Unless this stuff is extremely expensive, it will sell by the truck. Working behind a gun/bow counter has taught me that when speed is increased, so do sales.

Speed kills...and Speed Sells!

Stay Tuned, though, as Winderal (a top secret, joint operation between Olin and Federal) will come right behind with the 12ga Short Mag, a 2 3/4" shell that actually scatters high-intensity light beams at warp velocities so that all you really have to do is think about the bird and shoot your gun, and you'll blink to find him fully plucked, roasted, and ready for serving.

Reduced lead? Bah! You don't even need to point the gun! Environmental concerns? Nothing to be worried about. Light is completely biodegradable and non-toxic, and the waste products produced are nominal. Feathers, bones, and unwanted guts are vaporized, drifting down in a fine, fertilizing mist. The meat itself is as healthy as you could ever ask, cooked in its own juices at high speed. No fat, no additives, no nothing but tasty, delicious duck!

Coming soon, to a mega-sporting goods store near you.

(These statements have not been evaluated by anyone, including the writer. It's all made up on the fly, and stupid as hell... just about as pointless as switching to yet another kind of shotshell when all it takes to kill birds is patience and practice.)

As a proof of concept, this technology is pretty cool. It would seem to me that if you could adapt Hypersonics to slugs, you'd get near elephant rifle ballistics from your old 870.

On the other hand, it would seem to me that putting hyper velocity on steel is a waste. Steel is too light and loses too much velocity. The clay pigeon boys won't shoot it if it is too expensive and kicks too hard. If you could put the spurs to 1 3/8 oz. of lead or HeaviShot on the other hand, you might have yourself a 75 yard turkey gun.

One exception. Many years ago I tried my hand at Chuckar Partridge. Those little birds made me look like a fool. They take off right out from under your feet like they're shot out of a cannon, and you have a miserable time catching up to them. A fast heavy load with a fairly open choke for a bigger pattern at about 25-30 yards would be just the ticket for those.

Yes it will sell, but its not at all worth it in my book. I mean which of those advantages do you really need?? none of them

It will sell, for awhile. The problem is that we have one generation of waterfowlers now who have used nothing but steel or other nontoxics. They still have to listen to the old timers and the ones who hunt Argentina or Mexico rave about how a load of 1 1/4oz lead 5s not only knocks ducks down at 45 yards but it kills them without three follow up shots steel often requires. That is why we are looking for something "better and faster."

Next they will introduce HyperSonic High Speed Reduced Recoil Shotshells, downloaded for those recoil sensitive; in other words the regular steel shotshells with a new ID. Get another buck fifty a box probably,lol.

Seriously, I don't want or need these Hyper Super Dooper shells, and the problems they create. Has nuthin' to do with being a tough guy, I just want to be recognized as a good hunter. Bruises smart, don't make you smart!

Shooting 3 1/2 12's are bad enough. I wonder if the firearm parts and stocks on the market will hold up with the additional recoil. Going to be hell just aft of the receiver where the rear stock mounts into the receiver!! I bet the price tag is going to show how proud they are in this load too!

I'm surprised since they came out with the 30 Remington AR shooting 125 grain bullets performing like a 308 at 2275 fps (Will somebody explain that one to me)they would have come out with a 125 grain loading for the 308 Win, 30-06 and he 300 Mags. 30-06 will thump a 125 out around 3300 fps!

So,for 3 times as much money,we get a shell that knocks you over and yet it kills just as dead as an ordinary shell does,but the time from the muzzle to the to the deer is considerably (a few milliseconds) quicker.

It's a best-seller!!(this week).

I should have mentioned the price on these: MSRP of 26.99 for 1 1/8, 27.99 for 1 1/4 (both 3-inch) and 36.99 for the 3 1/2s. They will probably sell for less at the store.
JCB: that's an interesting point about the recoil sensation possibly being spread out.

I don't mind recoil till it knocks me on my A##. If it helps bring it on.

Ahhh, just equip your decoys with remotely detonated Claymores under the staboard wing. Place them in a circle as if swimming clockwise with some live ducks loosely foot tethered to the bottom swimming in the middle. Have a coffee and wait for dinner to arrive. Last point ... be sure your waiting point is a subterainian blind at least 150m from the site of ambush.
Happy Plucking :-D

as a long time deer and upland hunter in a shotgun only state i have recently forayed out into duck hunting and while being used to heavier recoil 3 inch shells are my limit and anything with shoulder bruising tooth rattling recoil is just not fun to shoot. and bottom line is i am out to have fun. so far i'll stick with my black cloud #4's.

I am with the Majority here, Don't need or want it!

They misnamed it. Should be "Oberhyped High Speed." Anyhow, from my friend the missile man, hypersonic is something like Mach 6+, which these shells won't do. I sense a lawsuit coming.

I think Jim Carmichel described a similar idea to make a superfast rifle load back in his younger days. He decided not to go on with it, and then mentioned something about God watching over fools. And infants. Whatever. Jim's recipe required three layers of propellant, slowest powder near the base of bullet, progressively faster burning as you move towards the primer. The only problem he had back then was a way to ignite the slower powder ahead of the other two, as it is the one farthest from the primer. Remington's solution (above) is a tube. I was thinking maybe a stick of cordite to serve as fuse, but I'm not really aware of its rate of burn. Anyway, God really watches over fools like me.

jjas:

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Thank you for calculating muzzle energies of the new load. If Remington would put an aerodynamic, appropriately constructed 500 grain slug in a sabot and load with this tech, a 3 1/2" 12 ga. shotgun would be an elephant gun. 4550 foot-pounds equals or beats most loads from the .375 H & H, .404 Jeffery, .450/400 Nitro Express, etc. and is only a hands breadth behind the .458 Win Mag. So as proof of concept, this is good.

But of course it would kick like an elephant gun. Imagine firing an elephant gun from a layout goose blind? The kick would drive you into the muck like a tent peg.

VERY INTERISTING! it will be intersting to see if they can mass produce this without quality trouble. it looks to me that if there is a slip up in assembling the load, there is a possibility of all of the powder going off at the same time, which would be disasterous. i sincerely hope this NEVER happens! aside from that, i like the idea, except for the extra recoil end of it. but i guess it is like anything else, if you want to play, you have to pay. i would imagine that this will be met with some sceptisisim. i think everyone will like the extra power. this is america, bigger (more power) is ALWAYS better! but, i cant see many being excited about the extra recoil. this may be one of those things that is ahead of its time. now, if the introduced a new shotgun to go along with it, that has a mechanical anti-recoil mechanism built in. then, they might set the world on fire.

I like the idea for slugs. Maybe if they put in a lightweight slug like Hornady does for the SST (300 gr. I think) the recoil would be more than manageable. Then again, with a lightweight slug, you may not have the pressure problems if you just use a single charge. I'm not sure the proportion of bullet weight to pressure.

I have been shooting 1700-1800 fps reloads for 4 yrs. This year will be the 5th year. My kill ratio went to 1 1/2 shells per bird on dove, pheasant, ducks and geese. 7/8 oz of steel B's at 1724 fps snockers Lessers over decoys. At 4000 ft and 32F this load will penetrate to kill to 73 yds. With my 935/Mod choke I get 90% patterns at 40 yds and 96% with the full choke. I kill to 50 yds before losing killing pattern density with the Mod choke. Yes indeed, speed kills. Congrats to Rem for doing something right. Ned S the young 81 yr old.

does not kick anymore than the 3in lead mags i use to use.if your shoulder can not take the lick,and your wallet can not take the hit, take up ping pong.works very well on long geese and coyotes.i will use 2.75 steel for most of our waterfowl season,and switch when they start getting smart.