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tchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:23 pm Posts: 4898 Location: Bourg LA
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Estate Steel shot..
Anyone else notice, you can get 1 3/8oz 3'' from estate? they are usually 12-13 per box..
shot some last season and they shot very well! Just for comparison, the expert (chepo winchester) 3 1/2'' are 1 3/8 for like 15-16 per box...so in all reality you are shooting the same amount of shot as 3 1/2'' so no real gain there....Just shooting em a little faster.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:04 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
I bought a case at the end of last season that im about done with. 3" 1 3/8oz #3's. I like them, but they are a pretty dirty shell.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:52 am |
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med
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 6432 Location: the dark side of the moon
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
I'm going with Kents this yr
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:04 am |
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MaXXis85
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
Other than being DIRTY they shoot.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:04 am |
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tchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:23 pm Posts: 4898 Location: Bourg LA
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
I agree,,,i found they shot damn good, i just like the fact they have much more shot in them than other 3''.....
Anybody know of any others that offer 1 3/8 in 3''???
They may be dirty, but shot well....
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:25 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
Kent's and Remington's
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:58 am |
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dog walker
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
Many of the ammo companies are moving away from the slower loads like the 3" 1 3/8oz @ 1300fps. The ones that do offer the 3" rounds like that are also the only ones that are making the 3.5" 1 9/16oz loads.
By the way estate is now owned by federal and has been for several years now.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:36 am |
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OwenDickeson
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
That explains the dirty shot just like those 99$ a case federals. lol
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:56 am |
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tchauvin
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:23 pm Posts: 4898 Location: Bourg LA
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
I fine they shot good for what they were...
Not to sure if those "fast" rounds are all that effective! I watched a guy pattern his gun and those remington super high velocity steel were bad ass,,and penetrated farther than others, However they would only put like 6 pellets in the kill zone as opposed to much cheaper shells that put more than double that....
I might go buy about 6 boxes and just pattern the damn gun to see what shoots best. I know for sure just because they are expensive dont mean they shoot well, and just becuase they are cheap dont mean they are worth it.....
i found the estate shot well for what they were,,,i might do some testing and keep you posted..
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:03 am |
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dog walker
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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Re: Estate Steel shot..
You will find in general that the faster loads blow patterns. It takes a lot of time patterning with different chokes to get it to work.
The slower loads pattern much better so you end up with more shot where you need it. If you go too slow you end up with a load that isn't effective like the early steel loads. They were heavy and too slow which limited their effective range.
I can tell you that my beretta likes anything under 1500 fps anything over that velocity the patterns will not hold together without choking the shit out of it.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:49 am |
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