FED FRT TRN 12GA 3″ 300GR SLUG 5/50

Description

The Federal Premium Freight Train is a slug load built around a specific problem: most sabot designs that print well at 100 yards start to fall apart at distance. Federal’s answer is a streamlined copper projectile paired with a redesigned sabot and wad that align the slug precisely within the bore and release cleanly at the muzzle, giving you groups under four inches at 200 yards through a fully rifled barrel. That kind of consistency at extended range matters for whitetail hunters pushing shots across agricultural fields or open hardwoods, as well as for anyone pursuing large, hard-to-stop game like bears or boars where precise shot placement counts for more than raw power alone.

The copper construction keeps this load compliant with lead-free requirements in states and areas where that matters for hunting. Beyond compliance, the all-copper slug is designed to expand via an externally skived nose cavity — the skiving geometry and hollow-point dimensions were tuned specifically to drive deeper penetration compared to Federal’s earlier Trophy Copper sabot slug, not just reliable upset at close range. A polymer tip protects the hollow point during feeding and flight while also improving the aerodynamic profile to preserve velocity and energy downrange.

One practical advantage worth noting: the sabot and propellant combination is engineered to perform consistently across a wide temperature range, so the load that patterned at your September range session should behave the same on a cold December morning. Point of impact tracks closely with Trophy Copper as well, which matters if you’re running two loads through the same rifle for different purposes. Comes in a five-round box at 300 grains and 2,000 feet per second.