Hevi-shot

[Webfoot]

What makes hevi-shot so lethal?
I have heard people say "speed kills" and I generaly use the fastest steel I can find, 1550 fps this past season ( 3" #2 and BB)
I understand that hevi-shot is more dense than almost everything out there. Does that equal better penetration thus making a cleaner kill?

I don't believe anything makes up for good shooting and practice but I'm curious about this stuff.

Are there any Stoeger M2000 owners using hevi-shot?

P.S.
I'm at work and there is a block on all websites related to hunting/guns and ammo except this one.

[ 03-11-2005, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: Webfoot ]

[tucker301]

As you stated, hevi-shot is more dense. The molecular density determines how much energy is delivered on the target when the shot impacts.

Using a broader analogy, would you rather be hit by a pound of feathers at 1200 fps, or by a pound of brick at 1200 fps?

I've been looking for some depleted uranium, so I can pull down ducks at 200 yards, but no one seems to have any for sale.

[ 03-11-2005, 02:59 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

[surefire]

Remingtons website has a good video about their hevi shot. Look in their video library. It holds a tighter pattern at longer distances. It also hits a whole lot harder.

[birddog]

Go to the source

www.hevishot.com

[heavy4x4]

To add to what tucker said:

What you're looking for is down-range energy.
Kinetic energy is defined as (1/2)M*V^2. M is the mass of the projectile and V is the velocity.

One pellet of Hevi-shot has more mass than a lead pellet of the same size. So, if one pellet of each is flying at the same speed, the Hevi-shot will have greater energy downrange.

Now, when people told you "speed kills," they were right. You'll notice in the equation for kinetic energy that velocity is squared. So, increasing velocity will increase energy better than increasing mass. This is the reason for the "high-speed" steels. Because steel shot has less mass than lead shot, shell companies increased the velocity so that the downrange energy was about the same as standard lead shot.
For example (and I did NOT use any actual masses for this, I'm just throwing out a "for instance"), a #6 lead pellet fired at 1500fps will carry more energy downrange than a #6 Hevi-shot pellet at 1200fps even though the Hevi-shot pellet has more mass.

Ultimately, you want to shoot the heaviest, fastest round out there.

Then, of course, you'll be dealing with major recoil. As Newton's law says, "every action has an equal and opposite reaction." That is to say, the mass and acceleration of the shot coming out of your barrel is equal to the mass of your gun and how much it accelerates into your shoulder. A heavier gun = less felt recoil.

Happy hunting/shooting
-Steve

[tucker301]

Heavy gets today's "Pocket Protector Award"

[birddog]

he got'er done tho

[heavy4x4]

Haha, thanks tucker!

...and the mechanical engineer inside me comes out.

[Webfoot]

Thanks for the info.

Does anyone use it for duck/goose hunting? If so what size? Has anyone gone back to using 2 3/4 because of it?

Hey Tucker, I've heard of this guy...Osama...He might be able to help you with that uranium your after. While you're at it, show him just how well your Benelli works...

[tucker301]

HA!
I'd love to get a crack at him with a load of steel 2's.
I want him to flop around a good bit before he succumbs

I used Hevi-shot this year on ducks and saw little improvement over steel, but most of the shots were over the decoys anyway.
I used Tungsten Iron on the geese in late season and they folded like rags.

I just patterned for Hevi-Shot 4's for Spring gobblers and I look forward to the opportunity to putting some non-toxic bird on the table!