Federal Hi-Brass Game Load .410 Bore 3 Inch 11/16 oz. #7.5 Shot – 25 Rounds (Box)

Federal Hi-Brass Game Load .410 Bore is a traditional upland shell with a tall brass head, 11/16 ounce of #7.5 shot and a 3 inch hull, sold 25 rounds to the box. High brass hulls have signalled a serious game load for as long as shotshells have been made, and the shape of that head is a quick way to tell a field shell from a light target shell at a glance. This one is built for the .410 shooter who takes their shotgun into the field.

The Federal Hi-Brass Game Load Tradition

The tall brass head on a hull is a design feature that goes back to the era of paper shells, when the extra metal helped the case survive field conditions and extraction. It has stayed on game loads ever since because shooters learned to associate it with the shells they carried on a hunt rather than the ones they broke clays with. Picking a high brass box out of a shell bag by feel alone is still a useful habit.

Behind the brass, the working parts of this shell are simple. Eleven sixteenths of an ounce of #7.5 shot in a 3 inch .410 hull is a proper small game recipe, with high pellet counts that suit rabbits, squirrels, doves and clay targets. Federal Hi-Brass Game Load boxes hold 25 shells, so one purchase covers a day out with room to spare.

Key Features

• Brass case head in the tall high brass profile associated with field and game loads
• 11/16 ounce charge of #7.5 shot, a high pellet count for a bore this size
• 3 inch .410 hull for shotguns chambered to take the longer shell
• 25 rounds per box, a practical quantity for a hunt or a long practice session
• Brass heads that are worth collecting if handloading is part of your routine

The Specifications and What They Mean

Chamber length comes first. This is a 3 inch shell, so your .410 needs a 3 inch chamber, and that marking is normally rolled into the barrel. A shotgun stamped for 2.5 inch shells only should be fed the shorter hull instead, with no exceptions made for a shell that looks close enough.

The payload is 11/16 ounce of #7.5 shot, which is about as much shot as a .410 case will sensibly carry, and the fine pellet size makes the most of it. Small pellets fill the pattern, and a filled pattern is exactly what a small bore needs to be effective on moving game. Federal keeps the brass cased build the same box after box, which is what makes a familiar shell feel familiar.

In the Field, and Afterwards

Carry these the way you would any game load, in a bag or a belt pouch where the heads stay clean and the hulls do not get crushed. The brass head shrugs off the wear that a day in the field creates, and it makes spent shells easy to spot on the ground when you police your brass. Pick up what you fire, both to keep the ground clean and because those heads are worth saving if you reload.

Between outings, store the boxes somewhere cool and dry rather than in a hot truck or a damp basement, and check that your chamber is clean before the first shell of the day. Shooters who want a heavier or lighter option for the same gun can compare choices across our full range of ammunition before the season starts.

Federal Hi-Brass Game shells give the .410 an honest, traditional field load with the pellet count to back it up. Grab a box or two, keep them dry, and let the shotgun do the rest. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.