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Campfire Outfitter
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Nope...... Firstly, Heavy Metal is tungsten steel pellets, not tungsten pellets AND steel pellets. Secondly, manufacturers use custom blended powders, not available to the general public.
Do not pass "go", do not collect $200......! Dutch.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I disagree on the shot but the powder im not sure? it is tunsten and steel with a flax seed buffer not tungsten steel
Last edited by shellriv; 04/05/10.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Thank goodness somebody did mention Remington's Duplex loads.
Yes, this has been tried before, and in fact Remington still loads them. The big thing they found out during testing is NOT to mix the shot. The bigger shot tends to retain velocity more and so breaks up the pattern. Instead the Remington loads have the small shot loaded in the rear and the big shot in front, and pattern quite well.
I know some guys that swear by them, especially the 6's and 4's load, but personally I don't know whether they work better than a load of 5's.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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I have used hundreds of the Remington Duplex loads on pheasants, as well as #5's. I used to love the Duplex loads early in the season on windy days. Seem like it provided the best combination of close holding yearling birds to a wild 2 year old bird. Otherwise I would stick with the #5's after the first couple of weeks of season.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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Campfire Tracker
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I shoot a load of 28#4 Buckshot+13 copper plated BB's as center filler 1300 fps, this load patters fantastic! I shoot 1 1/2 oz of copper plated 5's on pheasants and #4's on windy days.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I took a shotgunning class last summer. In the class they teach that the shot on top of the shot column will be the last to reach the target. The shot on the bottom, will be the first to reach the target.
The first pellets out of the barrel encounter the most wind resistance and peel off being replaced by the shot behind that was drafting. This continues until the first is last and the last is first. I suspect there is considerable bumping going on also.
If this theory is correct, duplex loading is irrevelant.
My mixed shot experience is limited to trap loads. Seemed to help my scores a little bit, but the breaks were chippy. I am confident the mixed shot elongated the shot string.
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