16ga.com Forum Index
Author Message
<  16ga. Ammunition & Reloading  ~  Do they really exist?
Foursquare
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:00 am  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Posts: 398
Location: S Fl

It's been about 6 months since we first heard about the Federal 7/8 oz high velocity load.

I have yet to see one, either in a store or on a website. Have checked Grafs, Midsouth, Natchez.

The load doesn't even appear on the Fed website.

What gives??

Pete

_________________
" .......you have learned patience and stubbornness and concentration on what you really want at the expense of what is there to shoot. You have learned that man can as easily be debased as ennobled by a sport....."
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Larry Brown
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:10 am  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 26 Apr 2005
Posts: 743

The few boxes I bought, I found at a Sportsman's Warehouse last spring. Someone commented that Federal made up a bunch for Wal-Mart, I believe, but Wally didn't take all of them. Might've been a short production run.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brdhnt
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:35 am  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 19 Aug 2005
Posts: 184
Location: Concordia, Kansas

Pete,

When Larry showed up at the Flatwater Shot with those last April, I immediately checked with Federal after I got home.

I never did find out exctly how those originally were ordered, but Federal did make them up for Wal-Mart prior to the 2005 dove season.

As near as my Federal contact could tell, they made up 250,000 rounds (2500 flats) for shipment to Wal-Mart.

There are no plans to make any more and the two Federal reps I talked to were even surprised that Federal made such a 'small' special run.

One did hazard the guess that we have a 16 Gauge shooter lurking in the corporate hiarchy of Wal-Mart.

Hope this helps.

Terry
________
ASS TUBES


Last edited by brdhnt on Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:40 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Dave Miles
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:49 am  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 27 Jun 2005
Posts: 1545
Location: Michigan

More than likely, someone at Wallyworld told Federal, you will make these loads for us or we won't carry your ammo anymore. Sad
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
revdocdrew
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:52 am  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 2016
Location: Glendale, AZ

Terry and Larry gun riter' guys: Find this 16er at the Federal corp headquarters and pullleeezzz convince him to make a run of 7/8 oz 16g target loads at 1165. Very Happy

_________________
Drew Hause
http://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
brdhnt
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:06 pm  Reply with quote
Member
Member


Joined: 19 Aug 2005
Posts: 184
Location: Concordia, Kansas

Drew,

Been trying for 3 years. No luck. Still have some interest from Fiocchi and Wolf though and am still working on them.

TB
________
Motorcycle Owners Of America
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
All times are GMT - 7 Hours

View next topic
View previous topic
Page 1 of 1
16ga.com Forum Index  ~  16ga. Ammunition & Reloading

Post new topic   Reply to topic


 
Jump to:  

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum




Powered by phpBB and NoseBleed v1.09