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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 yards 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.
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.
Customer Reviews
Great cartridge
Review by Nymarksman. (Posted on 12/3/18)
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I’ve used a lot of 00 buck shot trying to find the perfect balance for home defense. This flite control wads keep the groups very tight up to 30 yards which is double the distance I'd encounter in my situation. I’ve been running this through a mossberg 500 no choke and a Remington 870. It is now my go to for my home defense shotguns and the price is great as well
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Best of the best
Review by Shockwave. (Posted on 4/8/18)
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First, I want to thank Lucky Gunner for their outstanding service. My order was placed,shipped and at my door within 5 days. Now the ammunition......Words cannot expain the precision this round makes my Mossberg 590 Shockwave but I'll try. At 30 yards with a 14" barrel, I hit all 8 pellets in a 10 inch spread. At 15 yards, fist sized grouping and at 7 yards it was a solid hole 3 inches wide. The tight grouping and lowered recoil for a shooter's accuracy when making sighted follow up shots from a Mossberg Shockwave is enough to impress me. I've put many differnt rounds/brands/loads through my little hand cannon and the Federal Tactical Law Enforcement 00Buck 8 pellet with flitecontrol wad is the only self defense ammunition I will ever use from now on. Do they make a slug round with the flitecontrol wad? That would be AWESOME!
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The only 00-Buck I'll run for a defensive shotgun.
Review by JB. (Posted on 3/1/17)
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After playing with other brands and rounds, this consistently patterns well, better than anything else tried. Lengthen the range of your defensive shotgun just by running the correct ammunition. Make sure you buy the 8-pellet. Between the technology in the FLITECONTROL® wad and the grex, Federal Tactical provides the best pattern, it basically function as a pre-fragmented projectile at 15yds and under and maintains an acceptable pattern further out.
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Cycles Great in Benelli m2
Review by Randy. (Posted on 1/4/17)
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This worked great in my Benelli m2 automatic shotgun. Not too much kick/recoil with a great pattern at both 7 and 15 feet. Waiting for it to come back in stock so I can buy some more. Lucky Gunner was great as always.
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Excellent performance
Review by Bill. (Posted on 9/12/16)
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These shells are outstanding in my 870-Tactical. Lucky Gunner is my one source for all ammo.
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Does not function in benelli 14.5 guns. Pretty weak
Review by Apf. (Posted on 7/31/16)
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Does not function in benelli 14.5" guns.
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this ammo does not cycle the benelli M4 - do not buy for semi-autos
Review by apf. (Posted on 7/31/16)
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really low powered if it does not cycle semi-autos
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Great tight pattern but use a Cylinder choke
Review by Benelli Rob. (Posted on 8/7/15)
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Awesome ammo. I run the Benelli M4 and have found that I achieve my tightest patterns when running the Flight Control 00 Buck through a Cylinder choke tube. Lucky Gunner was great. Fast and efficient. We will definitely be doing business in the future.
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Professional quality item.
Review by B. (Posted on 11/8/13)
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Roughly 3 inch hole at 15 yards with all 8 pellets from Remington Tactical 870 with an 18 1/2 inch barrel. If you want better than that, buy a slug!
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Highly recommend
Review by Mike. (Posted on 10/19/13)
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Highly recommend this round. At 15 yards I can cover the group with one hand out of 20in barrel cylinder bore. Lucky gunner has great customer service and I look forward to doing business with them in the future.
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Can't be beaten
Review by Tom396. (Posted on 10/1/13)
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This stuff is top shelf. The way it patterns is outstanding. Price was right, too.
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Fantastic!!
Review by Cleve. (Posted on 9/26/13)
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Fantastic!!
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This may be the best home defense load for shot guns, due to the FLITECONTROL® wad and eight 00 pellets.
Review by Ed. (Posted on 8/26/13)
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The FLITECONTROL® wad controls the shot pattern extremely well.
The eight (vs. nine) pellets seem to make this round very easy to shoot well.
The reduced perceived recoil is an advantage for me, my wife, and our girls.
I have just ordered my next 250 rounds. I hope you can hold the price!
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Would recommend to a friend
Review by Sters. (Posted on 8/6/13)
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High quality, no shipping damages, and it shoots great. The flight control wadding does infact keep a tighter shot pattern even with my 18.5" barrel!
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Excellent OO Buck
Review by Don. (Posted on 6/17/13)
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Lucky Gunner does it again. This is some of the best shells you can get and with lighting fast service and helpful friendly service to boot.
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Great 00 buck
Review by Mike. (Posted on 5/27/13)
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I've put about 250 shells through my Remington 1100 tactical without an issue. Good range and tight patterns.
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Great service, blinding fast delivery, super stuff.... what's not to like!
Review by Craig. (Posted on 12/16/12)
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Great service, blinding fast delivery, super stuff.... what's not to like!
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Awesome pattern for tactical use
Review by Thomas. (Posted on 9/14/12)
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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%.
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Great value.
Review by cc99. (Posted on 4/28/12)
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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.
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Awesome 00 buck
Review by Brad. (Posted on 4/23/12)
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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.
As always, LG's customer service is the best. Had this in no time.
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Great value.
Review by craig. (Posted on 4/9/12)
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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.
However, the 9 pellet version cycles much better in my semi-auto 12 gauges. Service is 100% with LuckyGunner.
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best 00 buck you can buy
Review by mark. (Posted on 3/28/12)
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The flight control wad is the secret to longer range. This stuff at least doubles the effective range.
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Best 00 buck load made
Review by mark. (Posted on 2/27/12)
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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.
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Q: are these copper plated?
Posted On: 6/22/16
By: chis
A: Hello Chris!
Thank you for reaching out to us about that! The buckshot in this Federal ammunition is standard lead pellets. They do not have any coating on them at all.
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