410 Bore - 2-1/2" 000 Buckshot - Federal Premium- 20 Rounds

Customer Reviews

Made for my S&W Governor Review by Michael

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Lucky Gunner got this to me in a couple of days! The ammo worked flawlessly.

I would not have thought that this would be such a fun gun to shoot. Lucky Gunner makes that possible with great service and prices! (Posted on 11/3/12)

good product Review by don

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From a Taurus Judge at 25', all rounds were centered in fist sized groups. Can't ask for more than that. (Posted on 4/29/12)

Great Round for The Governor or Bond Arms Derringer Review by Shooting Long Time

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Recently bought The Governor and Bond Arms .410/.45 Colt Derringer. Thought that I would use some good personal defense .45 Colt loads for home defense. However after testing the PDX1 stuff and Federal HD 000 Buckshot, the Federal buckshot is all I use. It keeps a tight pattern out to 10 yards which is the furthest distance I tested. It is like shooting someone 4 times with a single round. Point at COM or head and sure to deter anyone from continuing with their bad behavior. Anyone brave or stupid enough to absorb 4 more of the same is welcome to take whatever they can carry. :)

The PDX1 would be a good choice if they got rid of the 12 small pellets. Might be good for very close up like a car jacking situation but at 5 yards the pellets tend to spread out erratically too much and I doubt that under pressure many can hit dead center so those pellets will miss and may hit other people. Past 5 yards they will definately not stay on a human target and are a menance to society. :)

The .45 Colt and ACP out of the short barrel with little rifling shoot 2 1/2" groups for me at 7 yards so accuracy for self defense is more than adequate. However my problem is with the velocity and energy out of a short barrel and the ability of the round to expand. I was thinking of getting wadcuter ammo in .45 Colt but the buckshot performed so well for me and in the gel tests I saw that I see no need to use anything else for home defense. I do keep some moonclips of .45 ACP and one speed loader of .45 LSWC ammo at the ready just in case I need something with deeper penetration at close range. Like dealing with a wild animal for instance. As far as snakes go, snake shot out of any of my revolvers work well so no need to use this big gun for snakes. (Posted on 4/9/12)

Good of home defence Review by Christopher

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When I bought this stuff I was sceptical, I thought "410, that's like using a bb gun" but when my mom and I took it to the range and tried it not only was the recoil gentle (compared to a 12 gauge) but also it did nasty damage. (Posted on 2/19/12)

Top notch in The Governor Review by Flaming Clear

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S&W Governor leaves the Taurus in the dust...these Federal rounds are amazing at 25 yards...1.5 inch spread horizontally across the bulls eye (single action pull at the rest). No problems ejecting & six rounds are sure better than 5. (Posted on 1/1/12)

Smokin' Watermelons Review by Lewey in L.A.

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One shot of this Triple Ought from of my Taurus Pubic Defender absolutely smoked a large watermelon at 10 yards. Ask your local produce stand for all of their bruised and damaged melons...a fun way to create compost! (Posted on 6/2/11)

outstanding Review by depds

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I have tried several diffrent brands of loads in my Judge. All other loads were difficult to eject. I did not have this problem with Federal load. Pattern at combact range is three to four inches.















ave tried several diffrent brands in my judge all were difficult to eject. have not had this problem wuth Federal loads. Pattern is about three to four inches at combat distances


















(Posted on 12/1/10)

shooting results Review by don

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Upon test firing a pair of Taurus Judge's with the Federal loads, I was impressed with how tight the 4 balls grouped. No bigger than my fist. Coparable rounds from another manufacturer were very wide. For home defense, I will keep the Federals in the chambers. (Posted on 11/24/10)

Excellent Product, Excellent Service Review by Dottie

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Received very quickly (Posted on 5/9/10)

Federal let me down big time this time Review by TexasTom

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Purchased Public Defender a couple months ago and have been to shoot 3 times with federal and winchester .410 2 1/2" OOO buckshot. The both shot well with the federal having the advantage in knockdown power. Where federal let me down was 6 of the 15 shots I made with their load swelled up and would not let the cylinder turn. 2 of those 6 had the thin brass crack down the side. The winchesters did not have a single bad load. I was really looking forward to a good personal defense load but if it jams when you really need it might as well just have a big rock to throw at them. I will be looking forward to the new judge loads remington and winchester are to have on the market soon. Federal really let me down this round. (Posted on 5/5/10)

excellant Review by FloridaMike

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None of the other .410 loads work well in my Public Defender but this stuff is GREAT ! (Posted on 4/29/10)

awsome Review by super dave

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great grouping at 10-15 foot (Posted on 3/8/10)