3" #6 Turkey Thugs - PATTERN PICS ADDED

[Philippe]

I shot one out of the 835 with a dirty barrel earlier at 30yds about 40 degrees out, got 185 in the 10.

[darn2ten]

 Don't over look the 3" #5 thugs, shot a 124 with my 26" invector + and a ssx choke. Beat that number with the win super x 3-1 7/8-5 though, got 131 in the 10 with that one. Cool thing is those silver box super x winnies are only $7.17 at my local wally world.

[Michigander]

Wow, those are both great number. Buy more before they change the recipie. 

[budtripp]

Ok now yall got me tempted to buy some of these, regardless of the fact I got enough winchester lead and hevi 13 to last me 20 years 

[Longshanks]

Ok now yall got me tempted to buy some of these, regardless of the fact I got enough winchester lead and hevi 13 to last me 20 years 

Yup, I have enough Win XX and HV to last the rest of my life. Tempted to shoot some just to see how they compare to the Winchester shells. Sounds like a great shell if anyone is struggling getting some efficient Pb patterns. Federal must have been listening when folks were complaining about the FCW's.

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

Federal needs to Continue Making the Thug Shells.

[Lucky Clucker]

Being lead 6's ,never really liked them, are they going fast enough to break bone and have enough power down range? I never killed but 1 with lead 6's and it was at 25 yards and a mistake, I thought I had 4's in, the bird flopped and crawled like it could have got away if I had not stomped his head,and it was busted with a pile of shot, got some and going to see how they do, I hope me and everyone else has good luck with them,I'm scared to death to cripple one .

[BrowningGuy88]

Being lead 6's ,never really liked them, are they going fast enough to break bone and have enough power down range? I never killed but 1 with lead 6's and it was at 25 yards and a mistake, I thought I had 4's in, the bird flopped and crawled like it could have got away if I had not stomped his head,and it was busted with a pile of shot, got some and going to see how they do, I hope me and everyone else has good luck with them,I'm scared to death to cripple one .

If you put a swarm of 6's on his head and neck he will be there. I have killed turkeys with lead 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 shot. I have also killed them with Hevi straight 6's and 4x5x7 Nitro's. The only thing I will never shoot another with is the #8 shot. I would prefer not to use 2's but in a bind I would.

I have always been fond of #5 Copperplated in lead and now prefer #6 in Hevi, but this year I have started hunting with #6 lead a lot. My Mossy 935 is averaging 145 - 150 with #6 lead at 40 and I have complete confidence in my combo at that distance with a small cushion.

[EASY]

I have all the confidence in the world if I do my part dead bird at 40 yards every shot with 6s

[Jbird22]

I have all the confidence in the world if I do my part dead bird at 40 yards every shot with 6s

No doubt about it. The old Federal Premium 3-2-6 I started out hunting with would drop em like a bad habit! I killed a few with them at 40 yds or a little better that barely twitched, much less flopped!