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Hi All

The hevi-shot is shaped like a tear drop--remains that shape through the choke.That shape is balistically better than a round pellet--combined with the density,it makes the best shot since we were mandated to shoot steel--non-leaded shot.

When we opened the first bag from Ballistic Products, I was flabergasted--it looked like junk swepted off the floor--#4 shot was on the bag--but the size was from #2 to #7 shot--a majority in the middle!This stuff cannot pattern worth a [email protected]!! Well I was dead wrong--it is tight--even with a wide open choke--and the downrange velocity and energy is unbelieveable!! We will have a further report after we use it for a few hunting trips.

Good Hunting

TOM

 

[atp]

Hi All

Regards hevi-shot-using wide open choke--the patterns are so tight that inside 30 yds it blows the bird apart--soup bird.

Outside of the 40 yds one has to learn how to shoot all over again--i never lead the bird enough---shooting geese in formation--was hitting the second one everytime--guess the birds were 70 + yds--but if hit they came down stone cold.Using #4 shot --some of the pellets went right through the bird.As matter a fact I have yet to find a HV shot pellet in a bird!

We bought the Ballistic Products kit and do our own reloading--cost--$1.40 / shell.Formula--1 1/8 oz #4 HV shot--29 gr of [email protected] 1330 FPS.

Is it worth the added cost?? It definately gets the results--either you miss all together or the bird is stone dead.It certainly has been fun trying the new shot--BUT MY SHOOTING WILL HAVE TO IMPROVE--Initially we went 11 for 11 shooting inside 50 yds---but as we stretched it out to 70 yds--we found our lead was very critical!Some of the shots we pulled off were spectacular--total tumble out of the sky---other shots totally missed.Rather dissappointing--but not the shells problem.

To sum up--they are too good to be true.Maybe too good for my shooting ability.This coming weekend we are going to pattern the shot--will let you know the results--the choke used and the gun and the density of the pattern at 50 and 70 yds.

Should be fun!

Good Hunting!

TOM