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I've heard a ported choke affects the federal flight control wad. Anyone shot this combination before? Probably gonna test it out in the morning anyway. I'm curious to see the pattern.
 
I shoot them out of a kicks choke and it is my go to load for it and my 835 but they usually need to be choked TIGHT.
 
I saw on one chokes website last night where they said NOT to shoot Fed Flight Control because the choke was ported. Cant remember which one tho. Ive never shot em.
 
Indian creek is the only only one that ive seen but it says no Hevi weight feds so if your shooting lead your good
 
well I shot pretty good with the win supremes. Then shot 2 of the fed flight controls at 40yd and shots went so low it barely hit the paper. Big difference there, I'll stick with what I'm comfortable with.
 
Federal says the flight control wad was designed to stay with the shot, up to 10 yards, before the wad slows and the shot speeds away. A convential turkey load wad opens immediately and the pedals catch the wind and slow down but during that short time while opening up the wad is pushing the back of the shot column and expanding the pattern somewhat. The tighter the choke the more it grabs/slows the conventional wad, and the less it pushes the shot column and opens the pattern. So in theory a wad that has the wind catchers in the back (Federal Flight Control), and a solid cylinder in the front to hold the pattern together while the wad slows, allows a denser pattern through a less constrictive choke tube.

With the Flight Control wad design Federal says specialty chokes (extra tight turkey and predator chokes) aren't necessary. You could use a standard full choke and have the same tight patterns of a conventional turkey load/wad in a Xtra Full turkey choke.

The latest NWTF Magazine had an article on the FFC wads and ported chokes and recommended against using them due to their "wad stripping" tendencies which throw the FFC wads off balance. I shoot them through a non-ported Undertaker and have no problems.
 
Buccaneer said:
Federal says the flight control wad was designed to stay with the shot, up to 10 yards, before the wad slows and the shot speeds away. A convential turkey load wad opens immediately and the pedals catch the wind and slow down but during that short time while opening up the wad is pushing the back of the shot column and expanding the pattern somewhat. The tighter the choke the more it grabs/slows the conventional wad, and the less it pushes the shot column and opens the pattern. So in theory a wad that has the wind catchers in the back (Federal Flight Control), and a solid cylinder in the front to hold the pattern together while the wad slows, allows a denser pattern through a less constrictive choke tube.

With the Flight Control wad design Federal says specialty chokes (extra tight turkey and predator chokes) aren't necessary. You could use a standard full choke and have the same tight patterns of a conventional turkey load/wad in a Xtra Full turkey choke.

The latest NWTF Magazine had an article on the FFC wads and ported chokes and recommended against using them due to their "wad stripping" tendencies which throw the FFC wads off balance. I shoot them through a non-ported Undertaker and have no problems.
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Thanks for the info. My choke is a ported XX full so I guess the flight controls just aren't made for that. Will stick with winchester but now I have a couple spare federal loads if I want to shoot some cans or a coyote or something.
 
I have extremely good numbers with them out of my 835 and my browning bps 12 both are used with 660 ported kicks. I have not found the recipe for them in my 10 gauge but think a 680 should do the trick. But if the winchesters shoot better than them thats what i would def stick to they are my go to lead load for all 4 of my turkey guns.
 
Rockhound said:
I have extremely good numbers with them out of my 835 and my browning bps 12 both are used with 660 ported kicks. I have not found the recipe for them in my 10 gauge but think a 680 should do the trick. But if the winchesters shoot better than them thats what i would def stick to they are my go to lead load for all 4 of my turkey guns.
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yeah I aim just a hair high with the winchesters. But when I aim the same with the federals it kicks up dirt below the target. Can't even tell what the pattern looks like because I stopped shooting them after 2 shots put only a few pellets in the paper at 40 yards :D
 

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