Vintage Federal "Premium" Turkey 3" 2 oz. 7 1/2

[WildTigerTrout]

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I look for these at every gun show I attend. Found my first 3 boxes in 2012. Then 2 more in 2018.  Lucked out last Saturday and found 2 more full boxes at a gun show that I debated about going to as it was over 2 hours away. Glad I went now.  These were manufactured IIRC from about 1992 to 1997. This stuff is really scarce and hard to find.  It took me over ten years to find what I have.  Really NASTY stuff though. Patterns are flat out AWESOME in my Rem. 870SM  with Remington's own factory(.655) Ventilator tube.

I know some of you fellows on here have used these shot shells in the past.  Any good stories to tell using them? I believe Ray Eye may have been responsible for increasing their popularity as I know he used them at one time.

[Longshanks]

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Still have two boxes of them and shoot them out of a Rem870/ Hastings .655. Brutal on the turkey inside 35yds. Have a friend in the call business that still uses them as well.

[surehuntsalot]

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back in the day they were bad out of my Mossberg 500

[stinkpickle]

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I used those for years and loved 'em.

[Greg Massey]

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Great find, those older 2 oz loads are just awesome shells ...