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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: BigPeck215 on January 27, 2012, 04:36:45 PM

Title: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: BigPeck215 on January 27, 2012, 04:36:45 PM
anybody got any good info on the hevi-metal turkey loads. they are a blend of hevi and #4 steel pellets at around 1400fps, they are a 3.5" 1.5oz and a 3" 1.25oz shell, they are $12 for the 3.5's and  $10 for the 3's (5 round boxes of course)

they seem to be marketed as the poor mans hevi 13, i would be interested in trying them out as a novelty of sort, but i would be hesitant to shoot steel through my x-full turkey tubes, do you guys think there would be any problems????

thanks Zack
Title: Re: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: chatterbox on January 27, 2012, 04:46:01 PM
Quote from: BigPeck215 on January 27, 2012, 04:36:45 PM
anybody got any good info on the hevi-metal turkey loads. they are a blend of hevi and #4 steel pellets at around 1400fps, they are a 3.5" 1.5oz and a 3" 1.25oz shell, they are $12 for the 3.5's and  $10 for the 3's (5 round boxes of course)

they seem to be marketed as the poor mans hevi 13, i would be interested in trying them out as a novelty of sort, but i would be hesitant to shoot steel through my x-full turkey tubes, do you guys think there would be any problems????

thanks Zack
Zack,

If they are steel, DO NOT shoot them through your turkey chokes. Only a choke rated for steel is safe.
Title: Re: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: Turkey Terror on January 27, 2012, 06:03:01 PM
dont quite see the point of them? stupid idea in my opinion.maybe a blend of LEAD and steel would be a  good idea. But since you cant shoot steel shot through a turkey choke, and the majority of people now a days shoot tight (-er than full) turkey chokes..it doesnt make sense to me why Environmetal would market it.
maybe they would be a decent teal or woodie load! who knows...
Title: Re: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: WildSpur on January 27, 2012, 08:48:27 PM
Quote from: Turkey Terror on January 27, 2012, 06:03:01 PM
dont quite see the point of them? stupid idea in my opinion.maybe a blend of LEAD and steel would be a  good idea. But since you cant shoot steel shot through a turkey choke, and the majority of people now a days shoot tight (-er than full) turkey chokes..it doesnt make sense to me why Environmetal would market it.
maybe they would be a decent teal or woodie load! who knows...

X2

I wonder if they are going to market a choke for this load?
Title: Re: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: mightyjoeyoung on January 27, 2012, 09:21:15 PM
This stuff was covered...IN DEPTH...ad nauseum about 2 pages down on this forum.  The next page tab is a wonderfull thing.
Title: Re: hevi-metal turkey
Post by: TrophyTracker on January 27, 2012, 09:25:33 PM
I will be testing them early next week, after I wrap up Duck Season here in Fl.

(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb63/jhodge83/HeviTurkey-1.jpg)