Hunting & Heritage  |  10/30/2024

Podcast Ep. 289: Shotshell Ballistics and Innovation with Federal Ammunition’s Dan Compton


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Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by Federal Ammunition’s Global Shotgun Shell Director Dan Compton and PF & QF’s Vice President of Corporate Partnership’s Chris Kalis for a conversation about shotshell ballistics, patterning a shotgun, and new ammunition innovations on the horizon.

Episode Highlights:
  • Compton provides step-by-step guidance on how to pattern a shotgun with different distances, chokes, and shotshells.   
  • The guys also discuss Federal Ammunition’s creation of Prairie Storm in 2011 and how it almost got named “Ringneck Rocket.” 
  • Additionally, Compton reveals that Federal Ammunition will be releasing a bismuth and steel blend of Prairie Storm featuring the Pheasants Forever logo next year. 
  • Finally, Compton explains how Quail Forever members can help get more QF shotshells on store shelves. 

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