The $1 per Shell Alternative to HTL

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

3" #6 Turkey Thugs Lead at 40 Yards at 73 Degrees
3" 870 with 28" Barrel and .665 Indian Creek Choke

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

.690 XFull Choke


.650 GT Choke

[knightrider]

 

[TnTurk]

I think you just set a record with those patterns. It just aint gonna get any better that those. I think your patterning days are over my friend.   

[booth]

Going to pick some up this week.

[captin_hook]

Awsome patterns. It doesn't get much better with lead. Does anyone know if they make these shells in 3.5 inch?

[captin_hook]

Found the answer. Yes

[WildSpur]

Yep.  The 3.5" is a 2oz load.  Fortunately for me my Walmart has 5 and 6 shot.

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[lowoctane]

Those are great hunting patterns!
DEAD ROOSTER!
                 

[Gooserbat]

you had better quit now while your ahead.

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

These shells are Buffered Lead, without any Copper-plating or Nickel-plating.  Just hard Lead.  Simple-looking Wad.

I don't know why they work, they just work.

[bowhunter2k9]

I wonder what a JH would do... I have to get some.. maybe in 3.5

[BrowningGuy88]

I have several boxes of the old Feds in 3.5/2.25/5's and 6's - with the way these new ones are shooting I will be buying a bunch and adding to the stash!

[Longshanks]

Congrats! That's a great feeling when you turn patterns like that with lead. When I started turning 150-170 in a 10 @ 40 with Pb 6's out of my two lead slingers..I was done buying HTL. It's nice to pay 14.99 for 10 shells Win XX.

[mightyjoeyoung]

Give me a federal load with the triple plus was any day over the fright control (not a typo).  My 835 puts up right at 160 avg with the grand slam 3.5/2/6 pb loads at 40 yards.  Looks like the new thug loads are nothing more than the old strut shoks...which is a GOOD THING.  The FC was was a fix for a problem that didn't exist unless you only hunted with a mod choked gun.  Even then the pattern performance upgrade still didn't set the world on fire.