Long Range Shotgun Test! 12 Gauge 00 Buckshot - FliteControl Federal Premium 

I like this video style. Hopefully you get more views. This is a great shell!

Thanks for doing this test. I use the law enforcement version of this load (LE12700) for home defense. Looks like it might be a bit overkill when it comes to penetration :). Your video and narration skills are excellent, I look forward to more of your video.

Just found this video after ordering some of this ammo. I'm now a subscriber. Your narration is eloquent and informative. Thank you Sir.

this stuff is heaven sent i got 7 out of 9 pellets on a human torso target at 50 yards out of an open cylinder mossy 500 i've seen none better

I agree. You are a pleasure to listen to. Forgot I was watching youtube for a minute. You should do voiceover for national geographic

Beg to differ...:) I've tested both your statements and unfortunately they are untrue. Re velocity and barrel length - my measurements indicate that there is no appreciable difference in muzzle velocity with barrels any longer than 14 inches. Re Pattern - go check out what Dr. A.C. Jones's tests reveal in his book Sporting Shotgun Performance. My results on the subject of patterning mirror his.

Great stuff Brobee, Thanks

It's a shame there are not more people out there who will understand what's going on here. The FliteControl shell is amazing. Thanks very much for this great video, I appreciate how much work went into this video. Kudos sir.

I've already filmed a hevi-shot episode....just have to edit it....will be several weeks (maybe months!) still.

Something that would be interesting is to see how a cheap #00 loaf compares to the premium loadings, something like Rio. I know the ammo is a very small part of the expense of running one of these tests, but I'd be happy to send up some Rio #00 to see it tested.

How would you rate the Remington 2 3/4 00 law enforcement against a black bear?

You are a pleasure to listen to buddy. Great test.

I'd like to see a test of some canadian challenger slugs please

This is the version of 1145 fps or 1325 fps? And this penetration results of federal flitecontrol, you believe is very good for 00BK, compared to other brands 00BK? Thanks for the nice video.

Well done and well presented... That worked about as well as one might expect... Hornady now makes similar buckshot loads with similar wads in a Fast 1600 FPS 8 pellet 2-3/4 and a slower 1+1/2 ounce payload 3" version...

Great video! Very thorough. I'm sorry, but I have to ask... Would you be willing to read me a bedtime story?

Impressive work!

Very humble and informative. Thank you!

Great video subscribed

I was about to ask if you were from Canada, but then I scrolled down

This was a phenomenal video. Definitely surprising results.

Very informing and pleseant to view. One Q though. What choke do you use in your guns?

Love this product for hunting with a cyclinder bore 👍👍

Great video. I just purchased 25 boxes of this stuff. Were those different sized shot in your recovered pics?

Federal .410 #4 and '000' buck through both a full choke barrel and a cylinder choke barrel at different distances. Loved the test and it does give shotgunners a good idea of what to expect. Keep up the good work,I'll keep watching and thumbing the vids up.

00 Buck only loses about 2-3" of penetration from the muzzle to 50 yards in properly calibrated gel.

Very well done video. Informative, helpful footage, and to the point.

I do not like the deformation from the buffering. If you use high antimony shot it does not deform even without the copper plate. Federal is notorious for not adding enough antimony to prevent shot deformation. Then again to much antimony makes shot brittle, it will not dent but it will break. I have never tested buckshot but we have tested #9 birdshot used for skeet shooting. 6% antimony works perfectly for skeet shooting. Shoot a round of skeet with bulk ammo of your favorite flavor. Then shoot a round with Winchester AA ammo. Your score will improve with the AA. Most bulk shotgun pellets are flat when they come out of the barrel. I reload shells for skeet and sporting clays I spend the extra money for AA or Fiocchi shot.

To be honest it is not uncommon for some hot high brass loads of #00 and #000 pellets to still penetrate 18 to 24+ inches of ballistics gel or living mammalian tissue as far out as 60 or 70 yards.

