Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 Shot 1-1/8 oz – Proven 25 Round Box

Description

Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 shot is the fastest shell in the All American competition family and the one built for the back of the trap house. The 2 3/4 inch straight wall hull carries 1 1/8 ounces of high antimony lead at 1250 fps behind the Podium wad, and Federal packs it 25 rounds to the box. Part number is FAA12HC in number 7.5 shot.

• What Handicap Yardage Demands
• Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 Shot Specifications
• Honest Notes on Handicap Loads

What Handicap Yardage Demands

A handicap target is already thirty five or forty yards out by the time you break it, and two things change at that distance. Your lead gets longer because the target has more time to travel, and pellet energy has dropped because the shot string has been decelerating the whole way. A 1250 fps handicap trap load addresses both at once by getting the payload there sooner with more velocity left when it arrives.

The cost is recoil, and it is not trivial. 1 1/8 ounces at 1250 fps out of a 2 3/4 inch hull is a stout shell, and a hundred of them in an afternoon will remind you. That is precisely why Federal builds three velocities in this line rather than one. The handicap load is a tool for a specific job, not a default, and shooting it for sixteen yard practice mostly buys you a sore shoulder.

Everything else is the same competition recipe. High antimony lead resists deformation through the forcing cone and choke so more pellets stay round and stay in the pattern, and the Podium wad has a compression zone in its base that cushions the shot column at ignition. At 1250 fps that cushioning matters more, not less, because the acceleration is harsher.

Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 Shot Specifications

This is a 2 3/4 inch shell, safe in any 12 gauge chambered 2 3/4 inch or longer. Straight wall hulls are well liked by shotshell reloaders and worth keeping if you load your own.

• Manufacturer part number: FAA12HC 7.5
• Gauge: 12 gauge
• Shell length: 2 3/4 inches
• Payload: 1 1/8 ounces of high antimony lead shot
• Shot size: number 7.5
• Muzzle velocity: 1250 fps
• Intended use: handicap trap, long yardage
• Wad: Federal Podium wad for straight wall hulls
• Quantity: 25 rounds per box
• UPC: 604544706000

Honest Notes on Handicap Loads

Use it where it earns its keep. If you are shooting from twenty two yards or further back, Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 shot is the right shell. If you are shooting sixteen yard singles, doubles or practice, the lighter 1145 or 1200 fps loads will break the same targets with less punishment and probably better scores by the end of the round.

Recoil management is a real part of shooting handicap well. A gas operated autoloader soaks up noticeably more of this shell than a fixed breech over and under, and a recoil pad or a heavier gun makes a genuine difference over a hundred targets. If you shoot a light gun and find yourself lifting your head by the third round, the shell is the first thing to look at.

Number 7.5 is the standard handicap size and there is a good reason for it. Number 8 does not carry well enough at long yardage, and larger shot thins the pattern more than the extra energy is worth. If someone tells you to shoot 8s from the twenty seven, ask them to pattern both at forty yards first.

Finally, lead restrictions. Registered trap clubs almost universally permit lead and reclaim it, but a growing number of ranges on public land require non toxic shot. Confirm before you travel to a new club with a case.

For sixteen yard targets and practice the 1200 fps 3 dram shell and the 1145 fps light load are easier on the shoulder. Full factory data is on the Federal Premium product page.

Federal All American Handicap 12ga 7.5 shot suits registered trap shooters at handicap yardage, long sporting clays presentations and anyone who needs the extra reach a faster shell buys. MAG5 Firearms is a family owned FFL in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Boxes ship where state and local law allows.