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Author Topic: Who has killed with Thugs?  (Read 14173 times)

Offline TheSportsman

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Who has killed with Thugs?
« on: May 30, 2015, 05:26:32 PM »
How'd they work for you? Always seemed like the old black winchesters just floored birds. How's the knock down appear to be on the thugs?

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2015, 06:35:29 PM »
How'd they work for you? Always seemed like the old black winchesters just floored birds. How's the knock down appear to be on the thugs?
They don't kill like the "old blacks" but they're the next best "regular" lead shell that I've tried. I' hsve 5 turkey getters and run 3" thug 5's in one of them..Killed a few with it and never a problem

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2015, 08:33:19 AM »
I shot a couple birds with the Thugs this year, they work fine, hit hard.  Didn't have any problems with them.  I like the way they are plain lead without that copper.

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Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2015, 09:02:44 AM »
Rolled him over at 33yds


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Offline Hankyorke

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2015, 10:22:27 AM »
12 ga 3" 6's work for me...

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Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2016, 01:51:55 AM »
They patterned pretty good for lead in one of my guns.  Never killed a turkey with them.


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Offline vman

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2016, 05:52:52 AM »
Is federal still making the Thugs? I am in NJ and can't find them online or in any stores?

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2016, 09:20:59 AM »
Thugs was solely a walmart item, only place I've ever seen them.  They will pop up in the next month or so if Federal is still making them.  This is usually the case at our walmarts and then midway thru our spring season they start marking down to clear out their stock.

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2016, 08:06:14 PM »
Thanks for the reply.

Offline turkeywhisperer935

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2016, 02:50:40 AM »
They do pretty well go have that stupid flite control wad. Federal should have kept the old grand slams. That was a fine load for lead.

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2016, 09:14:27 PM »
They do pretty well go have that stupid flite control wad. Federal should have kept the old grand slams. That was a fine load for lead.

The thugs do not have the flight control wad

Offline turkeywhisperer935

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2016, 11:29:58 PM »
 Sorry, I thought they did. I hate that wad.

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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2016, 05:22:57 PM »
Roll em up like a venetion blind!
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Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2016, 05:29:22 PM »
Saw some at a Dicks Sporting Goods.


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Re: Who has killed with Thugs?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2016, 08:03:24 PM »
I haven't seen them at walmart this year. Heard only Dick's is carrying them. No proof but a buddy told me he read somewhere they have went to crap this year, lots of complaints. Glad I've got 15 boxes I stocked up on the last couple years. Love the Thugs