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Federal's Law Enfocement line of 12 ga 00 buckshot features their signature FLITECONTROL® wad which results in a much tighter pattern of buckshot than conventional wads. The pellets actually remain together until roughly 10 feet after they exit the barrel when the rear side of the wad starts to come apart. This results in a great hunting and/or self-defense load.
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Federal started making ammunition in 1922, and they have since become one of the premier ammo manufacturers. They're owned by ATK, which also owns companies like Speer and CCI. ATK also makes a lot of the ammunition used by the US military. That's a pretty strong record for quality.
While quality is nice to have when you're buying ammunition for a day at the range, quality is very nice to have when you're buying ammunition to use for home defense. The top of the line for Federal ammunition is called Federal Premium, and it consists of ammunition that is ideal for target shooting, hunting, or self defense.
A great example of how good Federal Premium ammo can be is their 12 gauge tactical double aught buck load. It contains eight copper plated lead double aught buck pellets, which are each about a third of an inch in diameter.
Out of 20-inch barreled shotgun, these eight pellets are moving at a velocity of about 1,150 feet per second. This is roughly equivalent to firing eight small handgun bullets at one time. In addition, this load features the flitecontrol wad, which keeps the shot much tighter in distance. This is definitely a good thing because any pellet you fire that doesn't hit your intended target might end up hitting something you don't want to shoot.
At 7 yards, which is a fairly typical self defense distance, especially inside a home, all of the pellets went into one ragged hole. Even out of 15 yards, all of the pellets were hitting so close that I couldn't identify the individual hits. I set the steel plate out at 35, and found that all eight pellets were still on the target.
I tested this ammo in four different shotguns, a Mossberg 500 and a Remington 870, which are both pump actions, a Saiga-12, which is a semi-auto, and a Stoeger coach gun, which is a side-by-side double-barreled shotgun. It was reliable in all of them, which I expected.
Although Federal doesn't specifically call this a low recoil load, it was also very soft shooting, which helped with rapid follow up shots. Federal Premium ammo isn't cheap, but it delivers some of the best performance available at any price. I would not hesitate to recommend this ammo for home defense use.
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | Federal |
|---|---|
| Condition | new |
| Bullet Weight | Not Applicable |
| Bullet Type | 00 Buck |
| Ammo Casing | Not Applicable |
| Quantity | 250 |
| Ammo Caliber | 12 Gauge |
| Manufacturer SKU | LE133 00 |
| Primer Type | Not Applicable |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4" |
| Muzzle Velocity (fps) | 1145 |
| Muzzle Energy (ft lbs) | No |
| Cost Per Round | 98.0¢ per round |
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Customer Reviews
- Great service, blinding fast delivery, super stuff.... what's not to like! Review by Craig
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Great service, blinding fast delivery, super stuff.... what's not to like! (Posted on 12/16/12)Performance Value Quality - Awesome pattern for tactical use Review by Thomas
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This round is effectively a slug at under 10 yds. At 18 yds, pattern grows to 10 inches. Still within torso target at 25 yds. No feed or eject issues with Mossberg 500. This is now my 00 round of choice for home defense. As always LG service is 100%. (Posted on 9/14/12)Performance Value Quality - Great value. Review by cc99
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These 8 pellet shotshells are excellent in both my pump-shotguns at ranges near to 50 yards. I need the full load 9 pellet for my semi and have not tried these in the semi. The service and communication from LuckyGunner.com was 100%. Delivery was very fast. It is a good feeling being able to deal with such a reliable company.Performance Value Quality
(Posted on 4/28/12) - Awesome 00 buck Review by Brad
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Ran this through my Benelli and had no hiccups. The range I shoot at only goes to 25 yards and the flight control buck was hitting the target at that distance. Very impressed with the flight control compared to the other stuff.Performance Value Quality
As always, LG's customer service is the best. Had this in no time. (Posted on 4/23/12) - Great value. Review by craig
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I bought a couple cases of these for my pump shotguns. The 'Tactical' wads kept the groups quite tight and are very effective out to (about) 50 yards. Impressive for the 8 pellet round.Performance Value Quality
However, the 9 pellet version cycles much better in my semi-auto 12 gauges. Service is 100% with LuckyGunner. (Posted on 4/9/12) - best 00 buck you can buy Review by mark
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The flight control wad is the secret to longer range. This stuff at least doubles the effective range. (Posted on 3/28/12)Performance Value Quality - Best 00 buck load made Review by mark
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I have patterned this ammo with a FN SPL witha IC choke. 7or8 pellets can be expected on a sil. target at 40 yards. that is about twice a regular oo buck load. (Posted on 2/27/12)Performance Value Quality
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