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Old 03-06-2003 | 05:03 PM
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Well i got my new Nitro Hevi Shot in the mail today. (3" 4x5x7 1 7/8oz)
I wanted to cut one open and compair it to what was inside the Remington Hevi Shot.

Nitro shell- It looked like to me that the heavier shot(4' s and 5' s)was the last thing to go in the shell. The buffer in the shell looked to be a lot better than the Rem shell. It looked like small plastic bb' s about the size of a grain of sand. The hevi shot in the nitro shell seemed to be more uniformed and round with very few deformed pellet. There was definetly a coating on the nitro hevi shot...

Rem shell- Pellets were of all different sizes. The pellets in the Rem shell seemed to be a lot more deformed with little splaters stuck to the sides. The buffer looked like little pieces of styrofoam just a little bigger than the nitro buffer.

I prob will be going out in a couple of weeks to pattern these bad boys. I want to do a penitration test compairing the Nitro hevi shot, Rem hevi shot and the winchester HV loads into a piece of 1/2" ply wood at 30 and 40 yards.
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Old 03-06-2003 | 05:21 PM
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Let us know how it all works out.
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Old 03-06-2003 | 05:39 PM
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I' ve got both to try in the next few days myself except in 3.5. Let us know how it works.
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Old 03-06-2003 | 06:28 PM
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that stuff is some bad@$$.all my friends shoot it i myself cant aford it.
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Old 03-06-2003 | 08:02 PM
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I broke down and ordered me a box today, On their web site it states that the 4X5X7' s should put between 230 and 270 shot in a 10" circle at 40 yards with my gun and choke, we will see.
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Old 03-06-2003 | 08:35 PM
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Ken, that' s great news to hear!! Like you, I' m patiently waiting for this dam weather here in NY to get warmer to get out to the pattern board!! You know, you just cost yourself $4.00!!
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Old 03-07-2003 | 02:44 PM
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Lot' s of NY' ers here on this forum!! Glad to see another OT!!!
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Old 03-07-2003 | 07:13 PM
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Paul your right about that But i just had to see what was inside those shells. I did the same think with Win,Fed and Rem copper plated turkey loads. I think i will be picking up a 10 pack of Nitro 10ga Hevi Shot loads next....
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Old 03-08-2003 | 12:01 AM
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What choke are you using for the Nitro? I am looking at the Rhino choke for my
Rem. 870 but $80.00 is alot for a choke to me and I haven' t talked myself into
ordering one yet. The Nitro ammo from what I have read here does seem to
out perform the other' s but it will be interesting to see how it compares to the
Win. load. Keep us informed. From the Mountians of Western Maryland here too.
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