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    Quote Originally Posted by vcdgrips View Post
    LATE TO THE PARTY:

    What is the best we can buy now in 12g? Another FC product perhaps?

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    Federal Flite Control 00 8-pellet: https://www.luckygunner.com/12-ga-2-...-wad-250-round

    Federal Flite Control 00 9-pellet: https://www.luckygunner.com/12ga-234...cal-00buck-250

    I prefer the 8 pellet. The 9 pellet load consistently has one flyer pellet out of every shell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LGChris View Post
    I'm doing my best to make sure we have some when it becomes available, but that's tricky with products earmarked for LE sales.
    So what you mean to say is that you're getting a special run in bright orange hulls for P-F.com, yeah?



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    Quote Originally Posted by LGChris View Post


    I prefer the 8 pellet. The 9 pellet load consistently has one flyer pellet out of every shell.
    I think every 9 pellet load, out of every shotgun I've ever fired, has been 8 pellets and a career-ending, lawsuit inspiring flyer.
    I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.

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    I'm definitely down for some if LG ends up getting them in though FWIW I'm not at all uncomfortable with my current 8-pellet FliteControl and I don't feel any less capable with it loaded in my 870.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LGChris View Post
    Federal Flite Control 00 8-pellet: https://www.luckygunner.com/12-ga-2-...-wad-250-round

    Federal Flite Control 00 9-pellet: https://www.luckygunner.com/12ga-234...cal-00buck-250

    I prefer the 8 pellet. The 9 pellet load consistently has one flyer pellet out of every shell.
    http://www.hornadyle.com/products/sh...reduced-recoil

    https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/s...00-buckshot#!/

    Hornady's TAP and Critical Defense are 8-pellet loads that use Versatite wads, which I believe Doc has said are similar to Federal's FC.

    Options are good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LGChris View Post
    We made a quick visit to the Federal HQ last week and I talked to some of their folks about #1 FC. There will be more soon, hopefully early next year. Not sure if I should say anything more. My impression is it that the scarcity of #1 FC is not due to lack of demand and that load has plenty of fans inside the company.
    I know my CSR/Sales Rep replied to me and CC'ed another party who I haven't met. I asked 'em to let me know when it was available as I was wanting to order 4 cases for myself. Hopefully I get an email in early 2019.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Whitlock View Post
    http://www.hornadyle.com/products/sh...reduced-recoil

    https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/s...00-buckshot#!/

    Hornady's TAP and Critical Defense are 8-pellet loads that use Versatite wads, which I believe Doc has said are similar to Federal's FC.

    Options are good.
    The Critical Defense 00 load is over 400 fps faster than the 8-pellet FliteControl (and you can feel every bit of that when you shoot it). Considering 00 FliteControl does about 20" in ordnance gel, I'm not sure a 33% increase in velocity is the best idea accountability-wise.
    The guy from Lucky Gunner

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    Quote Originally Posted by LGChris View Post
    The Critical Defense 00 load is over 400 fps faster than the 8-pellet FliteControl (and you can feel every bit of that when you shoot it). Considering 00 FliteControl does about 20" in ordnance gel, I'm not sure a 33% increase in velocity is the best idea accountability-wise.
    Which is why I included the TAP round.
    Last edited by Chuck Whitlock; 10-16-2018 at 09:08 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Whitlock View Post
    http://www.hornadyle.com/products/sh...reduced-recoil

    https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/s...00-buckshot#!/

    Hornady's TAP and Critical Defense are 8-pellet loads that use Versatite wads, which I believe Doc has said are similar to Federal's FC.

    Options are good.
    That TAP round might work. Like you said the Versatite wad is essentially identical to the FC, I think they are both paying royalties on the same patent. The CD round doesn't pattern anywhere near as good as FC out of my Benelli or 590A1. Both with cylinder barrels which is ideal for that wad. I think it's because of the extra velocity the wad separates faster. The Federal loads use shot buffer which helps too whereas the Hornady doesn't. I might have to find some of that TAP just to find out how close it gets to the FC.

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