How are these results Federal Heavyweight #7, 12 Gauge 3 1/2"

[strutzone]

Those of you that have shot the Federal Heavyweight #7's can you tell me what you think good or bad about these results.
From what I've read  it seems most often these shells work better with a non ported choke tube but I didn't have one. What I had was a Truglo TG150X .643 and a Truglo TG150 .665 using a Remington 11-87.  I had only one 5 count box of 3 ½" Federal Heavyweight #7 to test and these are the results.

                                                                 40 Yards   10"    20"   Total
1187   Truglo TG150X .643   Federal Heavyweight #7    208   166   374
1187   Truglo TG150X .643   Federal Heavyweight #7     201   167   368
1187   Truglo TG150X .643   Federal Heavyweight #7     177   166   343

                                         3 round average   195   166   362

                                                      
1187   Truglo TG150 .665   Federal Heavyweight #7    177   182   354
1187   Truglo TG150 .665   Federal Heavyweight #7   153   180   333

                                         2 round average   165   181   343
               

[kwild835]

Just looking at the numbers, sounds awesome.  That shell will hit like a ton of bricks.

[chatterbox]

Just looking at the numbers, sounds awesome.  That shell will hit like a ton of bricks.

I agree. Would love to see the patterns, but based on your post, that dog will hunt, and you have the hardest hitting production shell on the market today!

[tomstopper]

Just looking at the numbers, sounds awesome.  That shell will hit like a ton of bricks.

I agree. Would love to see the patterns, but based on your post, that dog will hunt, and you have the hardest hitting production shell on the market today!

Hard to beat the knockdown power of those shells.....

[BowBendr]

A 195 avg at 40 yards with those 7's is gonna hit a toms head like a freight train.

                                       

[strutzone]

OK here are the photos

[chatterbox]

OK here are the photos

Your search is over! Great job!

[kwild835]

If I could have got them to do that good I would have never started hand loading.  Congrats.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

I said it before on it and I'll say it again.  Anytime you put 200 shot in a 10" especially if that 200 shot is with 15g/c/c shot you are gonn wreak havoc on any gobbler that walks at 40yds and then some. 

[bawana]

That's SUPER!!! I'm shooting the 870 SM with a Trulock .650 choke and getting in the 150's in a 10 inch circle......and knocking the snot out of those gobblers!

[BandedSpur]

Best results I have seen with that shell. Don't change a thing.

[TJK68]

That looks great, looks like you have a winner.
Tom

[Fullfan]

Looks like you got a great combo. I have been shooting the Fed HWT's for years. Never had a real good pattern ( 120-130 in the 10 @ 40). Two years ago I tried a Trulock choke that was made for the FedH wt #7. I now get 180 ish with my 3" guns and 210 ish with my 3.5 guns. Love that stuff. Last time I counted I had 3 of the ten shell 3" boxes and 9 of the 5 shell boxes. And 11 boxes of the 3.5 stuff.  I know it knocks the fire out of the gobblers..

[surehuntsalot]

great looking opatterns

[Lucky Clucker]

Great patterns, and these shells kill gobblers better than any thing I have seen ,instant death.