Old 3" Activ 2 1/4 oz loads... 20+ years old

[TNTRKYHunter]

Killed my first long beard with these loads. They were wicked loads.


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[decoykrvr]

I've got a 3", Ithaca Mod. 37 which Mark Banner sleeved to .665 back in 1985, which produced really good  patterns w/ the Activ 3", 2 1/4oz, 5's, and accounted for the demise of a bunch of turkeys.  With that said, I evaluated the "new" Federal Premium Tungsten-Iron loads and wasn't impressed, got some of the Remington Hevi-Shot 3", 1 1/2oz, 5's and 6's and never went back to lead turkey loads.  I hunted w/ the "old" Activ's about 4 years ago and killed a gobbler w/ them for "old times sake", and had forgotten how hard they kicked when I patterned them and then when I hunted.  For those turkey hunters who say, "I've never felt the recoil when shooting at a turkey", they need to shoot a turkey w/ a light 12 gauge and the 2 1/4oz Activ's.

[Fullfan]

Oh yes I remember the good old days. Killed a bunch of birds with the Activs. I have several boxes left.

Have to love the price, and that was for ten shells..