Found some Remington shells with the hevi shot logo are they good loads?
02-10-2015, 02:31 PM
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Spike
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Found some Remington shells with the hevi shot logo are they good loads?
I was at a local sporting goods store and they had several box of Remington shell that had the Hevi Shot logo on box.
They where all 6 shot. 10 to a box for $24.99
With the Hevi shot we have now we get 2oz loads, these where 1 1/2 oz at 1300fps and the other was 1 5/8 oz at 1220 FPS.
Other than the obvious that was have 2oz loads now how do they compare?
They where all 6 shot. 10 to a box for $24.99
With the Hevi shot we have now we get 2oz loads, these where 1 1/2 oz at 1300fps and the other was 1 5/8 oz at 1220 FPS.
Other than the obvious that was have 2oz loads now how do they compare?
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02-11-2015, 09:09 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Hevi-shot and Remington split up a while ago, so those boxes are older. Rem came out with their Wingmaster HD to replace the gap in their product line. Hevi-shot still makes great shells, just not in green hulls.
With the shot weights and speeds (1220 & 1300) given, I doubt they are turkey loads. Most Hevi-shot turkey loads are slower, 1090fps.
With the shot weights and speeds (1220 & 1300) given, I doubt they are turkey loads. Most Hevi-shot turkey loads are slower, 1090fps.
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03-05-2015, 07:46 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Hevi-shot and Remington split up a while ago, so those boxes are older. Rem came out with their Wingmaster HD to replace the gap in their product line. Hevi-shot still makes great shells, just not in green hulls.
With the shot weights and speeds (1220 & 1300) given, I doubt they are turkey loads. Most Hevi-shot turkley loads are slower, 1090fps.
With the shot weights and speeds (1220 & 1300) given, I doubt they are turkey loads. Most Hevi-shot turkley loads are slower, 1090fps.
03-09-2015, 04:43 PM
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Spike
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I didn't buy any but they where Turkey loads. It said right on the box.
I maybe mistaken but when remington was making the shells for Hevi-13 they used the number 13 because they marketed them to shot 1300fps for most loads and or shoot sizes. I could be wrong but I have read it some where online but like a lot of things online are not 100% accurate.
I maybe mistaken but when remington was making the shells for Hevi-13 they used the number 13 because they marketed them to shot 1300fps for most loads and or shoot sizes. I could be wrong but I have read it some where online but like a lot of things online are not 100% accurate.
03-10-2015, 04:18 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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I didn't buy any but they where Turkey loads. It said right on the box.
I maybe mistaken but when remington was making the shells for Hevi-13 they used the number 13 because they marketed them to shot 1300fps for most loads and or shoot sizes. I could be wrong but I have read it some where online but like a lot of things online are not 100% accurate.
I maybe mistaken but when remington was making the shells for Hevi-13 they used the number 13 because they marketed them to shot 1300fps for most loads and or shoot sizes. I could be wrong but I have read it some where online but like a lot of things online are not 100% accurate.
It is 13g/cc heavier than lead. It is 40% more dense than lead. EnvironMetal was the original Hevi-Shot. I still have about 8 boxes of it before Remington bought the rights to load and sell it before EnvironMetal got back on their feet and bought it back.
They were originally in a clear white Fiochi hull with a nickel case head. Un-buffered. Remington bought the rights, then went on to use flax seed as a buffer material.
In turkey loads, speed goes against you after a certain point. The fater the load, the more kenetic energy sets back the shot and disrupts the pattern. That's why most turkey custom loads are in the 1100-1200fps area. You will find some that are in the 1300fps, but as a rule of thumb, don't pattern as tight as the slower loads due to disruption upon being shot and the pattern being blown apart.
