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<blockquote data-quote="TallPrairie" data-source="post: 1257881" data-attributes="member: 7815"><p>I'm shaking out an 18.5" Mossberg 12 ga pump shotgun. I got the chance to test the gun with some different rounds at 10 yards distance.</p><p></p><p>Intriguing results from the <strong>Federal Tactical Low Recoil 00 Buck, 9 pellet (LE13200)</strong>, 2 3/4" shells with the Flite-Control wad that is intended to tighten up the shot pattern. Recoil was indeed manageable. It shot to the sights, and the patterns were uniform and very tight - squash ball-sized groups at 10 yards. Basically it was just coring big single chunks out of the paper target. </p><p></p><p>(I had a great pic of a target ready to show you but unfortunately this forum doesn't seem to let members attach JPEG thumbnails anymore -- it says even my tiniest photo size "exceeds forum limit" now. That wasn't true two weeks ago. <img src="/images/smilies/confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" /> But, I digress.)</p><p></p><p>This ammo is impressive. It does exactly what it is designed to do. The Flite-Control tech is so effective at keeping the shot together that I suspect some would find it <u>too</u> tight. You are practically shooting a slug at close and medium ranges -- but with less recoil and less risk of overpenetration. On the other hand, if you had to use the shotgun defensively out to 25-30 yards, a well-placed shot with this ammo would still keep the entire pattern of buck on target, while other buckshot rounds would fling strays out to the sides.</p><p></p><p>I also tried some <strong>Remington #1 Buck 2 3/4"</strong> shells -- full power, sixteen pellet load. It kicked my butt! I need to replace the Mossberg's over-long factory stock with something more in the 12" to 13" LOP range. But this was clearly harder recoiling ammo. Pattern was a <u>big</u> difference from the Flite-Control buck -- the pellets were uniformly distributed at 10 yards across the width of the target's torso. Good, uniform pattern; just a lot looser. </p><p></p><p>Similar results with some basic <strong>birdshot</strong> skeet loads I tried in the Mossy. I got even, torso-sized patterns at 10 yards.</p><p></p><p>A man's got to know his limitations, in the words of Harry Callahan. I doubt I can train effectively with full-power buck in this pump shotgun. Gonna stick with the reduced-recoil. (And get a shorter stock.) The Federal Tactical load appears to be excellent quality. Whether I standardize on it depends on what I conclude about the desirability of a very tight pattern in a HD shotgun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TallPrairie, post: 1257881, member: 7815"] I'm shaking out an 18.5" Mossberg 12 ga pump shotgun. I got the chance to test the gun with some different rounds at 10 yards distance. Intriguing results from the [B]Federal Tactical Low Recoil 00 Buck, 9 pellet (LE13200)[/B], 2 3/4" shells with the Flite-Control wad that is intended to tighten up the shot pattern. Recoil was indeed manageable. It shot to the sights, and the patterns were uniform and very tight - squash ball-sized groups at 10 yards. Basically it was just coring big single chunks out of the paper target. (I had a great pic of a target ready to show you but unfortunately this forum doesn't seem to let members attach JPEG thumbnails anymore -- it says even my tiniest photo size "exceeds forum limit" now. That wasn't true two weeks ago. :confused: But, I digress.) This ammo is impressive. It does exactly what it is designed to do. The Flite-Control tech is so effective at keeping the shot together that I suspect some would find it [U]too[/U] tight. You are practically shooting a slug at close and medium ranges -- but with less recoil and less risk of overpenetration. On the other hand, if you had to use the shotgun defensively out to 25-30 yards, a well-placed shot with this ammo would still keep the entire pattern of buck on target, while other buckshot rounds would fling strays out to the sides. I also tried some [B]Remington #1 Buck 2 3/4"[/B] shells -- full power, sixteen pellet load. It kicked my butt! I need to replace the Mossberg's over-long factory stock with something more in the 12" to 13" LOP range. But this was clearly harder recoiling ammo. Pattern was a [U]big[/U] difference from the Flite-Control buck -- the pellets were uniformly distributed at 10 yards across the width of the target's torso. Good, uniform pattern; just a lot looser. Similar results with some basic [B]birdshot[/B] skeet loads I tried in the Mossy. I got even, torso-sized patterns at 10 yards. A man's got to know his limitations, in the words of Harry Callahan. I doubt I can train effectively with full-power buck in this pump shotgun. Gonna stick with the reduced-recoil. (And get a shorter stock.) The Federal Tactical load appears to be excellent quality. Whether I standardize on it depends on what I conclude about the desirability of a very tight pattern in a HD shotgun. [/QUOTE]
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