HEVI-Shot Ammo Launches All-New HEVI-Metal Xtreme Waterfowl Loads
Adam Scepaniak 08.09.23
HEVI-Shot Ammunition has announced the launch of their all-new HEVI-Metal Xtreme waterfowl loads just in time for fall hunting seasons. This new series of waterfowl ammunition will feature a layer of HEVI-Shot’s original 12 g/cc HEVI-XII tungsten pellets (30%) stacked over steel pellets (70%) in the same shell. The new HEVI-Metal Xtreme waterfowl loads will also feature the FLITECONTROL FLEX wad for consistent long-range patterns.
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HEVI-Shot is offering this ammunition at an MSRP of $59.99 per 25-count box of shotgun shells. HEVI-Metal Xtreme is alloyed and loaded in Sweet Home, Oregon making it a Made in the USA product. Waterfowl hunters will have immediate option of 12 or 20 Gauge for a total of 4 unique offerings. The specs for those can be read below as presented by HEVI-Shot:
- 12 Gauge 3″ 1 1/4 Oz | 1,450 FPS | Tungsten #4 & Steel #1
- 12 Gauge 3″ 1 1/4 Oz | 1,450 FPS | Tungsten #6 & Steel #3
- 20 Gauge 3″ 1 1/16 Oz | 1,350 FPS | Tungsten #4 & Steel #1
- 20 Gauge 3″ 1 1/16 Oz | 1,350 FPS | Tungsten #6 & Steel #3
SWEET HOME, Oregon – August, 2023 – HEVI-Shot is proud to launch a new product line for waterfowl hunting: HEVI-Shot’s all-new HEVI-Metal Xtreme.
“For 2023, HEVI-Metal Xtreme is our new product that I am most enthusiastic about,” said HEVI-Shot Product Manager Scott Turner. “Our original HEVI-Shot 12g/cc density tungsten shot stacked on top of precision steel pellets certainly makes for a powerful load. That leading layer of 12 g/cc density tungsten hits 53-percent harder than the steel layer.”
“We took our Pattern Density Technology one leap forward by utilizing the venerable FliteControl Flex wad,” continued Turner. “I think the FLIGHTCONTROL FLEX wad is the magic ingredient that makes this load even more impressive. I am extremely confident that any hunter that tries it will agree. Hunters owe it to themselves to give it a shot!”
According to HEVI-Shot, their tungsten pellets are 3 shot sizes smaller than traditional steel pellets to ensure the 2 layers of different shot types have similar downrange performance. Also, the FLIGHTCONTROL FLEX wad is a rear-braking design to improve pattern density and consistency. Moreover, it can be used with any steel-rated choke: ported or non-ported alike. Like usual, HEVI-Shot has impeccable timing with this announcement as we head into fall waterfowl seasons. As always, let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.
