reason for price difference? and other questions.

[Elijah Gunn]

I've been getting interested in 12 ga. again, and I have some questions.
Shopping online I found some slugs made by Federal. They are the Premium Power Shock 12 ga. 1 oz. slugs.
One is the F127ss, and goes 1450 fps.
 The other is the F127rs, and goes 1610 fps.
 Now, with only a difference of 160 fps between them,the price difference is just over $6.00.
 Why is that?

I also have a couple buckshot questions.
1. What is "buffered" shot?

2. Would no. 4 buckshot be effective on feral dogs,cats, and wild turkeys?

I would be putting the buckshot through a Win. mod 12, with a 28in barrel and a full choke. I did pattern it using some 00 buckshot at 30 yds and am confident it would do the job on dogs. (both 4 AND 2 legged) Just curious about using the #4 buckshot.

I do NOT fire slugs through that model 12.   I have a 1200 Defender for those.

[sachel.45]

number 4 buck will work on coyotes and bobcats id use something smaller for turkeys like  number 4 or number 6 bird shot buffered shot has a filler in between the pellets can sometimes pattern better as to the slugs i dont think it would make all that much diffrence

[Elijah Gunn]

Thanks sachel.45.  I'll get some #4 buck and see how it patterns. Maybe try buffered too depending on the price.
 I just don't understand how two slugs made by the same company,and that the only difference I could find was one is 160 fps faster than the other differ in price by $6.00   One is 4.47 a box of 5 rnds., and the other is 10.37 a box of 5 rnds.

[jjas]

Thanks sachel.45.  I'll get some #4 buck and see how it patterns. Maybe try buffered too depending on the price.
 I just don't understand how two slugs made by the same company,and that the only difference I could find was one is 160 fps faster than the other differ in price by $6.00   One is 4.47 a box of 5 rnds., and the other is 10.37 a box of 5 rnds.

The f127ss is a saboted slug that looks very similar to the old BRI slugs.  It's used for fully rifled barrels or rifled choke tubes.


The f127rs is a rifled slug not unlike most other foster slugs meant for smooth bore barrels.


Hope this helps.

[Elijah Gunn]

 So it's SS for sabot slug, and RS for rifled slug. That makes sense Thanks a lot.

[Elijah Gunn]

I patterned the mod 12 with some Remington buffered #4 buck @30 yds. With only 1 or 2 flyers they all went across center mass of a full size human silhouette. Pretty good I think.