FED PWRSHK 16GA 2.75 MX #1 BCK 5/250

Description

Federal Power-Shok buckshot is built for hunters who need reliable terminal performance on deer, hogs, and predators from a 16-gauge platform. The shell is loaded with #1 buckshot, a pellet size that carries enough individual mass for deep penetration while delivering a meaningful pellet count — 12 pellets per shell — that broadens the effective wound channel compared to larger buck sizes carrying fewer projectiles.

Two design elements work together to keep those pellets on target. The Triple Plus wad system controls how the shot column separates from the wad after leaving the muzzle, maintaining pellet alignment through the critical early phase of flight when patterns begin to open. A granulated plastic buffer fills the voids between pellets inside the shell, cushioning them against the deformation that occurs at ignition. Deformed pellets fly erratically; rounder pellets hold tighter groups at distance. The practical result is that patterns arrive more uniform and more concentrated than they would from an unbuffered load.

At 2-3/4 inches, the shell fits any 16-gauge chamber without the pressure concerns of a longer hull in a shorter gun. Muzzle velocity is 1,225 fps, a figure that balances downrange energy retention against felt recoil — fast enough to maintain pellet momentum at hunting distances, moderate enough that follow-up shots remain manageable. Sold in five-round boxes, this is field ammunition sized for a day of hunting rather than range practice by volume.