Blindside ammo?

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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby arduckslayer » Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:03 pm

deltadukman wrote:"you get more pellets per round"...I dont understand how one company can put more shot into 1 3/8ths ounces than another....marketing gimmick
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby PWS » Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:00 pm

Stick with what you know. Due to my lack of ability to hit a duck I am that guy that will try any gimmick to improve my chances. I have shot a case of Blindside and a case of Remington Hyper-Sonic. Blindside did not perform any better than standard shot, and Remington Hyper-Sonic the pattern was so bad that i gave away my last 4 boxes.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby willowbrake » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:13 pm

shot half as much, wet ragged mallards at 40yds! havent seen that before with any other ammo.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby get'n_green » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:55 pm

How do they say it?!?!?!?! It's the BEE's KNEE's... There will be no stragglers... I shot it during MPW pre-release 2 seasons ago and also shot it last year when i could afford it... It is BAD_A
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby quack_a_tack » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:46 pm

If you want some oddly shaped shot, just buy Winchester xperts you get many weird shapes and sizes, and they are 10 yen( zoo to be used in the USA)cheaper a box.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby RNAIL » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:13 pm

I vote for the Rem Hypersonic
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby music_man » Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:07 pm

bulldog ducker wrote:
music_man wrote:
Wingman wrote:It just doesn't seem to me that the pellet shape would allow it to pattern as well or go as far as round pellets.
I would much rather have something with more density (hevi-shot)!
I HAVE patterned the hevi-metals however, and they're awesome even at 40 and 45 yards.
Just my $.02, carry on!
Gotta have alot more that $.02 to shoot that stuff all season...
They are a little more expensive, but not much more than the blind sides per case. Blind sides (3.5 2s $239.99/case, hevi-metal 3.5" 2s 249.99/case)
So, actually only about $.03!
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Also, if u have a better kills per shot ratio, then the price actually goes down!
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby Wingman » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:06 pm

I've never shot 3.5's at ducks. 3" and sometimes 2.75". I just can't come off of the money for the 3.5's.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby music_man » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:42 pm

Wingman wrote:I've never shot 3.5's at ducks. 3" and sometimes 2.75". I just can't come off of the money for the 3.5's.
I was just using the two for comparison
But, I do shoot 3.5s almost exclusively!
Use to shoot a 10 gauge, and I miss it!
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby driveby » Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:24 pm

You're compensating. :D
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby Bonecollecter1111 » Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:37 am

think they are alot like BC, gotta lighten up on the choke, and they will destroy a duck close in due to the wad staying with the shot longer.

read an article bout it the other day, it said light mod choke was recommended, wad stripping chokes were detrimental to performance, i have shot BC's and they work really well on longer shots and will remove body parts at 20 yrds and closer. i liked the kill performance, but prefer not to mutilate my game so i went back to cheap shells and tight choke, its a compromise, but allows a little more versatility on shot ranges.

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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby Anatidae » Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:45 pm

I cleaned a honker a couple of weeks ago that had a 'blindside' pellet just under the skin. on one wing. That's a testimonial to the fact that some folks think that if you buy and shoot ammo perported to be devastating - they'll try longer shots than their equipment or their skills are capable.

If that bird had been in a killable range - and the ammo had performed up to it's billing......that pellet shoulda broken the wing and that woulda been a bird in somebody else's bag. I killed it with standard velocity Drylock 2's .......some old ammo I took up there to use-up on ducks. When the geese work close like we like'em......we can afford to use-up 'now-inferior' grade ammo. Yeah, whatever..... :roll:

Whatever the case, it pays to match the ammo to the particular hunting situation (and style).......and shoot within the limits of your skills and equipment.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby Wingman » Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:05 pm

So are you shooting xperts, Randy? I've shot a few over the years after shooting mainly Dryloks for many years. Honestly, I haven't shot a half a case of shells in the last 3 or 4 years combined.

I don't like to shoot ducks past 40 yards.
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby Anatidae » Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:38 pm

Yes......Xpert HV (3" - 1550pfs - 1-1/8oz). If I'm in a situation where a little more insurance is needed......or if I expect the geese might not 'finish' in, close........I'll use the black ones.....i.e. 'Supremes' :mrgreen:
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Re: Blindside ammo?

Postby GulfCoast » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:03 am

deltadukman wrote:"you get more pellets per round"...I dont understand how one company can put more shot into 1 3/8ths ounces than another....marketing gimmick
You can put more "shot" in for the same weight of payload only by making the shot size smaller. Damn physics! :lol:
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