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I use the Hevi-Shot too. If it takes 3 shells of the crappy stuff to get a goose versus one shell of Hevi-Shot, it is a break even. Plus, it is always nice to have Hevi-Shot in the gun when the geese will not commit and you have to pass shoot them. Trying that with crappy steel is just like taking a $5 bill out of your pocket on the drive home and throwing it out the window, unless of course, you enjoy the noise and the smell of burnt gun powder.
As far as competition for Hevi-Shot, I believe a couple of ammo manufacturers are coming out with stuff. Winchester has a load out that is called Supreme Elite Extended Range Hi-Density Waterfowl and it is 55% heavier/denser than steel. Granted, not heavier than lead, but somewhere between lead and steel. The MSRP on a box of 100 is $42 for 3 1/2". I seriously doubt they will get that because it is way more expensive than Hevi.
Federal has something out called Ultra Shock that is 25% heavier than steel. Granted, this stuff costs $18 for a box of 10 12 ga. 3 1/2" shells.
Hunting, shooting, and fishing are expensive sports. That is what I keep trying to tell my wife.
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