Thread: Federal Flite-Control vs. Regular Buck

Yeah "Tru-Ball" is the one with a ball.

Senility is a terrible thing, and you should be ashamed of yourself for making me admit I don't recall what round it was that was causing this problem . I think you have ID'ed it correctly. It was during a shotgun class I took a couple of years ago, and the plastic 'balls' were doing odd things, including bouncing all the way back past the firing line from a steel swinger target 50 yards away. lpl

Thank you for posting these pics. It shows how shotgun technology is improving and extending the useful range of shot patterns without going to a choking system. With that said this seem like the buckshot if you ever have need to take it outside.

Thanks for the info DK. Nothing like some real world documentation.

Looks like for home defense, the plain vanilla buckshot does a good job (maybe better if you value a little larger pattern), so why go to the extra expense of Flite-Control. How many home defense encounters are going to be more than 18 yards? Not many I am thinking. Thanks for the good information.

Hi. I just found this post. I have been working on this very topic with a criminalistics professor at UNT. We co-wrote a report that is to be published in the Forensic Firearms and Toolmark Examiners Journal. Once it is published I will try to put it here.

Quote: Looks like for home defense, the plain vanilla buckshot does a good job (maybe better if you value a little larger pattern), so why go to the extra expense of Flite-Control. It's a state of mind. Some people use a shotgun like the proverbial "scattergun", while others use them like a rifle with a wider selection of payloads. Others are shooting at people beyond 15 yards and they want all pellets on target!

I'd bet the flier in your first pic is the wad.

Thanks for thaking the time to test this and then post it.

Definitely some useful info here. I may have to give the Federal FLite-Control rounds a try.