Hevi-Shot: old vs. new

[fabsroman]

Just read somewhere that after 2006 Hevi-Shot for waterfowling is being made differently. That is, the shot used for the waterfowl loads is not as dense as it once was. Essentially, the shot is no longer heavier than lead. Albeit, it is close, but not like it once was where it was heavier than lead. Seems that the really dense Hevi-Shot is being used in the turkey loads, and that Hevi-Shot's website seems to support this conclusion. On the turkey load section of the site, for the Hevi-13 it says that it has 40% more knock down power than lead, which is what the waterfowl loads used to say too. Now, the website does not have this language for the waterfowl loads.

What a crock. Are you guys still finding the waterfowl loads to be as effective as they were in 2006 and prior years? I have been using some of the newer Hevi-Shot and either I am completely missing at 50+ yards or the shells just aren't like they used to be. I guess that justifies keeping the cost below $30 for 10 shells.