Remington had a 5 year exclusive on Hevi-Shot. They (Rem) paid Environmetal (the inventors and patten holder) for that exclusive and it expired lastyear. That is the reason Rem is no longer offering it. The material itself is still the best stuff out there (as far as non-toxic goes) but the Rem HS loads themselves are outdated (yet still superior too lead loads). The new Winchester Extended loads will out pattern the old Rem HS and Feds new Heavyweight is as good as the old Rem HS.

When I toured "Nitro Ray"s place a couple years ago he got his HeviShot from Remington because of that exclusive that I spoke of. But now he gets it direct from Environmetal and I have been told that the raw shot itself will have another 20% price increase by next season. What Ray loads and what Rem loaded are two entirely different things, but they both are superior too any lead out there. You simply can't drive a heavier, better patterning material faster and NOT expect it to out perform lead.

Just like anything else, technology eventually catches up and surpasses "old tried and true" and we are now seeing this situation with regards too turkey loads and performance. I predict that within 10 years NO ONE will be shooting lead anymore, not because of govt regulation but because of increased performance!!!
RA

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Slowly we are seeing this happen with waterfowl shot as well (thank GOD! ) as I personally think steelshot was a MISERABLE substitute for lead. "Trail blazers" like HeviSteel and other affordable non-toxic shot offerings are likewise going to replace the game maiming, miserable performance of steel shot...