Federal Heavy Shot or Winchester XTended Range?

[indianaboy]

Just wondering what everyone thinks of these two. Which would you prefer?

[HuntnMa]

i prefer the xtended......but you really need to try both and see what works best for you and your gun.

[Strut10]

Depending on your choke tube, the Federal Heavyweight may or may not be compatible. Check with the manufacturer. Federal Heavyweights also, quite often, don't pattern well out of a ported choke. TheWinchester X-Tended is compatible with every tube I know of. It puts 10-15% more pellets on target than a comparable Winchester Supreme lead shotshell.

[beardbustr]

I shoot the winchester XTended ranges and they work great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gobblengrunt_jenks]

I just patternd my benelli with the Xtended ranges and put about 85 n his head from 40 Jake!! We gunna do a number on em' this year!!!

[doubleA]

Last year I switched to using a Carlson's tube in my Benelli. I tried Remington's Hevi Shot, Federal's Heavyweight and Winchester's XTended Range 3 1/2" loads. In my case the Winchester's patterned the best and I was able to get 2 nice long beards with them in #5 shot.

[cowpoke]

What choke constriction are you guys using with the Winchester Extended Range? Or what choke constriction do they recommend

I would like to try some and hopefully switch to it. It seems to have many good things going for it.

[Strut10]

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What choke constriction are you guys using with the Winchester Extended Range? Or what choke constriction do they recommend

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I ran a pretty decent test on the 3" Winchester X-Tended #6 shot last spring. Through a XXX-full Comp-N-Choke (.665") it printed awesome patterns considerably farther than I'd ever shoot it at a turkey.

[bearcat]

I shoot the 3" and 3.5" Federal Mag shoks with the Flight Control wad. I use the good ole copper plated lead shot. At 45 yards these flight control wads will bounce off of the target. The amount of #4 pellets on the head/neck area of the turkey will send him down the road to glory in a hurry. I shoot these in my Remington 870 pump with a Comp-n-Choke XXFull choke.

Silver Member#5 ......... OTPG

[dosse]

I have never shot the federals but i know from experience that the winchesters are a good shell. You probably cant go wrong either way with all the good stuff on the market these days

[Strut10]

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You probably cant go wrong either way with all the good stuff on the market these days

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But you'll never know 'til you try 'em both.