Name: Chuck Townsend
Location of hunt: Oklahoma
Date: Spring 2007 and Spring 2008
Game taken: Turkey
Ammunition used: Federal Mag-Shok #4 20-gauge Turkey loads
Skinny: "If you'll look close you will see the combined results of;

Two Oklahoma Spring Turkey Seasons (2007 - 2008)
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Six Federal Number Four (4) 20 gauge Federal Premium Turkey Loads
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Six Eastern Wild Turkeys (with a combined total of (64 1/2) sixty four and one half inch beard length!!!)

I wish I could better express my gratitude for a company that makes such an awesome product as you guys make, but the only way I know is to show you proof positive of the results. In my opinion, anyone serious as I am about turkey hunting, better be using your shells! Unequaled product, unequaled results!!”

Name: John McEnroe
Location of hunt: Lake County, California
Date: 2008
Game taken: Hog
Ammunition used: Power-Shok .308 Win. Soft Point 150-grain
Skinny:"I fired one round from my 1955, vintage Savage Model 99, and the 150-pound hog was in the cooler by 8:05 AM.

Did I use a “magic bullet?”

Well, the “experts” would say that I made a bad choice because we only recovered a 94.0 grain chunk of twisted metal. But, when I pulled the trigger, I watched my hog go straight up into the air, come down and attempt to spin around twice, then flop on his side on the ground where he stood when he was hit. When field dressing, the initial reactions to the wound channel was that a lot of meat had been damaged. That was not the case.

Federal, Jake & Mike made this once in a lifetime pig hunter look good!”

Name: Brian Finney
Location of hunt: Botswana
Date: August 2008
Game taken: Elephant
Ammunition used: Cape-Shok .375 H&H 300-grain Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer
Skinny: “I had an amazing safari and, thanks to Federal, didn’t miss or lose a single animal. The elephant was a particularly hair ordeal. I shot it at 25 yds as it reared its head up to charge. I was thankful to have such a reliable round.”

Elephant – .375 H&H Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer (The penetration was amazing!)
Buffalo – .375 H&H Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
Kudu – .375 H&H Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
Zebra – .375 H&H Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
Baboon – .300 Win Mag Barnes Triple Shock X-Bullet
Warthog – .300 Win Mag Barnes Triple Shock X-Bullet
Tsessebe – .300 Win Mag Barnes Triple Shock X-Bullet
Red Lechwe – .300 Win Mag Barnes Triple Shock X-Bullet

Name: Paul Larson
Location of hunt: South Dakota
Date: Winter 2007
Game taken: Plains Bison
Ammunition used: 400-grain Speer Flat Nose with Federal 215M Primer
Skinny:"Bullet entered between ribs behind front leg, penetrated through the heart, broke offside rib, lodged under the offside skin. Bull ran approximately 40 yards before collapsing & expiring, no follow-up shot required. Recovered approximately 650 lbs of meat from animal (deboned). Speer bullet performed very well.”
Rifle: Win. Mod.70 African
Weather: sunny, 8 deg. F., light 5 MPH breeze
Range: 215 yards, stalking hunt, taken with iron sights

Name: Ron Beyer
Location of hunt: Montana
Date: Fall 2008
Game taken: Moose
Ammunition used: Federal Premium 180-grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
Skinny:"This Montana moose is a result of 20 years of applying for permits. I used a Remington 700 300 SWS and Federal Premium 180-gr Trophy Bonded cartridge. One shot right behind the front shoulder and he went only 10 yards. Nice performance. I had passed up two smaller bull earlier. This one will score around 170. 10x11 43 in spread. Thank you for the quality of your cartridges.”

Name: Bruce Pelletier
Location of hunt: Russia
Date: Spring 2009
Game taken: Kamchatka Brown Bear
Ammunition used: 300 Win Mag Vital-Shok with 200-grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
Skinny:"April 2009 brought me to Russia for a Kamchatka Brown Bear hunt. An adventure I will never forget. Lots of snow and many bears. Using my Browning A-bolt in 300 Win Mag and Federal 200-grain TBBC I took a large Bear with one shot. I have hunted in Alaska and Canada for browns, grizzlies and polar bears using only Federal ammo. It's the very best.”

Name: Tom Hanson
Location of hunt: Wisconsin
Date: Spring 2009
Game taken: Boss Gobbler
Ammunition used: 12-gauge Mag-Shok lead with FLITECONTROL wad
Skinny: “...I couldn't believe when I walked up to the bird and there was your wad. This bird was at 40-yards and weighed 22 lbs, 4-oz. That makes 12 birds with 12 shells. With results like that I can't change to another product.”

Name: Jimmy Harrison (Master Hatter)
Location of hunt: Montana
Date: Spring 2009
Game taken: Boss Gobbler
Ammunition used: 12-gauge FLITECONTROL Wad Technology
Skinny: “Made this shot at about 30 yds. FLITECONTROL did an amazing job!!! Thanks.”

Name: Jonathon Johnson
Location of hunt: New York
Date: Fall 2007
Game taken: First and second ever Whitetail Deer
Ammunition used: 12-gauge Power-Shok Slug
Skinny: “This season I purchased your Power-Shok Rifled Slugs. I am a hunter in Western New York and have used your ammunition since I started hunting. During this year’s whitetail season I killed my first deer and even a second with your product. I admire the accuracy and smoothness of all your ammunition, and I have never been disappointed.”

Name: Herschel Richardson
Location of hunt: Michigan
Date: Fall 2007
Game taken: 12-point Whitetail Buck and 350-lb Black Bear
Ammunition used: 12-gauge Vital-Shok Barnes Expander Slug
Skinny: “…I would like to thank you for a great shell with Barnes Expander. I was lucky this year; I got a 350-lb. Black Bear and a 12-point Whitetail Deer with my TC Encore in a 12-gauge with Federal Premium Ammunition. This setup just can not be beat.”

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