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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: JonR26 on January 05, 2014, 01:42:49 PM

Title: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: JonR26 on January 05, 2014, 01:42:49 PM
Has anybody tried out the federal premium mag shok heavyweight 3.5" #6 or 7 with the pure gold tempest .660 turkey choke?
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: chatterbox on January 05, 2014, 02:32:59 PM
Quote from: JonR26 on January 05, 2014, 01:42:49 PM
Has anybody tried out the federal premium mag shok heavyweight 3.5" #6 or 7 with the pure gold tempest .660 turkey choke?
That is a tough shell to figure out. The federal 12 gauge flight control wad is fickle. William at SumToy has had good luck with the federals and the flight control wad. I would contact him if I was to shoot that shell.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: Fullfan on January 05, 2014, 05:24:43 PM
Yes sir, I gave it a test ride in both of my 11-87's they have a 21" pipe (3"). I could only get in the ball park of 120ish in the ten at 40. I know with the heviweight that number would be just fine. But I sent mine back and bought a Choke from George Truelock. I'm getting 180+ with it in my 3" guns, and 200+ in my 3.5 guns. This was shooting the #7 shot.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: owlhoot on January 05, 2014, 06:17:51 PM
??? which gun and barrel length??
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: JonR26 on January 05, 2014, 09:56:34 PM
I would be using it out of a mossberg 535 turkey thug with a 20 inch barrel
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: fsu33952 on January 19, 2014, 08:30:59 PM
Try a regular full choke. I have a comp in choke and a pure gold 670 and the full did better.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: SCDieselDawg on January 19, 2014, 08:36:21 PM
Never was impressed with the Flite Control Wads. I got better performance from the Strut Shok line up in the Blue Box.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: surehuntsalot on January 20, 2014, 11:12:55 PM
I have a factory full choke (.710) for my 835 that will shoot the (you know what)out of flight control wad shells
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: Lucky Clucker on February 10, 2014, 12:30:28 AM
We use the 3 and 3.5 7 's in a new england 3.5 in full choke, they are killers, they seem to like a full choke better, get around  130  in a 10 in. At 40 yards with the 3 in load, never fired the 3.5 on paper but they seem to kill just as good.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: wvnut3 on February 10, 2014, 05:01:55 AM
Trulock choke made for the federal heavyweight #7  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: Spring Fever on February 16, 2014, 09:07:03 PM
My factory choke shot them better than any ported after market choke I've tried in my 835.
Title: Re: Federal Premium mag shok heavyweight
Post by: surehuntsalot on February 16, 2014, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: Spring Fever on February 16, 2014, 09:07:03 PM
My factory choke shot them better than any ported after market choke I've tried in my 835.



exactly,got the same results with my 835