Winchester Facilities
Producing Ammunition
for the Modern Warfighter
As the world’s largest small caliber ammunition enterprise, Winchester has built its reputation on delivering innovative ammunition products, providing top-shelf customer service and demonstrating industry leadership. Our legacy in manufacturing the best for the modern Warfighter runs deep, with decades of support at the highest levels. Here’s an inside look at the three ammunition manufacturing facilities operated by Winchester.
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is the single largest producer of small arms ammunition for the United States Armed Forces.
Military Products Produced
- Small arms cartridges including 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50 Caliber
Our primary military manufacturing facility, this state-of-the-art facility has produced ammunition for hunters, sport shooters, military, law enforcement and industrial uses since October, 2011.
Military Products Produced
- Rimfire ammunition
- Small caliber centerfire rifle and handgun ammunition
The Winchester Ammunition world headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in East Alton, Ill. Winchester has built and supplied billions of rounds of ammunition out of this facility since the early 1900s.
Military Products Produced
- Shotshell ammunition
- 8-Gauge industrial shotshells
- Ammunition components including primers and lead shot
Want to know more?
Talk with a Winchester Military representative about our production capabilities.