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Federal's New Upland Paper Loads
Federal has started selling new hunting shotshells made with paper hulls.During the SHOT Show of 2025, they announced the new Federal Upland Paper lineup, available in 20 gauge or 12 gauge loads. For now, only 2.75-inch shells are available, with a choice of #4, #5 or #6 shot. They’re packaged in 25-round boxes.
And as these are marketed towards upland hunters, they use hardened, copper-plated lead shot, not non-toxic material such as steel or TSS—non-tox loads aren’t required in most jurisdictions for busting pheasants or partridge.
Fudd Friday: Go Old-School With Federal's New Upland Paper Loads
I don’t remember the first time I ever shot a rifle, but I remember the first time I ever shot a shotgun.As a teen, one of my friends found an ancient stash of 16 gauge paper shotgun shells in his basement (probably belonging to his great-grandfather).We managed to also get our hands on that...
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