* IMPORTANT: All HEVI SHOT shooters read (pic)!!!!

[KYLimbHanger]

I decided to bust $2 and examine the bb's inside a Remington HEVI SHOT 3 inch 1.5 oz. #4. I was amazed in what I saw. There were 187 bb's total. 51 of the bb's were deformed. That is 27% of the total They had a bubble on the side of them. One wasn't even round, it looked like a small metallic pinto bean. Weird? There was alot of buffer in the shotshell. But, what good is buffer if the bb is already deformed before it is even shot??? This may explain why Hevi Shot doesn't shoot well in some peoples shotguns. I understand that HeviShot is a great turkey load and many people swear by it. But, LOOK AT THE BB's!!!!

I just thought this was worth displaying. It surprised me, maybe it will surprise you. I am just astounded with the quality control department at Remington Arms. How did this stuff pass into production???

I also included a few pics of good ole copper-plated lead from a Federal Flight Control #6 for those who don't know what it looks like......Nice and Round

What do you all think????

This pic does not show the total amount of bb's. Only a sample.


Close Up

[PAbowhunter4life]

Wow', that's definitely interesting to see. Glad I shoot Nitro shells. Care to buy a box of 5 of them and cut one open for me to see what's in them? lol

[KYLimbHanger]

Well, I was gonna see if someone would cut open a Nitro 4x5x7 Hevi Shot to see if they are deformed as well. Anyone?? Anxious to see.

[PAbowhunter4life]

Ummm, I just posted that above you lol

[hobie]

I shot Hevi shot and would not of thought the shells were any thing like that

[ronin]

That is how HeviShot is supposed to be. There is a full explanation to include complete ballistic comparisons in one of last years NRA magazines, can't remember which right now. I personally like the stuff. I get kill shots at much longer range.

[gfourhunter]

im glad i shoot the new federal. ( PRICE OF FED JUST WENT UP) LOL

[PAbowhunter4life]

I actually remember seeing something written about this as well. Supposedly the odd shape helps it to fly better. Now before someone jumps down my throat this is not my opinion, it is what I read, and I believe it was in the same mag that Ronin mentioned.

[Strut10]

Yep. I read the same article. They claim that, even though the stuff looks like welding slag, the shape does not negatively affect its flight. They think it may actually help some.

Go figger???????

[snapper]

Alot of your perfectly round bb's will be deformed before they leave the end of your barrel. When the shot is fired, any and all bb's hitting the forcing cone or a tight choke will be deformed when they come out of the end of the barrel.
So it really doesn't matter what they look like inside the shell.

[JimT]

I heard that they are supposed to be like thaty also.... I know Hevi Shot is awsome stuff on waterfowl. I would have to assume the same for turkeys.

[13littleones]

I may be wrong.. but the reason the shot takes on an oblong shape is because when they make the shot...the steel is harder than lead and it "hardens faster" when the hot metal hits the water to make the pellets....that is why you end up with odd looking pellets...

[western NY bowhunter]

Yep...that's how they're supposed to be. I can't shoot the hevishot outta my comp-n-choke, but I definately plan on giving the new Federals a try in the next week or two.

[maytom]

Ronin is 100% correct, hevishot is formed like that because it is way hotter when being made than lead, and can't be used in a drop tower like conventional lead pellets are made. They would need a tower a few thousand feet tall so the shot could cool down before landing in a water tank below!! That's why the shot looks the way it does. Either way, it doesn't harm your barrel or choke, and as far as patterns go, they sure out do the lead shot by a long shot!!! I wouldn't worry about the looks at all!!

[carbonhunter]

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Environmetal makes Hevi-Shot for themselves, Remington and Nitro...Soooo...I would venture a guess that Nitro's shot looks the same as Remington's...Hevi-Shot is a Trade mark name registered to Environmetal...Thats why Winchester and Federal can't call their new "Heavy Shot" loads Hevi-Shot

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Thats what ALL hevishot looka like, dosnt matter if your paying $25 a box or $80......HMM, cant imagine that stuff would do anything to a barrel.

You guys with questions about Hevi shot should Pm AJ, or go looking through some waterfowl sites, like the Refuge. There are the guys that have done some SERIOUS testing with the stuff.