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Old 01-26-2008, 07:30 AM   #1
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I currently use the Remington Hevishot but since Remington don't make them anymore I'm still trying to decide what I'll use next? dont know to try the Hevi-13 hevishot or the Remington wingmaster HD or ??? just curious what everyone else uses. the gun will be a Remington 870 if that helps
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Old 01-26-2008, 07:55 AM   #2
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Nitro.

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Old 01-26-2008, 08:16 AM   #3
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Nitro.

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I second that suggestion
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Old 01-26-2008, 08:21 AM   #4
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I'll 3rd that suggestion! Don't waste your money on anything else. Get Nitros and be done with the guesswork.
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:39 AM   #5
 
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go with nitro they are more expensive, but they are the best
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Old 01-26-2008, 03:55 PM   #6
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Winchester Extended Range... If you buy Nitro's, pland on buying a new choke tooMight cost 200 bucks to put a S!@# load of #7 shot in a bird at 40 yards
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Old 01-26-2008, 04:03 PM   #7
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They're not making the Xtended Range shells anymore though. They've been replaced with the Xtended Range Supreme Elite line of shells. They cost almost $40 for a box of 10. That's almost approaching the price of Nitros. For a few dollars more I'd definitely go the Nitro route.

I wish they did still make the regular Extended Range though. They patterned awesome in my gun. And they weren't too expensive for a premium shell.
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Old 01-26-2008, 06:43 PM   #8
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Funny how lead wasn't mentioned. I would try lead #5 and #6 in Remmington, Winchester and federal. With Nitros it seems you would need 2 boxes. One for trying different chokes with and the other to hunt with. That will run close to 300.00. which to me is about the price of a GUN!
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:05 PM   #9
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Funny how lead wasn't mentioned. I would try lead #5 and #6 in Remmington, Winchester and federal. With Nitros it seems you would need 2 boxes. One for trying different chokes with and the other to hunt with. That will run close to 300.00. which to me is about the price of a GUN!
Well, that's one of the reasons that Nitros are expensive: Nitro does a lot of R&D work for you. They list on their web page many different shell/choke/gun combinations. They've mostly tested with the Jellyhead and Rhino chokes. It definitely eliminates alot of guess work.
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Old 01-27-2008, 07:01 AM   #10
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i've got the Xtended Range Supreme Elite ....i know they're not as good as the nitros, but they're darn close....i patterened them with the nitros, and for the money, i would definately go with the winchesters.....i paid $34.99 for mine...box of 10.....
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