Federal Premium ammunition begins with primers subjected to frequent inspections for dimensional tolerances and charge weight, ensuring consistent ignition shot after shot. The propellant is specially formulated to Federal’s strict specifications—clean-burning powders of the highest industry grades that deliver consistency and reliability.
The Federal Black Cloud FS 12 Gauge 3 Inch 1 Shot features Federal’s Flitecontrol Flex wad, engineered to improve pattern density and consistency through both ported and standard waterfowl chokes. The wad’s redesigned rear-deploying petals and side-mounted vents stimulate payload separation from the wad at the optimal moment, producing dense, deadly patterns. The load combines a 40 percent FLITESTOPPER steel pellet payload with 60 percent Premium steel, paired with a high-performance primer, clean-burning temperature-stable propellant, plated head, and sealed crimp that resists moisture in extreme conditions.
This 25-round ammunition delivers the performance waterfowl hunters demand.






