August 2025 – CSG Member, Fiocchi of America, a leader in premium ammunition innovation, proudly introduces Arkansas Steel, the ultimate waterfowl hunting shotshell engineered for duck and goose hunters who demand uncompromising performance in the field.
The name pays homage to the storied waterfowling heritage of Arkansas and the famed Delta region — a place where world-class duck hunting traditions run deep. But while its roots honor the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, Arkansas Steel is lights-out no matter where you hunt. From the flooded timber of the Delta to the prairies of the Central Flyway or the coastal marshes of the Atlantic, this load is built to deliver results across the nation.
Designed to dominate the skies, Arkansas Steel’s 12-gauge, 3″ shell delivers a 1-1/5 ounce payload of #2, #3, or #4 steel shot at a blistering 1,550 fps. The result is devastating impact, superior downrange energy, and clean, ethical kills — even in the toughest wetland conditions.
“Arkansas Steel is built for hunters who don’t settle for second best,” said Christian Hogg, Director of Marketing. “From flooded timber to open water, it’s engineered to cycle flawlessly, pattern tightly, and bring the kind of knockdown power that makes every shot count.”
Purpose-built for the grit and grind of waterfowl season, Arkansas Steel offers the perfect combination of pattern density, velocity, and reliability. And with its rugged 4-box field carton and sturdy carry handle, it’s as portable as it is powerful — ready to go wherever the hunt takes you.
Reliable. Packable. Purpose-built. Arkansas Steel is here — and it hits harder than ever.
For more information on Fiocchi ammunition and Arkansas Steel, visit https://fiocchiusa.com/shotshell/bulk-pack/arkansas-steel-waterfowl/
About Fiocchi:
Since 1983, Fiocchi of America has been based in Ozark, Missouri. As a stand-alone, US-based arm of the greater Fiocchi global brands, Fiocchi of America and Baschieri & Pellagri USA continue to integrate and launch new products directed towards the US market. Today, Fiocchi furthers its expansion of products in the hunting, conceal carry, self-defense, and law enforcement market channels. Fiocchi offers a full portfolio of target and hunting shotshells, centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition, match and standard grade rimfire .22LR, specialty and classic cartridges, reloading components, and blanks.
About CSG
The global industrial-technology group CSG is owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad. It supplies technologies to the entire world that help ensure a safer and more stable future. It focuses on the development and production of strategically important products, systems and technologies in defense, aerospace, automotive and other areas. With key manufacturing plants in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, India, Great Britain and the USA, CSG exports its products worldwide. The Group continuously invests in the development of its companies and at the same time, expands in its core businesses. Among its key companies are the Czech car manufacturer Tatra Trucks, the Slovak producer of artillery ammunition MSM Group, the US manufacturer of small caliber ammunition The Kinetic Group and the Czech radar manufacturer Eldis. CSG employes over 14,000 employees across its integrated and affiliated companies. In 2023, the Group’s consolidated revenues reached EUR 1.73 billion.
