before hevi shot and longbeards

[decoykrvr]

Activ, 3", 21/4 oz nickel plated 5's and 4's.  I started shooting the Federal Tungsten-Iron then moved to the Remington "old green" HeviShot shells which produced great patterns.  I killed a gobbler @ 3 years ago w/ the Activs, and had forgotten just how hard they kicked.

[trkehunr93]

I was still shooting fed. premium 2 3/4" 6's thru a full choke in my 500 up until 2006 when I bought my 835.  I then used hevi until 2013 until I found a hell of a deal on 3.5" Win HV 5's at wally world so now they are my favorite. Still have quite a few and shoot Win XX 3" 5's thru my 500 now also.

[surehuntsalot]

the old Federal premium 3" 2oz 5's and Winchester XX 3" 2oz 5's

[M22]

Federal Premiums

[vt35mag]

Federal Premium 3in 6's pre flite control wad and Winchester HV 3in #6

[Coop1082]

3.5" Win XX #5s and #6s

[tha bugman]

3.5" #4 Federal Grand Slam

[reflexl]

I lament the day they quit the pre flight control wad Federal 3-2-6 Premium. I have a very small stash left. Out of my 835/ .676 Stardot it threw a perfect even pattern that would wreck any gobblers world.

[BowBendr]

Mossberg 835 and a StarDot .676
Federal premium 3-2-7.5's
Killed a pile of gobblers with them over many years...but they don't work on todays armor plated birds

[Strutr]

Winchester 3 inch Double X 2oz of buffered copper-plated #6.  Killed a pile of turkeys with this load.  I picked up some LB's to pattern this year so will see how they stack up to the XX's.

[nitro]

Factory ammo hasn't interested me since the late 80s..We always used nickeled lead # 5s or 5x6s from Ray and Sandy at Nitro. I honestly have lost count of how many gobblers I killed with those shells through my Mark Bansner custom choked 11-87 that micced at .642 at the bore.. A fair pile for sure. No dat.

[Yoder409]

Winchester Supreme HV

[stinkpickle]

The old Federal 3-2-7.5s and Win HV 3.5-2-6s, depending on which gun I was using.

[Waynesworld23]

Federal 3-2-6 out of a smith and Wesson pump with a 28in full choke that my dad left me with about four boxes of federals ran out and retired the gun

[PineyRooster]

federal premium 3"-2oz-4s