Cost of Heavy Shot

[buffett1]

I didn't realize that stuff was so expensive. I thought about changing when I get a new gun, but wow, I don't know. Is it worth the price?

[13littleones]

I think its worth the money...I use it just on the fact on how much more "energy" it puts out compared to lead shot. Click on this link and compare the energy results....
http://www.remington.com/whatsnew/he...advantages.htm

[Squirrelhunter91]

This is what I got at that link:

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[Strut_Buster]

Hevi Shot is too overpriced and dosen't pattern well in my 12 ga's. My Winchester HV #6's always shoot better. Just look at the results of the NWTF compition. Hevishot won only with the 20 ga. And i can say that with a 20 ga Hevi shot is the best.

[Fullfan]

My 11/87 spst and my Super X-2 both love it. Ya big deal it is 20.00 a box, that is what one case of beer cost. And you get less from it. 10 shells = 10 dead turkeys.......

[maddhunter]

It's not the cost of using it for hunting I couldn't aford, it's patterning my gun and finding the right load.
I don't drink beer and the heavy shot around here is $25 a box.

[13littleones]

there site must be down squirrel........ i get the same thing...hmmm

[WaCoyote]

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My 11/87 spst and my Super X-2 both love it. Ya big deal it is 20.00 a box, that is what one case of beer cost. And you get less from it. 10 shells = 10 dead turkeys.......


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It's $25.00 here too.

$10.00 per box federal flight control. 10 DEAD BIRDS.

Not saying heavy isn't good but I guarantee that your heavy shot bird won't be any deader than my lead shot bird.

I'll save the expensive stuff for Bear, Elk, and Deer. Heck, I used Tungsten and Bismuth for jumpshooting geese when I used to chase them. But to shoot a staionary bird thats probably keyed in on your decoy? I'm not sold. I'll buy the 20 ga. arguement but not the twelve.

The pattern will dispurse before you lose energy with lead so whats the point?

[HeviShot]

Hevishot is awsome but so is Win supreme but you can see then difference in Hevishot punch at a greater distance.I want to hit him with the hardest thing I can.When Hevi13 comes out I will shoot that if it patterns well.

[Nut]

With 5 different hunters with 5 different shotgunsit is difficult for me to justify the cost of experiemnting with new loads. We get great patterns right now with what we have. But maybe if I was a single man I would give it a try.

[snapper]

This has been said before...what shoots well for one, may not shoot well for someone else.

My gun shoots well with 3 1/2" heavy shot...and I haven't found anything better. I owe it to the bird to shoot what I feel is the best shooting shells from my gun. I don't feel the price is that bad...we aren't talking hundreds like some bows, guns, scopes that folks have no prob. buying? We spend hundreds on the weapon we will use, some may spend hundreds on gear (vest, calls, chokes, decoy's, camo clothes, boots etc. etc...) but won't throw down $10 to try another type of shell?????

[gfourhunter]

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With 5 different hunters with 5 different shotgunsit is difficult for me to justify the cost of experiemnting with new loads. We get great patterns right now with what we have. But maybe if I was a single man I would give it a try.

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i hear that. when you have alot of kids it costs alot to shoot heavy shot for all of them. plus the new fed flight controle wod has been most inpressive for me and all of my hunting friends this year.

[maytom]

For me, yes, it's worth the extra cost. I have never seen such an awesome pattern out of my gun.
I'm a huge Nitro/Rhino fan. To each his own, but I have found the Holy Grail as far as turkey choke/loads go with my combo reguardless of price.

[Strut10]

The "cost" of Hevi-Shot that concerns me more than the pricetag is the possibility of what it may be doing to my gun. I'm not willing to subject my investments (and, yes.......some of our turkey guns are "investments") to the wear and tear of a $2 shotgun shell. The Rockwell hardness of Hevi-Shot is quite a bit higher than that of barrel or choke-tube steel. Sand your bore if you choose. I don't want to be using ammo with disclaimers on the box. I don't need to.

[maytom]

Strut, I hear your concerns about barrel wear.
BUT!! The shot cup that holds the shot stays with the shot until after it leaves the barrel, and doesn't separate until quite a distance down range. The actual shot doesn't even come in contact with the barrel. I don't see where you'd think it would cause barrel wear from????