Originally Posted By: L. Brown
I seem to recall that Federal offered some 7/8 oz 16ga loads a few years back. I was excited until I saw the velocity was something over 1300 fps. Not much recoil reduction from 1 oz @ 1165 fps.


I like Federal Cartridge. It is the only company I can think of that loads steel shot in 16ga. While expensive at $20 per 25 in comparison to same cartridge in 12ga it is substantially cheaper than other 16ga non-lead alternatives.