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STEEL Gets Cheap.
With the prospect of ever-expanding non-toxic shot requirements, Winchester is facing the challenge head-on with the development of a new and less expensive steel shot for the hunting community.
Called "cast steel shot," the new shot is already being loaded in Winchester's "Xpert" steel shot line. The good news is that the retail cost of the new Xpert shells is approximately 2/3 that of conventional steel shot loads. What makes the cost reduction possible is an entirely new shot-manufacturing process combined with a complete makeover of the Xpert shell.
Until recently, steel shot has been produced using the "cut wire" process and purchased from either Daisy or Crosman, which employ the process for making steel BBs. The "cut wire" process consists of cutting off cylinders of ...
- Steel shot will be the law of the land in 1991. (steel loaded shotshells)...
- Magazine article from: Shooting Industry Brant, Howard May 1, 1990 700+ words
Steel Shot Will Be The Law Of The Land In 1991 It...too, despite the fact today's modern steel-shot loadings are far superior to those experimental...years. Many veteran hunters still scorn steel shot for waterfowl hunting. But at this point...
- Redesigned steel shot gains favor.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Myers, John September 19, 2001 700+ words
...though, both problems are fading. Steel shot is improving. And alternatives to steel...and took two decades to recover. Early steel shot shells were expensive and patterned poorly...the Olin Co.), have been producing steel shot at vastly reduced prices, down to...
- Redesigned steel shot gains favor.
- News wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN) September 18, 2001 700+ words
...though, both problems are fading. Steel shot is improving. And alternatives to steel...and took two decades to recover. Early steel shot shells were expensive and patterned poorly...the Olin Co.), have been producing steel shot at vastly reduced prices, down to...
- New steel shot developed. (Barton Abrasives Ltd. develops new process for...
- Magazine article from: Metallurgia November 1, 1991 700+ words
New steel shot developed Barton Abrasives Ltd of Tipton...has developed a new process for making steel shot which the company claims produces shot...extending the life span and performance of steel shot. According to Arthur Aston, Barton...
- Steel shot.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: Sports Afield Graybill, Carl April 1, 2007 700+ words
...mallards are shot at Nilo by hunters using steel shot at relatively close ranges, and seldom...t believe the problem is the use of steel shot, but rather the fact that most hunters...shooting mallards and day targets with steel shot. When you find out what loads work best...
- All Choked Up: Aftermarket Choices for Shooting Steel Shot. (Shotgunning).
- Magazine article from: Petersen's Hunting Taylor, John M. January 1, 2002 700+ words
When steel shot came along, albeit in early dribs and...There are two styles of chokes for steel shot: those that constrict the shot column...shot column is the trick to efficient steel shot patterns. Patternmaster choke tubes...
- Winchester Introduces Economical Steel Shot Loads.
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine BODINSON, HOLT January 1, 2000 700+ words
...considerable when compared to lead. While steel shot is the least expensive of the current...wads and powders in addition to the steel shot typically purchased from Daisy. As non...an expanding market for an economy steel shot loading has developed. Winchester just...
- Metaltec expands steel shot facility.(North America)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Modern Casting February 1, 2005 700+ words
...Canton, Mich., completed the third major expansion of its steel shot casting facility in November. The company installed a new...will enable the company to provide more low-carbon cast steel shot. The expansion also included a back-up area to the main...
- Winchester Xpert steel shot.(NEW PRODUCTS)
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine November 1, 2008 700+ words
...Winchester has added four new loads to the Xpert Game and Target Steel Shot line. The new Winchester Xpert loads include a 1-ounce...4" and achieve a muzzle velocity of 1,325 fps. Xpert Steel Shot loads are ideal for use in states with non-toxic shot upland...
- Steel Shot Loads.
- Magazine article from: Shooting Industry July 1, 2000 700+ words
...Ammunition's new 12 gauge offerings include two 3 1/2-inch loads, a 3-inch steel load and a 2 3/4-inch load. Steel shot has been added to Fiocchi's 20 gauge line in both 2 3/4 and 3-inch loads. A complete line of nickel-plated loads...
Source: HighBeam Research, STEEL Gets Cheap.