I used to swear by Federal but now I am a die hard winchester man.

I like 3" mags with 2 oz of shot #5's. 6#s really pattern well for me but i like the #5s as a nice compromise between 4's and 6's. #6 is great out to about 35 yards after that I question knock down power. #5's will kill em out to 45 yards with no problem.

BUT my #1 rule for killin em.....LET em get into 25 yards and make their heads look like swiss cheese!!![:-]