okidoki i think i got it
I’ve fired a limited amount of Federal Classic 00…it shot well out a Benelli M1 and 870. I can’t comment on the poll’s other choices as I have no experience with those loads; I shoot what my agency issues…Winchester Ranger Low Recoil (LR) 00 buck (RA12005)…runs well in our duty 870s, my personal 870, and Saiga 12.
I tried it in a buddy’s Benelli M1014. Constant malfunctions consisting of mostly failures-to-eject. It ran my duty Winchester Ranger LR slugs (RA12RS15) with no problems though.
curious about the federal classic in your m1.
what’s the specs on your m1? barrel length? choke? how did the federal classic 00 do at 25yards?
Still learning here and there’s quite a lot to absorb per sitting session. If using Federal, does it make a difference using steel or lead shot? 
It dose not matter that much to anything that you shoot with it, but may matter to you, if your going to eat it when its dead… 
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this thread was suppose to discuss the buckshot 00 as a defensive round.
what I meant was that does federal classic 00 buckshot group well at 25yards?
Yes…
None of the above!
You need to try the Federal “Flite Control Wad” 00 Buck. 3- 4" patterns at 15 yds, and all pellets in the kill zone at 25 yds with an 18" IC choke factory barrel.
Absolutely amazing the first time you try it.
toddackerman,
that would be great… but i’ll have to look for that type of shotshell over here. and… my shotgun is cylinder choke.
Cylinder or Imp. Cylinder…doesn’t matter. This is the tightest patterning 00 buck out there.
Does it have to be the “LE” (Law Enforcement) version? I see otherwise with the FliteControl Wadding being offered from Federal.
No. The non-LEO is good to go. It’s all in the wad. It’s pretty darn remarkable.
Thanks! 
now im on a mission 
I use the TAP-FDP 00 buck in my Mossberg 500 Marine based on the recomendation of several Officers I have worked with. I did some testing and it holds a nice tight pattern to 15 yards and puts all the pellets in the target at 25.
Looking that up right now. Looks like I’m going to have to give that Hornady a try. Thanks!