Fiocchi VIP .410 Bore #8 Shot 2.5″ 1/2 oz. 1250 FPS – 25 Rounds (Box)

Fiocchi VIP .410 is a target grade shotshell built for shooters who spend real time behind a small bore gun. Each 2.5 inch shell pushes a 1/2 ounce charge of #8 shot at 1250 feet per second, which is a fast, light, even pattern aimed squarely at clay targets. Twenty five rounds come in the box, the standard count for a round of skeet or a relaxed afternoon on the trap field. It is a simple recipe, and it is the recipe that has kept the VIP name on competition shelves for years.

What Fiocchi VIP .410 Does Best

Small shot sizes like #8 are made for breaking clays and taking small game at modest distance. The pellets are numerous and light, so the pattern fills in quickly and gives you margin when your lead is not perfect. In the lightest common shotgun bore, where the payload is small to begin with, that pellet count is what makes hits happen. Push up to bigger pellets and you simply run out of them before the pattern is wide enough to be useful.

This is also the load to hand a new shooter. Recoil in a .410 is gentle enough that a beginner can shoot a full box without developing a flinch, and the fast 1250 feet per second launch keeps the sight picture familiar for anyone stepping down from a larger gauge. Fiocchi has been loading shotshells since the nineteenth century, and the VIP line is where the company puts its target grade components.

Key Features

• 1/2 ounce payload of #8 shot for dense, forgiving patterns on clays and small game
• 1250 feet per second muzzle velocity, quick enough to shorten your lead on crossing targets
• 2.5 inch hull that runs in effectively any shotgun chambered for the bore
• 25 rounds per box, matched to a standard round of skeet
• Consistent velocity from lot to lot, which keeps your point of impact honest
• Light recoil that suits youth shooters, new shooters and long practice sessions alike

Fiocchi VIP .410 Specifications

The numbers are easy to keep straight. This is a .410 Bore shell in a 2.5 inch length, carrying 1/2 ounce of #8 shot and leaving the muzzle at 1250 feet per second, sold 25 rounds to the box. The 2.5 inch hull is the shorter and more universally chambered of the two common lengths for the bore, so compatibility is rarely a question.

Because the velocity holds steady across lots, the pattern you learn today is the pattern you will get next month. That repeatability is what separates a target load from generic promotional ammunition, and it is the main reason shooters keep buying the same box. When a target gets away from you, you can be reasonably sure the shell was not the reason.

Range Use, Storage and Compatibility

These shells will chamber in any shotgun rated for a 2.5 inch shell in this bore, including guns with 3 inch chambers. Pattern the load on paper at your usual clay distance to see how your choke and this shot charge get along, then leave the setup alone once it looks right. Skeet and improved cylinder chokes are the usual starting point for close targets, with a tighter tube worth trying only if you are stretching the distance.

Store the boxes cool and dry, off a concrete floor and away from big humidity swings, and they will stay good for years. When you place an order, it is worth checking the rest of our ammunition selection so your practice loads and field loads ship together in one shipment.

Fiocchi VIP .410 gives small bore shooters a target load that is consistent, comfortable and genuinely competitive on the clay field. Buy a box for a round of skeet, or buy a case and stop thinking about ammunition for the rest of the season. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.