Federal Flite Control 00 Buck

I picked up some back when the price was a bit lower but have yet to 'test drive' it. Thankfully I don't have much need for buckshot, I mostly shoot target loads and sometimes slugs. Have been tempted to buy another hundred or so of cheap/conventional buckshot to 'play' with.

Fed Flyght Control Low Recoil 00 is my preferred round. Works like a champ in my modified Mossberg 590…..A dated picture, I think at 15 yards….

A $1.20 a round is a good deal today….

I stocked up on it some time back when it was priced so low it seemed kind of like a BOGO deal!

Haven't had a chance to try them out yet but from everything I have read says they're good to go. And at $1.20 a round that's a really nice buy for the money!

Here's some of mine, along with a few other five round boxes... Can't say I have any use for reduced recoil defensive rounds... A few years back I ran into some of the Flite Control ammo and picked up a few boxes to meet my needs. Happy to say they've not been needed at all - yet.

Great stuff for slightly longer distances. Not sure it's worth it for inside home defense distances, standard 00 buck is fine. Once you get to 20-40 yards or so, the Flite Control comes into it's own. I keep standard #1 buck in my shottie for HD. 00 Flite Control and slugs, (3 each) on my side saddle.

I got 4 cases of the standard load back before things went insane. Used some to pattern and set the ghost rings to POI/POA at 50yds. Great stuff.

RABID WOMBAT. I have a 590 as well. I back bored the chamber/bore transition (can't remember what it's called) and my shot spread tightened up considerably on everything. I'm holding a steady 2" spread at 15yds with the flyte control. I'll dig up some pictures of the pattern board.

I was using the full power loads with the heavy barrel, but I don't think it would make that much difference.

If you decide you want that done to your 590 and can't find a smith to do it, it's not difficult to do. Let me know, I'll send you the reamer I used, it's only cut 1 barrel so it's in good shape.

No charge, just pass it along when you're finished with it. Should be good for quite a few barrels with proper care.

@Tinman357 many thanks…I am good to go for now…many others here should take you up though!

It's available. Free to good home. Just pass it on.

It will work on any 12 gauge shotgun barrel I assume. Also, I would only do it on modern barrels made of good steel. I did not ream my mossberg 500 barrel, it seemed to thin.

This does remove metal. I wouldn't use it on a thin barrel.

bannockburn said:

I stocked up on it some time back when it was priced so low it seemed kind of like a BOGO deal!

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Last time that I bought some, it was $130/250. It's now $300/250. <sigh>

Tinman357 said:

I back bored the chamber/bore transition (can't remember what it's called) and my shot spread tightened up considerably on everything.

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Forcing cone.

rbernie

Wow that's a mighty hefty price hike! The last time I bought the Flite Control shot shells it was like an add-on to an ammo order I was placing. It was such a great deal at the time I decided might as well stock up on it!

DustyGmt said:

Wow that's only $184/250. Well, times have changed, it ain't the best price that's for sure but $1.20/rd isn't terrible, especially since I tend not to shoot a ton of buckshot anyways, basically buy whatever is cheap and with these I would just pattern them, shoot a few boxes and set aside the rest of the case.....

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Indeed, I bought ten boxes of 16 ga #1 Federal buckshot and five boxes of Winchester #1 buck years ago… and I still have 8 boxes of Federal and four of the Winchester loads still on the way back section of the ammo shelves.



(There is also a bunch of 12 ga 00 and 1oz slugs back there, too.)

Stay safe.