Designed specifically to provide a 3-Gun competitor with a shell that can balance enough power to knock down targets while still keeping the user light and fast on the next target, Federal's Action Shotgun is new for 2023.

Action Shotgun’s 1 1/8-ounce payload of No. 7.5 lead pellets leaves the muzzle at 1,235 feet per second. Compare this to Federal's popular Top Gun Target load of 1 1/8-ounce 7.5 that has a velo of 1,145 fps. The higher velocity of the Action Shotgun load, says Federal, "strikes the perfect balance: providing both the power needed to knock down targets and the shoot-ability to run through a course with both speed and precision."

Further, Action Shotgun uses an overshot card and roll crimp to add strength and rigidity to the mouth of the shell, allowing for improved cycling – in both tube-fed and magazine-fed shotguns. As for the shell cup, it is made of brass-plated steel for reliable feeding and extraction to reduce the risk of jams. 

"Every aspect of this new ammo has been designed to help competitors run their shotgun stages more efficiently and effectively,” said Scott Turner, Federal’s Shotshell Product Line Manager. "First and foremost, this product is designed to address and eliminate hand-loading and magazine-feeding issues these athletes often encounter. Second, it delivers the quantity and power that action shotgun shooters were already seeking out. And finally, it uses the ideal components for the ultimate in pattern performance and reliability competitors can depend on."

Federal has a case inbound for us to test out on a couple of different competition shotguns, and we'll let you know how it performs.