Quote from: brandoncoant on January 24, 2015, 01:17:21 AM
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.
First of all, I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. That's a terrible loss.
To get the very best patterns from those #6 lead loads, I've found that a very "slick" choke, no wad catchers, no lines, grooves or any other interior treatments, with a crowned muzzle and a .650 exit diameter works best. It also works best with a clean bore or only slightly fouled. It's necessary to defeat the intended purpose of that wad to get the kinds or patterns that you'd like but it can be done.
There are shells that are much easier to pattern but if those are the ones you'd like to shoot, that's what I'd recommend based upon my experience with them as they were developed.
Thanks,
Clark
