Hey all, i was at one of my local gunshops today and noticed he has 2 boxes of the old federal premium 3-2-5s @ 9.95$ a box on an back shelf. They are the blue and gold box with a gobbler on it. I assume pre flite control wad. My question is... Are these worth picking up at $9.95 a box? Do they outshoot newer Turkey thugs and winchester supremes?
Definitely pick them up...those were some of the best turkey loads ever made. Only way t know if they'll outpattern the others is to shoot them and see. I'm betting they will do well for you. I'm jealous
Quote from: 340_Dart on March 20, 2013, 05:48:51 PM
Hey all, i was at one of my local gunshops today and noticed he has 2 boxes of the old federal premium 3-2-5s @ 9.95$ a box on an back shelf. They are the blue and gold box with a gobbler on it. I assume pre flite control wad. My question is... Are these worth picking up at $9.95 a box? Do they outshoot newer Turkey thugs and winchester supremes?
Get them those were some great loads I still have two boxes rat holed wish they still made them.
I have paid as much as $18 a box for 3.5's and was glad I got them!
They are great loads and they ain't making no more...
you are making me drool :drool: those 5's and the 3" 2oz #7-1/2's were my shells for years when I started turkey hunting. I still have a few of the 5's
I recently found and bought three full boxes of the old Federal Premium 3" 2oz loads of 7 1/2's! I can' wait to try them. 700+ pellets in each shell is amazing! :o
Thanks for the info. I'll definitely be picking those boxes up next time i'm in the shop.
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on March 21, 2013, 07:35:51 AM
I recently found and bought three full boxes of the old Federal Premium 3" 2oz loads of 7 1/2's! I can' wait to try them. 700+ pellets in each shell is amazing! :o
you are gonna love them,trust me
That was my go to load in my 835 with a .676 Stardot. I have a handful left that I am saving for a special occaision. reflexl
Reflexl and surehuntsalot , I hope you are right. I'm going to try them in my Benelli Super Black Eagle with an old Lohman .650 " Long Shot " choke tube. I may also try them in my Rem. 870 with a Remington .655 " Ventilator " choke tube.
QuoteLohman .650 " Long Shot " choke tube
I have read good things about that choke tube. I've never seen one though. It seems like they are more rare than Star Dot chokes are?
Those are awesome shells, I used those for years and killed allot of turkeys with the 3/2/5's and 3/2/6's. still have two boxes of 3/2/7.5's.
What will a stardot / preston pittman for remington 12 ga bring?
The Star Dot chokes are really only hot-to-trot in the 835/935 model.
In the other models, they may work well with HTL, but not Lead usually. (INV+, for instance)
For some reason, they are one of the best chokes ever made for an 835/935.
Sorry it's been so long since I responded to this post. I ended up lucking out and getting 4 boxes of the 3-2-5s . I haven't shot them yet, as the season comes in tomorrow and the gun is shooting well with the Thugs. I also picked up a jelly head .660 to try in my gun.
Just shot a few of these this past weekend. They still impress me! Wish I could find a few boxes!
I have one shell left of the 3/2/6's out the box I killed my first turkey with...back in the day I never even thought to 'pattern' my gun. I just went out and pulled my grand dad's 1100's trigger and it was over.
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on March 27, 2013, 08:51:35 PM
Reflexl and surehuntsalot , I hope you are right. I'm going to try them in my Benelli Super Black Eagle with an old Lohman .650 " Long Shot " choke tube. I may also try them in my Rem. 870 with a Remington .655 " Ventilator " choke tube.
A Mossberg 835 with a Lohman Long Shot and Fed 3.5" #5s was responsible for quite a few of my birds back in the day. I gave the choke to a friend a while back but still have a full box of those shells in the bottom of my gun cabinet.
Should shoot goodout of the Venviolator and 870, I shot that combo for a while.
Quote from: goblr77 on May 04, 2013, 11:00:16 AM
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on March 27, 2013, 08:51:35 PM
Reflexl and surehuntsalot , I hope you are right. I'm going to try them in my Benelli Super Black Eagle with an old Lohman .650 " Long Shot " choke tube. I may also try them in my Rem. 870 with a Remington .655 " Ventilator " choke tube.
A Mossberg 835 with a Lohman Long Shot and Fed 3.5" #5s was responsible for quite a few of my birds back in the day. I gave the choke to a friend a while back but still have a full box of those shells in the bottom of my gun cabinet.
I still have my long shot tube and a CASE of the old fed prem 3.5/2/6 loads. Same combo I killed over half of my birds with the last 25 years.