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I'm trying Apex and Federal #9's this year, but have handloaded the past couple of years.
I got a bit better pattern with the Apex straight 9's, but I think I could get similar patterns with Federal if I tinkered with chokes a bit more. I wanted to use Apex due to slightly lower recoil for my grandson.
So, you've experienced some of these issues first hand? Sounds similar to what we hear about Nitros from time to time.