Nice Shot? Anyone use this stuff??

09 September 2011, 11:20

I am gonna step out on a limb and try this stuff for waterfowl this season. I was going to buy Hevi-Shot Duck, but discovered the big cover-up over at Environmetal as to the different gr/cc of the different types of Hevi-Shot. Nice shot is highly touted over on Shotgunworld.com could be due to them being a sponsor, but "as heavy as lead and almost as soft". How bad could it be?
16ga 1-1/8oz#6@1300fps I'll let ya'll know how it works.

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09 September 2011, 16:26

p dog shooter

At 29 dollars a lb I don't think so. 6 lbs for 178.99

I have had great luck with the newer faster steel loads.

I know I can't shoot them in my doubles but in pumps and semis kill things just as well.

At a avg of 100 shots a year the price differants is about 260 dollars a year in a few years thats a new shot gun or rifle.

I guess If I really wanted to my 20 or 12 ga doubles on ducks again for a box or 2 a year it most likely well work fine.

09 September 2011, 21:20

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Nice Shot is a softer shot designed for older shot guns especially those with choke restrictions tighter than mod. Like Tungston Matric and Bismuth it is approved by most of the English manufacturers of fine doubles. I shoot a SXS on waterfowl as well as a Win Mod 12 Duck and have used all the above but find Bismuth to be lacking some. Sometimes when confronted with the extra cost I think the smarter thing to do is buy a modern gun and shoot steel

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10 September 2011, 12:51

Fallow Buck

LDK,

I agree, the Kent steel loads are excellent and I've had good results with them considering the reputation steel gets for wounding and not killinig. I haven't used the Winchester stuff but a coule of mates that hunted geese in Canada said they were superb.

IIRC are they buffered shot?

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