Established in 1951, CCI is a leading ammo and primer company and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. 

With that being said, Alexander and Chris welcome CCI's JJ Reich back to the Guns.com Studio to delve into that storied history and get some tips on new products for 2026. 

You can skip ahead at the below timestamps. 

00:35 You can't shoot without ammo, baby. 
01:10 CCI is 75 years young (at least).
02:15 That's a great name. 
03:40 All about primers. 
05:10 Meet Cascade Cartridge Incorporated. 
06:15 The connection between Speer and CCI.
09:20 The chicken farm. 
13:12 Rimfire is king with CCI. 
19:02 CCI has, like, 149 products in the catalog. 
23:30 The Blazer line is really growing (and is a cheat code).
27:30 CCI started the whole jewel-cased ammo thing. 
31:05 CCI Stinger & Velocitor trivia. 
33:35 Now in the air rifle game as well. 
 
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