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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: SKFOOTER on March 06, 2015, 11:34:33 PM

Title: 20 Gauge 3" Federal Heavyweight 7's Lot # 5V-37PJ671
Post by: SKFOOTER on March 06, 2015, 11:34:33 PM
Does anyone have any experience with this Lot Number in the 20 Gauge 3 inch Federal Heavyweight 7's???
Title: Re: 20 Gauge 3" Federal Heavyweight 7's Lot # 5V-37PJ671
Post by: Crappiepro on March 07, 2015, 02:25:03 PM
Well. you got me thinkin and I went and looked at the box I bought last week at Gander Mountain. It matches the number you got. I bought another box today and its 5v-16...655 I cant tell its faded too bad.

So is there a difference in Lot#?
Title: Re: 20 Gauge 3" Federal Heavyweight 7's Lot # 5V-37PJ671
Post by: SKFOOTER on March 07, 2015, 11:28:42 PM
There have been some reports that some loads didn't pattern as well as others.  Have you patterned any of the Lot Number that I mentioned??
Title: Re: 20 Gauge 3" Federal Heavyweight 7's Lot # 5V-37PJ671
Post by: timberjack86 on March 08, 2015, 05:40:10 PM
I picked some up at cabelas the other day, threw the box away and stuffed them in my vest. I decided to check my setup from last year and to my surprise these new shells are not pattering like they did last year. I  also noticed I can shake them and I hear a lot of shot rattleling around. I am going to order some more and hope someone was just having a bad day at federal.