A Great Day of Shooting

In rimfires, the Model 597 autoloading rifle is now made in 17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR). To go with this, Remington is now loading their own ammo for the 17 HMR, using Hornady's 17-grain A-Max bullet. I didn't get a chance to shoot the rifle, but I'm not particularly impressed with the cartridge anyhow, and see no practical value in slinging a tiny 17-grain bullet at a target, or worse yet, at a critter. I have more respect for animals than to shoot anything other than a target with such a wimpy cartridge.
Remington's excellent Model 1100 Competition Master 12 gauge shotgun was a real pleasure to handle and shoot. This gun is designed for Practical Shooting competition and sports an extended 8-round magazine, matte black finish on receiver and barrel, matte gray synthetic stock and that truly wonderful new recoil pad by Sims Vibration Laboratory, which Remington is calling the R3. Every rifle and shotgun that kicks needs a recoil pad like this one!

The shotgun also features a receiver-mountable shell carrier which holds seven extra shells, and an extended carrier release button for faster loading -- something which every Remington semi-auto shotgun would benefit from. The bolt handle is extra large for speedy operation, and the fiber-optic front sight is easily swapped out... and several different-colored inserts are provided for that purpose. This gun was easy to handle and the recoil pad coupled with the gas operation made recoil negligible -- a couple of small-framed ladies shot it with no problem at all.
Another new item from Remington is an interesting new attached-sabot shotgun slug. Called the BuckHammer, this flat-nosed lead critter is meant for fully-rifled slug barrels, and really delivers in the accuracy department -- and no doubt hits very hard, due to its wadcutter-like flat nose with a very shallow indentation. Expansion is advertised as nearly one inch in diameter, with "nearly 100% weight retention." I shot a dandy 50-yard group with this 2-3/4" shell using an 11-87 with fully-rifled barrel, and I am very impressed with it. It should definitely live up to its name.

This group, measured center-to-center, is well under an inch. These were the first three shots I fired from the gun, which was simply a (Swarovski) scoped 11-87 semi-auto with a fully rifled barrel. I'm impressed!

Hevi-Shot is becoming a big hit - literally - now that Remington's got hold of it. It is now approved for waterfowl hunting, and it hits even harder than lead, being 10% heavier. They're marketing it toward other hunters, too... I shot a 20-gauge load of Hevi-shot at a turkey target and watched numerous others do the same, and it did a fine job in a much lighter package than any 12-gauge turkey gun. Hevi-Shot buckshot is also available, too -- and Remington's tests show that all of their Hevi-Shot loads pattern consistently tighter than similar loads of lead shot. Shooting these shells proved that they do indeed pattern very well.

It made for a great day of shooting indeed, and some great new products were introduced that should make for many more days of great hunting and shooting for a lot more folks!

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