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performance with its new Trophy Copper Sabot Slug. The Trophy Copper's pusher‐plate design provides superior projectile base support and a clean launch mechanism for amazing accuracy and less drop at longer distances. A unique two-part sabot design achieves improved projectile support while the externally skived, deep slug cavity provides superior penetration. The polymer tip and sleek slug profile increase downrange velocity and game-dropping energy. The revolutionary system achieves manageable recoil (similar to a .30-06) and consistent penetration and expansion. Vital•Shok Trophy Copper Sabot Slug loads include: 12-gauge, 3-inch, 300-grain at 2000 fps; 12-gauge, 2 3/4-inch, 300-grain at 1900 fps; 20-gauge, 3-inch, 275-grain at 1900 fps; 20-gauge, 2 3/4-inch, 275-grain at 1700 fps. Hevi-Shot's new Hard-Core waterfowl line features a patent-pending Speed Ball in the base of the wad that accelerates the pellets without boosting chamber pressures. The shell also comes with Pattern Density Technology, which layers "Heaver Than Lead" pellets on top of "Heavier Than Steel" pellets to produce high counts at long ranges. Loads include BB, #1, #3 and #5 in 3-inch 12 gauge at 1635 fps and the same pellet sizes in 3 ½-inch 12 gauge at 1650 fps. Hornady. The new Heavy Magnum Turkey ammunition SHOTSHELLS Federal Premium has raised the bar on downrange is loaded with 1½ ounces of either #4, #5 or #6 nickel-plated lead shot. These 3-inch, 12-gauge loads deliver true "gobbler" knockdown power! The thickest nickel-plating in the industry minimizes shot deformation, thus reducing fliers and keeping more pellets on target. Featuring the Hornady Versatite wad, these loads don't require shotgun modification or specialized turkey chokes. The wad does the patterning, and usually patterns best with an improved cylinder or modified choke! The Versatite wad strips cleanly away from the shot charge, which keeps the pellets together in a more uniform shot string that delivers more energy on impact. At 1300 fps, Heavy Magnum Turkey loads allow hunters to achieve lethal results out to 50 yards. Winchester. Promoted as "the most innovative steel waterfowl product" in company history, the new Blind Side shotshell combines ground-breaking, stacked HEX Shot technology and the new Diamond Cut Wad. The HEX Shot pellets, shaped much like cubes, literally stack together inside the shell, resulting in up to 15 percent more pellets in every shell. The shot is designed to hit waterfowl like tiny, high- velocity tumbling bricks. Shot sizes have been expanded for Blind Side 12-gauge, 3- and 3 ½-inch loads. Also new is a load for 12-gauge, 2 ¾-inch and a 3-inch 20-gauge shell with #2 or #5 shot. SP OR TIN G 166 C L ASS IC S