Hevi-Shot Background and Information:

History: HeviˇShot™ is a new non-toxic shotshell pellet made from a tungsten alloy, nickel, and iron. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted final approval for HeviˇShot™ in the Federal Register on January 4, 2001. HeviˇShot™ is now legal for all waterfowl hunting in all 50 states.

Dr. Darryl Amick, a metallurgist, developed HeviˇShot™ in 1998. The product is made with tungsten alloy, nickel and iron to a density of 12 grams per cubic centimeter. This makes the HeviˇShot™, according to the manufacturer,"heavier than lead™". This enhanced physical property translates into demonstrably increased down-range pellet energy.

HeviˇShot™ is comprised of tungsten alloy (tungsten is an element which is harder than steel/iron), nickel, and iron (approximately the same hardness of shotgun barrels). As all knowledgeable steel shot users should already know, pellets this hard must be contained within a specially manufactured, purpose-built shotcup, without which damage to the barrel (such as scoring and pitting) becomes a probability. BPI’s loading manual, The Status of Steel1 , is replete with these warnings about pellet/barrel contact and has been addressed with wads such as Ballistic Product’s proprietary "Tuff tm" & Multi-Metal series of protective shotcups.

HeviˇShot™ is not prone to deformation and therefore delivers tremendous patterns and long range. The energy delivers long-range lethality sought by all waterfowl hunters.

HeviˇShot™ established a new pattern performance record at the recent National Wild Turkey Federation’s 7th annual Still Target Competition in Forsyth, Georgia. Claude Kinsler of Morristown, Tennesee put 42 pellets inside the pattern circle at 40 yards. This shattered the previous record of 34 pellets.

Ballistic Products, Inc. is currently in an intensive developmental process with HeviˇShot™. This effort has produced outstanding new data and component combinations - complementing the unique physical properties of HeviˇShot™.