MIDWEST WATERFOWL FEST

aggie,

"Shameless" hardly,the last two years folks were looking for rebates on this new product,wanted something with more range and better killing power and not break the bank.BTW hevi metal is a "bye product' of hevi shot,shoot what works for you and don't be mad.

Besides the rebate deal ends 8/31 incase you did'nt see the deadline,stock up now for late or later season birds,its just a headsup~

Yelow,

I'll bet this weekend would be alot of fun,I get a kick outof Belding,he's a great guy and full of energy,he'll get ya fired up for sure.Thanks for the headsup.
 

aggie,

Who are you to talk about my hunting skills because i shoot hevimetals almost exclusively.  No i don't have extra money to spend either and neither do my friends that shoot mostly premium shells also.  We get the geese plenty close, there is no trouble in that and ya the blue box shells work plenty good for those 20 yard shots but when you got a cripple at 60 yards and don't say it doesn't happen because it does it's nice to be able to put the bird down and well worth the extra money to me.  So you keep shooting the blue box federals and i'll keep putting down the wounded birds.  I'm willing to guess that you have never given the premium shells (black cloud, hevimetal/hevishot, hypersonics, etc.) a fair trial to see that there is an advantage. 

On a side note, i shot a 20 gauge all last year with hevimetals and put alot of 12 gauges to shame on distance of kills and number of kills.

Thank you snow for the heads up on the rebate, i can use that for sure and wouldn't have seen it otherwise since i'm busy working 14 hour days, 6 days a week so i can have to much money to spend on these shells.

snow Said:

Yelow,

I'll bet this weekend would be alot of fun,I get a kick outof Belding,he's a great guy and full of energy,he'll get ya fired up for sure.Thanks for the headsup.
 

Sad part is Scheels forgot to clear this with us FBO member’s and it happens to conflict with our Bullhead shindig….oh well…priorities I guess…

aggiefan Said:
nice shameless plug.

I'll stick to my blue box Federals at 100 buck a case!   IMO If you think you need hevi-shot to kill early season Canadas you need to hone your hunting skills or have too much $$ to spend.

Murrdogg Said:
Combo,

Any time you wanna hit up the trap range let me know. I suppose you would say steel works better than lead too, I'm guessing you are one of those guys that can't understand numbers and energy but hey whatever no sense in arguing with someone that is to ignorant to change or try change. These shells aren't a gimmick the others will work but these just work better. Been there with the experts and federals you name it I've shot it just about for shells and these are what I found to work best.

HNTDUX Said:
$9.99 vs $25.99 a box, none of that matters if you shoot them in the tail feathers. I also shoot 99% of my birds with $9.99 Winchester Xpert 2's or 4's I shoot them in the face, they die, my dog brings them to me and I eat them. I do ocassionally try other brands and metals, but I hunt and shoot a lot of waterfowl and I spend enough money buying $9.99 boxes of shells. I take shots that aren't streching my patterns ability and I have no problems. Know your limits and your shotshell limits.

We've all had crippled birds, it happens no matter what shells you use. Such is life.

I think the biggest factor in missing birds is rushing the shot, you have a lot more time than a person thinks regardless of the situation. Another reason is simply over thinking the shot, that hurts a lot of peoples ability to knock down a bird. When I have to much time I usally miss, in those cases I will bring the gun back down and pull up again, thus having less time to "think" about all the factors involved and simply let muscle memory do it's job. Whack....dead bird.

I shot on the Armed Forces Skeet team for 4 years and I shot with a lot of great shooters. I learned a lot and it has proven effective on the skeet range and in the field.

My rant is done. 

HNTDUX Said:
Oh and Snow, Thanks for the Rebate!

snow Said:
Thanx guyz,did'nt mean to get a pissin match goin,but hey some guyz like to shoot premium ammo,me included,I'm old school and remember the good ole days of lead vs waterfowl,when we had to shoot steel nation wide I hated steel so much I played with tungsen and bismuth,still it was'nt the same killin birds even with a 10ga,the hevi shot came along,night and day difference,never looked back at any of the other stuff.

We don't get the opportunity of birds in your face to often here in Mn,early birds yes,late season no,they get educated quick,its fun to reach out and tickle'em.

BTW,no gimmick here,these hevi metal shells have 20% more pellets than standard steel loads= more pellets on target=more dead birds,and the shot is a blend of steel and hevi shot in each shell.Oh sure you can reach out with blue box steel or experts by upsizing your pellet size but decreasing pellet count reducing dead birds the further out they are and usually more cripples.

Just a few thoughts guyz,shoot straight whatever you shoot and have fun.