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Old 09-18-2013, 09:09 AM
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Has anyone used this? is it worth it? I will be hunting mainly specks this year and I have not heard anything but good about these shells...that being said, I have not heard heard a whole lot either...are the worth the price over something like Kent Fasteel?
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Old 09-18-2013, 09:41 AM
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They're great but also very expensive. Not worth the $$$ to me but I don't have much of it.
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Old 09-18-2013, 10:12 AM
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That is all I use. Go to mackspw.com and buy the case with the $25 rebate. Best price I have been able to find. Kicks like you are shooting lead!
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Old 09-18-2013, 10:16 AM
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Kent = best shell for the $
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Old 09-18-2013, 11:00 AM
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I used em and wasn't impressed. I had just good results with Kents or Federals as I did with the heavy metal. Not to mention the price difference.
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Old 09-18-2013, 11:01 AM
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Kent = best shell for the $
X2 started using Kent's 4yrs ago and never turned back. They make hens bounce what more could u want?
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Old 09-18-2013, 11:37 AM
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I love heavy metals but for the money there isn't that much of difference with the Kent's. I usually buck everything b Gizzle tells me but he isn't wrong about kent.


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Old 09-18-2013, 11:48 AM
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The cheaper the better
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Old 09-18-2013, 12:21 PM
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Yeah I have been shooting kents for a few years and I like them....I was just thinking a little extra umph might be good for geese.
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Old 09-18-2013, 12:39 PM
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Yeah I have been shooting kents for a few years and I like them....I was just thinking a little extra umph might be good for geese.
No doubt. The shoot fast. Fast enough I had to adjust a good bit when I switched back to kent


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Old 09-18-2013, 01:16 PM
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I'm also part of the kent club. Whatever you do stay away from estates. I have two different buddies that split there barrels because a wad got caught. I was in the blind when one of these blew up. The rail came all the way back and split his forehead open.
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Dang,

I bought a bunch of estates on sale, now I know why they were cheap!
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I'm also part of the kent club. Whatever you do stay away from estates. I have two different buddies that split there barrels because a wad got caught. I was in the blind when one of these blew up. The rail came all the way back and split his forehead open.
I actually had that happen a couple years ago...I was shooting some Remington dove loads, But I was able to just cut the end of my barrel off and have it re-threaded.
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Old 09-18-2013, 02:15 PM
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I bought a bunch of estates on sale, now I know why they were cheap!
I shot em plenty of times before, and know people that still do. After it happened a second time to another buddy, I said F that.
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Old 09-18-2013, 04:30 PM
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I've started shooting Kents through my patternmaster. It is impressive. That choke is one of the best purchases I have made for duck hunting.
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I've started shooting Kents through my patternmaster. It is impressive. That choke is one of the best purchases I have made for duck hunting.
How long ago you bought it? Reason I ask is bc the knobs on inside were too big for flight controlled wads. I believe they changed the style up in the past yr or so. No issue with Kent's but just a heads up. I'm impressed with barettas ext chokes. Clampy... Keep adjusting till you stop wounding animals...lol
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How long ago you bought it? Reason I ask is bc the knobs on inside were too big for flight controlled wads. I believe they changed the style up in the past yr or so. No issue with Kent's but just a heads up. I'm impressed with barettas ext chokes. Clampy... Keep adjusting till you stop wounding animals...lol
I bought it before last teal season. It says in the package not to use with shells over a certain FPS
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May as well ask a buddy to hit you in the shoulder with a sledge hammer......Thise shells are brutal! My gun jumps off my shoulder and smavks me in the cheek every shot. Ill stick to my kents
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Old 09-19-2013, 06:06 AM
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May as well ask a buddy to hit you in the shoulder with a sledge hammer......Thise shells are brutal! My gun jumps off my shoulder and smavks me in the cheek every shot. Ill stick to my kents
Really ? My 1187 does just fine with them.


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