federal 20 gauge 3rd degree

[owlhoot]

Appears federal has a new 3" 20 gauge turkey load .
1 7/16 oz. 1100 fps.
5's in copper plated lead , 6's in flight stopper and 7's in heavy weight.
40 percent of the load is 7's in the HEAVY weight.
Flight stopper wad.

[Bowguy]

I never believed in the marketimg of that load. My buddy patterned it today n I am impressed. Was the 12 ga though

[Dtrkyman]

Imho they should have left out the #5 lead in a 20 load!

[Devastator]

I'll stay with the straight HW 7's myself!!!

[Gooserbat]

I'll stay with the straight HW 7's myself!!!

X2.

[PALongspur]

I'll stay with the straight HW 7's myself!!!

I love the straight 7s also but I also loved the difference in the size of my 10 and 20 yard patterns with 3rd Degree last year.

I'll definitely be trying the 20 gauge version as soon as I can find some.

[jordanz7935]

I might grab a box when they become available just to see how they do in my 20 GA's. Should be interesting to see how they do in chokes designed for the HW #7s.  Here's an article I saw last week,   http://www.shootingtimes.com/first-look/first-look-federals-20-gauge-3rd-degree-turkey-load/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-look-federals-20-gauge-3rd-degree-turkey-load.  It doesn't look too promising though,76 in the 10" @40yds. I can do that with lead.

[Eric Gregg]

Are they less expensive than straight 7's in heavyweight

[Tom Foolery]

Straight 7's for me

[tree-rat sniper]

I am interested in these and may pick up a box or two for testing.  According to the shooting times article I'll have to dig out my non-ported Undertaker choke (wish they had a pic or two of the actual patterns).  The article didn't bother to state what gun/choke combo was used by the Fed engineers for testing.  The pics look like a mossy SA-20, I wonder if that was the test rig?  Looks like msrp is going to be $21.99 a box for these which equals $4.40 a shot.  Lead performance at HW pricing?

[Fieldturkey]

They look like a waste of time to me