Winchester vs Hevi-Shot

[MazeNBlu3]

I shoot a Benelli 12GA, with a Primos Jellyhead .655.  And my question is, which round is better the Winchester Super X 3 inch number 5 or the Hevi-Shot magnum blend 3inch #5 turkey loads.

[TBab]

All you can do is try them. But I myself would bet that your going to do way better with the mag blends. The mag blends are a exactly that a blend of 5's, 6's, and 7's as opposed to the Super-X which is going to be just #5's. I have seen some ridiculous patterns with the mag blends but like I said just shoot them both and go from there. 

[WildSpur]

No doubt you will do better with the hevi shot.  Though both are listed as 5 shot there is a pretty good chance the hevi 5 shot will contain pellet sizes all over the board due to them not being perfectly round.  So there is a chance that you will many pellets smaller than #5.  Performance wise Imo you will do better with the hevi as well.  Your pellets will not deform and due to their shape you will have more tissue damage.

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[bigbird]

Mag blends didn't do well from my SBE II with either the jellyhead or an indian creek tube

[Old Gobbler]

- apples to apples hevishot shot is going to retain more energy and penetrate deeper than lead

[davisd9]

The hevi will pattern better and hit more like a #3. Lead may fall apart after 35 yards but patterning is the only way to know. Good luck.

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