FED STL 12GA 2.75″ #7.5 1 OZ 25/250

Description

Federal’s Upland Steel line is built for hunters who work wetlands, flooded timber, or any ground where steel shot is the practical choice for upland birds. This isn’t a compromise load squeezed into a steel-compliant shell — the line is engineered from the start around steel’s behavior, so patterns are consistent rather than an afterthought of swapping shot type into an existing hull design.

The 1-ounce payload in a 2 3/4-inch hull keeps recoil manageable through a full day in the field, which matters when you’re shooting a lot of flushes in close cover. Steel is harder than lead and retains its shape through the bore better, which means the shot column tends to stay more uniform, supporting tighter, more predictable patterns at the ranges where upland birds are typically taken. The trade-off with steel is that it’s lighter than lead for a given volume, so this load is optimized around shot sizes that work within that physics rather than directly substituting for a lead equivalent.

The #7.5 shot size sits on the smaller end of the practical steel spectrum, which suits closer-range flushes where pattern density at moderate distances matters more than downrange energy retention. At the distances where pheasants, quail, or grouse are typically broken from cover, that density does the work. Federal loads these in a 25-round box, a practical count for a day afield without carrying more than needed.