Anybody using Spartan shot and how does it compare to Heper shot ?
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Anybody using Spartan shot and how does it compare to Heper shot ?
From my experience, Spartan is an ok shot. No big gripes or complaints about it. My family used a lot of this stuff during the pandemic and it loaded fine. Haven't used any in the past 12 months as shot availability has been much better in my area.
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Maybe timb99's research on shot hardness has something on it. I've used it and found it acceptable. My perception is it's above average in terms of hardness.
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Off the top of my head I believe the Antimony to be 3%. With Chilled at perhaps 1/2% and Heper at 6%, Spartan is roughly mid-range hard.
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Mayco states that their Lawrence Magnum and West Coast shot contain 4% Antimony. And a Pycnometer measured density of 10.82 g/CC agrees with this (or actually with closer to 4.2%).
Mayco is apparently currently test run trialing 'Mayco-6' with which to compete with Heper. I believe @timb99 is among those testing it out.
Mayco is apparently currently test run trialing 'Mayco-6' with which to compete with Heper. I believe @timb99 is among those testing it out.
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If it comes to fruition I’ll be curious to see if they price it as a “premium” shot or sell it for the same as their current offering. If you can get the Heper with reasonable shipping it sure seems to be the best value in shot today.
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CAC is showing Spartan shot "in stock."
Spartan Shot
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It was ~Sept. 7 of last year.
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Thank you, I’ll contact them tomorrow. Thanks? Mike
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Thank you all for the info ,
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I’ll be honest, I don’t pull out calipers every time I open a bag of shot. I just buy whatever I need size wise and load it. I’ll weigh out the first few loads to make sure the weight is what I’m expecting, but that’s it. The only shot I’ve reloaded that I saw noticeable difference in was Heper. More uniformity in roundness and size.
Having said that, I have preferences of shot manufacturers based on their bags. Lawrence/West Coast are tops (great thick bags with strong stitching). Heper in second (nice fabric bag, pour spout is a little gimmicky in my opinion, okay stitching). Eagle is third (heavy plastic liner stitched in to the light fabric bag). Spartan is last as it is a tarp material cover that frays but does that a plastic bag stitched into it as well. If the cover doesn’t start fraying, it is a large square shape and stacks well.
I bought a bag of STS shot this week that had that plastic tarp consistency. Seems a little tighter of a cover, so I have some hope for it.
Having said that, I have preferences of shot manufacturers based on their bags. Lawrence/West Coast are tops (great thick bags with strong stitching). Heper in second (nice fabric bag, pour spout is a little gimmicky in my opinion, okay stitching). Eagle is third (heavy plastic liner stitched in to the light fabric bag). Spartan is last as it is a tarp material cover that frays but does that a plastic bag stitched into it as well. If the cover doesn’t start fraying, it is a large square shape and stacks well.
I bought a bag of STS shot this week that had that plastic tarp consistency. Seems a little tighter of a cover, so I have some hope for it.
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I have to assume you never had the early Heper shot with the pitiful thin plastic liner inside that would break up and pour out sporadically?
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LOL. Thankfully I didn’t. I heard about those though.
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Ranking the quality of the shot in the bag by the quality of the bag the shot is in results in a reverse order of the shot quality, according to timb99's testing. STS shot is the best shot that has been available in recent times. Heper is the best quality currently available, according to the same testing. If I couldn't get Heper, I'd go with the Spartan before I would go with the other available shot brands.
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Good info Silver. I prefer to use U.S. manufactured. I hope Mayco creates an equivalent to Heper. They really have no choice, maybe..
Heper/Turkey share boarders with Iran, Iraq, and Syria. A hotbed of area terrorism and wars today.
The last thing we need is for the U.S. to become dependent upon a foreign source that could dry up instantly.
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