Putting an additional gel block behind the original after the original had already been shot, and therefore compromised, was a flaw in the test. The likely effect would be to channelize the shot through the path/s already made in the gel by the 1st shot, decreasing drag and extending the penetration observed in the 2nd block. RX: "sneaking up on" your tests by starting with the longest range, and checking the results before proceeding to the more energetic short-range tests.

just bought some of these shells the other day decided to do some research on them after the fact lol, found this video and now I'm a subscriber I like your straightforward no BS approach. I'm not here to be entertained I want information and I got it thanks for the upload keep up the good work!

even #4 buck will often still penetrate 8 to 12 inches at 50 yards

Remington's Quality control has gone to shit!!! And it sucks because I am a Remington man. But I also got a IAC HAWK 981 combo barrel on it 18.5" and 26" barrel with choke and it's feels and shoots better then mine and my dads 870 😲😲😫😫 Good video and thanks for it and if you can can you do a long range gel test with .308 or 5.56 if you got it??? Something like 800+ yards that would be very much appreciated 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

Very good Brobee223. I like this review. I own a 1999 production Mossberg 590 with a 20" barrel. 8+1 round capacity. I've not had the opportunity to test the Federal 00 Flight Control rounds as yet. I do have some of the Hornady Critical Defense high velocity rounds and they seem to maintain a tight shot pattern as well although I cannot definitively say that they are as good as the Federal rounds in your review. I am a proponent of the 12 twelve gauge shotgun pump or semi auto simply for their versatility and lethality when that becomes necessary. A fight stopper at close range I would trust this Mossberg in a bad situation. Is the shotgun the be all end all in every scenario? Nope! A man once said that you need the right tool for the job. That said though a shotgun will provide your dinner or stop a very determined bad guy where a pistol may not. By the way. Another weapon at the Castle is an AR15. All the best to you Brobee223

I killed a deer with buckshot last year. killed one with #4 and shot one with #4 and I couldn't recover the deer. VERDICT: don't shoot them outside of 20-25 with #4. and 30-55 with 00 or 000,

My defense buckshot Winchester 3 inch 00buck 12 pellets at 1,450 FPS and side saddle with Brenneke Black Magic 602 gr slug at 1,500 FPS with 3,042 ft lbs energy

Do they make a 3" Federal FliteControl Premium 000 Buckshot? If so I would love to see how such a tight grouping ammo would perform at longer ranges with the added weight of the 000 buckshot.

Impressive shells but isn't that penetration a bit much for home defense/police distances? I find it strange that if this was a pistol video people would be losing their minds about "over penetration danger," yet I didn't see a single comment about it on this video. I'll stick with my 27 pellet #4 buckshot that you stoned a deer with at 20 yards. If that doesn't stop a home invader at 20 feet I have bigger problems.

Some local Law Enforcement Officers told me that they had problems with LE 127 penetrating winter clothing (namely leather jackets) at 40 yards and beyond. I've yet to see a test of anything but Denim clothing against buckshot and would greatly appreciate a barrier penetration video.

If possible could you test hevi-shot hevi metal for waterfowl hunting I would really like to see the results of the shots at different yardage and how well it penetrates. Also great videos love them!

Dude you have to consider that your guns have like 18" barels and that spreads your pattern quicker. It also slows down the shot and increases muzzle jump.

I like your channel. Keep up the good work

Thanks for video again))

Good test. Looks like 00 buckshot is still lethal at 40 yards.

Wonderful video! Your testing mistakes were perfect; you know what to change for the future, and the video was STILL very informative because you explained everything well. A++!

I wonder if the texture on the pellets acts like golf ball dimples and reduce drag.

Very nice video.Could you please test buckshot without flitecontrol through a full choke at different distanses?

I vote for federal tru-ball in 12g. Way to go cgner! Subscribed!

Really interesting, I appreciate you making this.

Very Nice

Terrific.

Was this the 1145fps or 1325 fps ammo?

Would you test at 50m? How about 75m?

USA! USA! USA!

Thanks for this.

r these 2-3-4" or 3"?

You should have used a full choke instead of improved you'll get a way better grouping with a full choke than an improved choke

You have such a friendly sounding voice. Where are you from Minnesota or maybe Canada?