Anyone have any luck with Federal mag shok with the flite control? Only interested in the standard lead load (not heavyweight).I plan on shooting them out of a stoeger m3500 in 3 1/2 inch #5 or #6 shot. Also plan on buying a sumtoy custom choke tube. I have been told to shoot long beard xr with a sumtoy .650. Sounds kind of dumb,but I've recently had long conversations about turkey hunting and the Federal loads with a good friend and coworker who was killed in a car accident last week. I am a very sentimental person and would really like to bag a bird this year with the Federal loads for my friend Dennis. Any help would be appreciated.
They pattern great for me through a .665 choke but I'm shooting a browning not a Stoeger. Someone here will help more with that. I can appreciate the tribute to a lost friend. Pm me your address and I'll send you a box of #5's.
FYI post in the turkey gun forum. You will get more response.
you just have to play with them and see what you can get with them.
I have a 3" 1100 with 30" full choke barrel that simply put just loves these shells
I can put a .710 full choke tube in my 835 and get great hunting patterns with the 6,5, or 4 shot
a lot of guys don't like these shells, but I don't have no problems with them
I have killed a truckload of turkeys with federal shells of all kinds. I started shooting the federal premiums when the came out with the 3inch with 2ozs of sixes. I think the wads were different then.they had 7.5 too and they were good. I shoot a 670 tempest pure gold without the ports sometimes, but it shoots super tight. I mean like 200 plus plus pellets in a paper plate at 40 yards. If you not careful you will miss them close. I missed one last year at 20 steps so I have went back to a Carlson full. I have killed turkeys with the federal prairie storms as well. I would not be afraid to shoot a turkey with any federal shells. I see a lot of folks complain about the flight control wad. I don't see what the problem is with them.
I would pattern a regular full with those flite controls before I shelled out a bunch of cash on that choke. You might be surprised at what you get.
I forgot to tell you that if I were you I would clean the barrel very good. It really can make a big difference. In a pattern. I also shoot a 30 inch barrel and think that makes a difference.
I have shot them through at least 4 guns and since they came out and have had excellent results from all guns. Sometimes shooting them through a regular full and other times through a turkey tube. I will say that in my 2 Brownings and a Winchester SX2 the 4's always out shoot the 5's, don't know if the overbored barrel like the larger shot or what.
A buddy of mine shoots the 3 1/2" 2 1/4 oz. #4 out of his SX2 with a XXX Comp-n-Choke and gets simply amazing patterns. Grab some and try them, you may get patterns from a regular full that will be fine for your style of hunting or if you hunt where ranges can be a bit longish you may want to try something in the .675 range, not too tight for close shots but may get you another 5-10 yards on a hung up bird.
I shoot them in my New England 3.5 with a fixed full choke.I got some 5 shot 3 inch loads, they shoot great and kill good out to 40 yards.I use the heavy weight 7 mostly but like the 5 shot for when it greens up and you cannot shoot far.
Glad this got brought back up. Thinking about trying some of the 20 gauge 3" #6's
Quote from: 357MAGNOLE on February 28, 2016, 11:53:04 PM
Glad this got brought back up. Thinking about trying some of the 20 gauge 3" #6's
a few years back I used the Federal 20ga 3" #6 load all season long, the birds never knew that it was just plain old lead shot that done them in
I tried out the 5's today since my local Wally had them. They work great up to about 30 but the pattern drops way off after that. Then again I didn't clean my barrel at all because I forgot to bring that gear to the range. So I had about 25 shots through when I "tested" them. I would be confident using them to 25 all day. At 40 yards I only had 6 hits within a 3" circle. Would still work but would require some luck too!
I've patterned them in kids guns to 35 yards n was very impressed. Id not hesitate to try em but first Id check the pattern your gun throws. Oh n one gun used only the factory full another a mod. Both threw killing patterns.
What kind of numbers did you get with the 6s surehuntalot.
Quote from: turkeykiller41 on April 05, 2016, 09:06:27 PM
What kind of numbers did you get with the 6s surehuntalot.
110+120