Federal Monarchs, 20 gauge, 7.5, 2.75 inch, paper. Ahhhhh!!!! I remember it so well from 50+ years ago. So well in fact that I hunted preserve quail, chukar, and pheasant in Oklahoma two weeks ago with Federal Gold Medal ( I think that is what they were called), 7.5's and 8's, but in 12. Not only did they perform adequately in my BSS SL, they were the hit of the day with the other two hunters wanting to "smell my empties" after each shoot!!! But like someone said earlier, the smell, although wonderful, is still not quite what it was over 50 years ago to an aspiring teenaged hunter. Thank to the originator of this thread and other contributors for these excellent memories of a youth well spent in the hunting fields and woods. I only wish my grandchildren could experience it, but I think they probably never will, at least not to the extent I did.
