Impressed with Federal Premium #5

[agent eight seven O]

Had some good weather to shoot Federal Premium #5 magnums with flight control wad. Shot with 11-87 26" barrel. Used factory full choke and they put up numbers I usually get with other shells and super full chokes. I'm really liking these.

[bigbird]

What size shell were you using?

[cluck]

Would like to hear more about your good patterns. how far did you shoot, and how many shot in ten inch's, what size shot. Was it a twenty gauge? I'm interested.   cluck

[agent eight seven O]

These were 12 ga. 3" #5 Federal Premium with flight control wad. Range of 30 yards. 160 in ten inch circle with even coverage. Actually was hoping for a more open pattern. Might try modified choke.

[surehuntsalot]

I keep telling guys, everybody hates the Federal shells and the flite control wads, but if they would use a more open choke and not try and choke the shell to death, might open some eyes.

[howl]

That 2oz #5 load accounted for quite a few birds for me from a couple different guns.

[WillowRidgeCalls]

These were 12 ga. 3" #5 Federal Premium with flight control wad. Range of 30 yards. 160 in ten inch circle with even coverage. Actually was hoping for a more open pattern. Might try modified choke.

If you'd switch to the Fed 6's it would open the pattern a little more. The 4 and 5 shoot about the same pattern, but the 6's shoot a better open pattern from 10 to 40 yards. using a full choke.