HEVI-Shot is an Oregon-based ammo company that has long been known for their Shotgun Ammo meticulously designed and thoughtfully engineered around a variety of bird hunting including duck, goose, pheasant, and turkey.. They've constantly evolved their products as new materials become available, always striving to provide the very best in modern shotshells. They also offer Choke Tubes to up your game in turkey hunting and waterfowling, a perfect bird-busting combo when paired with their shotgun shells. They've also expanded into predator territory with their DEAD COYOTE! shotgun ammo, specifically tuned to the unique challenges of coyote hunting. Now you can even get Handgun Ammo from this legendary company!
What is in HEVI-Shot?
HEVI-Shot materials vary by the intended application, target species, and desired performance. These shot metals include steel, tungsten, bismuth, and bismuth layered over steel. Some of their shells are loaded with different sizes of shot layered in a way that maximizes their performance.
What is HEVI-Steel made of?
HEVI-Steel is made of steel pellets, but are loaded for a higher fps (feet per second) than competitors. HEVI-Metal is another type of shell that they offer that also has steel shot but is loaded with two sizes of HEVI-Shot alloy pellets to fill gaps in your shot pattern.
Is HEVI-Shot harder than steel?
No, aside from HEVI-Steel all HEVI-Shot loads are actually designed to be softer than straight steel, increasing shot density and therefore providing tighter patterns. The shells loaded with bismuth are much softer but still nontoxic, the advantage there is that you can fire them through older shotguns that were not designed for today's steel nontoxic loads.
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Shop at OpticsPlanet for HEVI-Shot products including HEVI-Steel, DEAD COYOTE! and HEVI-Metal shotgun shells, along with matching shotgun chokes! Learn more in our Shotgun Ammo How-To Guides and Articles, and if you ever have any questions feel free to reach out and contact us to speak to one of our Product Experts.
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