical tracer Cyalume in which allows the shooter to see where the shots are going and help with training of sporting clays. The tracer shots are non-toxic and biodegradable and packaged in a sealed metal can in Fiocchi's line of Canned Heat ammunition. The Canned Heat line of ammunition allows a greater shelf life.
Fiocchi Munizioni was entirely owned by the Fiocchi Family, until Czechoslovak Group acquired 70% of the company in 2022.
From Wikipedia’s article on Fiocchi Munizioni, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5