Hey Click, just noticed your post. I' m using Federal Premium 3" mag in #5 shot with the Stardot choke. I have an awsome pattern at 25 -30 yards and a good pattern at 35. Past that forget it. I have tried the following loads and the one above is the best overall....

Winchester Supreme high velocity 3" #5' s
Winchester Supreme high velocity 3" #6' s
Federal Premium Grand Slam high velocity 3" #5' s
Federal Premium 3" #6' s
Federal Premium 3" #4' s
Kent Diamond Shot 3" #4' s
Remington (the turkey load, can' t remember the name) 3" #5' s
Remington " " 3" #6' s
Remington " " 2 3/4" #6' s
Remington " " 2 3/4" #4' s

My gun and choke totally hate the high velocity loads. I can' t get a pattern worth a darn with any of the three that I have tried. I don' t know if this is due to the gun, the porting or the choke but the patterns are horrible. The Kent Diamond shot did pretty good but not quite as good as my regular load and the Federal Premium #6' s also did pretty good.

I like the star dot and it has served me well. When I first bought this gun I tried three other chokes and this one performed best. My max range is 35 yards though and a lot of people want more then that. Since I try to set up with my shots at 25 yards it works for me. The pattern at 25 yards is quite incrediable for a $200 gun in my opion.

Hope this information helps. Let me know if you need anything else.....

Scott