Federal "Turkey Thug"?

[the Ward]

I was in walmart yesterday checking out what they had for ammo and saw these.They were 12 gauge 3" 1 7/8 lead.Had them in 5 and 6 shot.Never had heard of them before.wonder if they're just strut shocks in a different box?They were 9.99 a box.Mite have to give them a whirl for that price!Anybody have any info on them?

[camodawg]

I saw them in walmart also. They had them in 3" and 3 1/2" #5's and #6. I couldn't find anywhere on the box that said if they were flight control wads or not. 

[BrowningGuy88]

Look like strut shocks to me.

[the Ward]

Yea probably are  strut shocks with new packaging.I couldn't tell from the box if it had the flite control wad either.Thanks for the replies!

[Deputy 14]

If anyone buys some cut one open and see. Would be a nice find if they don't have the FCW.

[gaswamp]

If anyone buys some cut one open and see. Would be a nice find if they don't have the FCW.

no fcw

[devin4484]

ya they are just strut shok in new packaging.

[2much2loud]

Has anybody had any luck patterning them?

[appalachianstruttstopper]

I have a mosseberg 535 with 20" barrel and factory X Factor choke and they shot similar to the Winchester grey box 1 7/8 #6 copper. Winchester #6's put an average of 100 pellets on a sheet of printer paper @ 40yds, and the lead Federal 1 7/8 #6's   put an average of 90 pellets @ 40yds. They have a standard pedal type wad, not the FCW. They performed exactly like I expected to comparing buffered lead to copper coated buffered lead.

[darn2ten]

Tested the 3-1 7/8-6 strut shok last year. With a polished 24" barrel charles daly maxi mag with a JH .660 the best it put up at a lasered 40 was 141 in the 10". Two other shots were in the low to mid 130's. I was very happy with that!

[surehuntsalot]

anybody know if the 20ga is the same price as the 12

guess I'll be going to wally world

[appalachianstruttstopper]

anybody know if the 20ga is the same price as the 12

guess I'll be going to wally world

I don't believe federal makes a strut shok for 20. Still the best federal lead shell is their wing shok pheasant 3-1.25-6 copper plate buffered without flight control wad. If your 20 shoots FCW good, I would shoot the 20 mag shok lead #6's.

[surehuntsalot]

was in my local wally world the other night and I saw the turkey thug ammo behind the counter and they had 20ga

[ericjames]

ya they are just strut shok in new packaging.

I saw on another forum where they cut one of each open and the turkey thug had more powder and buffer than the strut shok, I will look for it and post what they said about it

[ericjames]

This came from a respected sorce they cut one of each open - This is a Qoute  from the other forum!


guys i had a bud get some of this ammo and he came over 2nite and we cut the tops off and......

TURKEY THUGS : 3" : powder 49.2 : buffer 17.0 : 1 7/8 #6's lead shot 1.894.oz : fps 1210

THE BLUE BOX : 3" : powder 36.5 : buffer (very little) : 1 7/8 #6's lead shot 1.880 : fps 1210

both had same wad cup but the blue box shells had a higher Gas Seal , hull and primers same.

powder looked the same. we will shoot them in a few weeks.