Quote from: FL-Boss on March 13, 2017, 06:14:56 PM
Quote from: Gooserbat on March 13, 2017, 04:28:37 PM
Best factory load available, look at Rogers Sporting Goods or DnW Outdoors.
And no Hevi #7 doesn't come close.
What kind of data or other info do you have on this? I'm not disagreeing.. would just like to know more
I have many boxes of box Fed HW #7 and HEVI-13, #7.. I used to always shoot the FED.. however the HEVI-13
seems to pattern a little better in my Weatherby....so I have been shooting that recently. Surprised as the HEVI-13 is .25oz less shot.
Even with .25 oz. less shot in the Hevi load there will be more pellets in the shell vs the Federal shell due to shot density.
The Fed. shot is a true 15g/cc, the Hevi 13 isn't even 13g/cc., some sources claim it is 12.5 but I don't believe it even reaches 12 g/cc.
Just my opinion but I believe that Hevi Shot has decreased the amount of tungsten in their shot over the years to keep cost down, while still using the brand name Hevi 13, which is a factual misleading of the consumer.
When we used to have the reloading forum this stuff was discussed as common knowledge all of the time, unfortunately all those threads were wiped out.
