FED HI-BIRD 12GA 2.75″ #5 25/250

Description

Federal’s Hi-Bird Fiber Wad is a high-volume upland load built for hunters who put a serious number of shells through the gun in a single outing — driven pheasant days, dove fields, pigeon shoots, and similar fast-action situations where spent wads accumulate quickly. The defining feature here is the construction of the wad itself: instead of a conventional plastic cup wad, Federal uses a cellulose-based fiber over-powder wad that breaks down rather than persisting in the field. For shoots on managed land or anywhere plastic debris is a concern, that distinction matters without costing you anything in performance.

What you do not give up is velocity or pattern quality. The 1,330 fps muzzle velocity puts this load at the faster end of the 12-gauge upland spectrum, which extends effective range on birds that flush wild or are worked at distance. The lead shot itself is formulated specifically for this application — the alloy is tuned to balance hardness and density so pellets hold their shape through the bore and maintain enough mass downrange to hit hard rather than deflect off feathers. The result is pattern density that stays useful at the longer distances where Hi-Bird loads are most at home. At 1-1/4 oz of shot, the payload gives you enough pellets in the pattern to compensate for imperfect leads without overpowering lighter upland gauges. A 25-round box suits a morning’s hunting; cases of 250 are available for those who burn through ammunition at volume shoots.