walmart shotgun 100 round value packs

[oneounceload]

The main difference is the recoil. Light loads equals light recoil....something my shoulders prefer as I get older......Most cheap promo loads are 3 or 3-1/4 DE, running 1200 or 1290fps. I like the 2-3/4DE running about 1145, coupled with a 1oz payload, makes for a soft-shooting experience.....and the clays still break easily. There is NO need to use hard-hitting big payload shells to break any target out there, espeically when I'm shooting 2 rounds of sporting in one day.....I believe the Gun Clubs are basically as good as the STS hulls for reloading.

 

[ArmedBear]

Interesting. The website says 1290, but the box sitting here says 1200. Maybe they've changed it.

It WAS the same as the bulk Federals I have here (1 1/8 oz. @ 1200). I don't mind 1 1/8 oz., so I can err on the side of open chokes and 7 1/2 shot for when the distances are really varied, as they were last Wednesday night.

But the spec on Remington's website says 1290. Hmmm...

 

[Kind of Blued]

My 1100 will cycle the Federal loads even after 1,000 rounds with no cleaning or lubrication.

With the other brands, it will start having failures after 100 rounds.

Easy choice for me.

 

[nody]

Talking about poor feed Winchester universals, I was shooting a rented AL391 20ga on Saturday and they fed fine, then swapped to a 391 12ga, and the bolt would only partially release when the button was pressed, loading singles through the port (yes, I DID change to 12 gauge shells from 20 ). The bolt would only move about 1/3rd fwd, until the gun warmed up (it was A/C cold to the touch, until about 10 rnds and 107 deg TX got it warmed up and running.)

Being a rental, I figured it was a dirty gun and mentioned it when I returned it. Listening to you guys, maybe it was the cheap winchesters? To hear you guys tell it, the 391 is near perfect. By the way, I've seen it mentioned in other threads, but that 20 ga 391 was down right "DAINTY" compared to the 12. I thought of Will Smith in MIB: "Feel like I'm gonna break this damn thing!" Didn't cost any targets though.

Because of this thread, I'm gonna switch back to the Federals, and maybe try some remingtons too, even though they are about 50 cents more a box.

 

[chevyforlife21]

yea my winchesters always got stuck in my 20 gauge single shot every round. with federal its fine. the winchesters seem to work fine in a mossberg 500 12g though

 

[ArmedBear]

People blame the 870 for the stuck shell problem with the Universals.

I have long blamed the junk shells.

If a 391 and a single-shot have the same issue, is it really the 870?

I'm the first to say that Remington's stuff falls short in various ways. I just don't think this is one of them.

 

[lions]

I like Federal.
It is cheaper than Remington and my 870 doesn't like Winchester.

 

[Erik M]

I buy a different barand every time. Im working my way through a brick of Federal at the moment. From what I noticed they are all about the same, 7 1/2 - 8 shot, 7/8 - 1 1/8 oz.

 

[Big Daddy Grim]

Federal never had a dud

 

[chevyforlife21]

federal for life!

 

[556A2]

I wouldn't buy the Winchester bulk-packs if they were a dollar per 100. They have given me too many headaches over the years.

I usually buy the Remington Game Loads for a few bucks more.

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I really like the federals because the guys shoot them and give me the empties..lol. I reload them one time and have an endless supply.

 

[EvanWilliams]

Rarely does it matter which brand. That said. I used AAs in my O/U and Remington in my Semi-auto. The old guy who taught me about sporting told me that the "slick" remingtons were better in semi-autos. So, in competition, I followed that advice. Now. Does it make a difference that I didn't buy the value pack. I always bought by the Flat where AAs or Rems. The AA hulls felt thick and substantial. Maybe the value pack is different.

 

[frontgate1]

Generally more expensive shotshell contain a harder shot, which is a better quality shot.

 

[seanie!]

I usually buy the Federal bulk boxes from Wal-Mart for clay shooting. Never had a problem with them.

 

[seeds76]

I LOVE Winchester. Got my first 2 perfect rounds (aces) in american and continental trap using Winchester. Saved a ton of $$$ shooting the 100 round universal boxes. Federal burns way to dirty and has a stronger smell that annoys the hell out of me.

 

[Gary G23]

People blame the 870 for the stuck shell problem with the Universals.

I have long blamed the junk shells.

If a 391 and a single-shot have the same issue, is it really the 870?

I'm the first to say that Remington's stuff falls short in various ways. I just don't think this is one of them.

Finally, logic prevails.

 

[rbernie]

Federal burns way to dirty and has a stronger smell that annoys the hell out of me.

Man, I simply LOVE the Federal smell.

I collect my hulls for reloading. Geneseo1911 really did a good job of capturing the pros/cons of these offerings up in post #7. I have been favoring the Federal because their hulls are thick (and they smell so good when fired! ), but I also set them aside for a couple of months in my North Texas attic before reloading them so I haven't had any basewad issues. ArmedBear convinced me a while back to try reloading the Remington hulls, and they work just as well as the Federals but without the basewad concerns.

I have shot almost 10K Winchester bulk-pack shells in the last couple of years, and frankly they give me extraction issues on enough guns (including my 311s) that I vowed to never buy them again once I burned through my stash.

 

[Erik M]

I plink with federal but I prefer brenneke slugs in a value pack to law down my law.

590A1 Gord-Thumper, eh?

 

[orphanedcowboy]

I order from Graf's and Sons normally, but on the rare occasion I am short, I buy the Remington's.

 

[BrownRock]

My not so local Walmart stocks the three brands being talked about here. Remington is $3 bucks more than Federal and Winchester. For me it's the Federal brand, works everytime I pull the trigger. I've never bought the Winchester or Remington packs. Plenty of Winchester and Federal is stocked on the shelves. Not as much Remington on the shelves, but it is there.

 

[smithmax]

My local WM sells them all for $20.xx

 

[ijosef]

How much have prices risen on these value packs in recent years? I recently got into shooting again, although I remember buying bulk packs of Federals at Wal*Mart about ten years ago. I just can't remember what price we paid.

 

[smithmax]

Regarding price, they are all $20 at the local wallyworld, and that seems to be a pretty fair price for factory loads.

 

[JWF III]

As a reloader, I get Win. AA when I buy shells (the hulls are better for reloading). But I'd shoot any of the three choices. It would all depend on what I was to be doing that day, what the loads are for each brand, and what the price of each is.

Wyman