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 Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:00 PM
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Peters2
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Can't find any Kents so I am going to go with one of these... Anybody have an opinion on either one?
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:02 PM
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Trozacky
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I just started using Black Clouds and I love em. I have made some long shots the past few hunts.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:03 PM
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sptaylor
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Mossy Oak Duck Blind Blackcloud
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:12 PM
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Hondo11
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Heavy Metal #3's. If they pattern well with your setup, you can't beat them. With a SBE2 and Patternmaster, the birds fold like bags of trash.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:13 PM
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sptaylor
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Heard good things about Those Remington Hypersonics too.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:18 PM
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Peters2
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I think its gonna be Black Clouds... I like that guy with the ZZ top beard.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:24 PM
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sptaylor
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I think its gonna be Black Clouds... I like that guy with the ZZ top beard. That Guy??
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:27 PM
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Peters2
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I think its gonna be Black Clouds... I like that guy with the ZZ top beard. That Guy?? Yea... You know; the Black Cloud guy. 
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 10:42 PM
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sptaylor
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I think its gonna be Black Clouds... I like that guy with the ZZ top beard. That Guy?? Yea... You know; the Black Cloud guy. 
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/15/10 11:29 PM
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I like that Black Cloud guy TV show...it's pretty funny. I like how the Black Cloud guy's sons are always cutting up.
Dear Lord please bullwhip me for saying this but I agree, Marcstar is in the lead. Please nobody use this as a quote!!!
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 12:12 AM
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Can't find any Kents so I am going to go with one of these... Anybody have an opinion on either one? I use both and like them when used in the right situation. For me Heavy metal over decoys in close and Black Cloud if the birds are not committing in close.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 12:30 AM
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 12:37 AM
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neither is cheaper... actually I think Hyper's are only a dollar or two more as well. I'd go with Black Cloud #2's or #3's out of an IC choke any day... but the Hevi Metals do pattern pretty nice outta my gun.
Wasn't born in Texas, but I got there as fast as I could. 
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 12:43 AM
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sptaylor
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Are Hypers really more? Havent priced em yet
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 12:46 AM
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No i actually payed less for them than BC and they are really good
IF I DONT SUCEED I WILL DIE TRYING
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 01:05 AM
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Peters2
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Are Hypers really more? Havent priced em yet At Academy the Hypers were $29.95 a box, the Heavys and the Clouds were $24.99 a box.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 01:35 AM
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#Hayraker
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Are Hypers really more? Havent priced em yet At Academy the Hypers were $29.95 a box, the Heavys and the Clouds were $24.99 a box. goshalmighty, I could never afford to pay that much for a box of shells.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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#1925348
12/16/10 01:53 AM
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hunter254
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i have always used the cheap shells,, super x's, rem.. etc
have never had a problem with wounded birds or anything else
if u cant hit the duck,dove,goose etc. to begin with,, buying the $$$ shells wont make much of a difference
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:13 AM
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sptaylor
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mossy oak duck blind blackcloud are money.. Hard to find but you will be pleased
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:26 AM
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Walmart down here has hypers for 17.99 a box for 3" 3's and 4's
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:28 AM
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#Hayraker
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mossy oak duck blind blackcloud are money.. Hard to find but you will be pleased don't use these if you hunt with a dog, they are just too damned deadly. Get the Shadowgrass blackcloud instead.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:29 AM
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Peters2
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Walmart down here has hypers for 17.99 a box for 3" 3's and 4's Thats a good price! I'd jump on that.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:30 AM
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I've been on both sides of the argument,
"cheap shells vs expensive shells"
I've come to terms with this. Black Clouds do kill harder I know it sounds crazy but those long shots 40-65 yards mallards seems to be zombies and don't die easy, after shooting some BC's at them at that distance and seeing them hit the water belly up I'm a believer.
However I can't afford to shoot them all the time so Kent #3's all the time and BC's for the zombie mallards at 60yards...
I'm busting out the BC's this week the mallards are in town. Those two loads seem to pattern best in all my guns.
No matter what don't forget xperts always suck!!!
-Matt
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:33 AM
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Peters2
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I've been on both sides of the argument,
"cheap shells vs expensive shells"
I've come to terms with this. Black Clouds do kill harder I know it sounds crazy but those long shots 40-65 yards mallards seems to be zombies and don't die easy, after shooting some BC's at them at that distance and seeing them hit the water belly up I'm a believer.
However I can't afford to shoot them all the time so Kent #3's all the time and BC's for the zombie mallards at 60yards...
I'm busting out the BC's this week the mallards are in town. Those two loads seem to pattern best in all my guns.
No matter what don't forget xperts always suck!!!
-Matt X2  Saturday I had a Gadwall sittin on the pond about 40 to 45 yards. I put three rounds of xperts on him; pellets were all over him. He was stunned but after the last shot, he flew off. That is when I decided to upgrade my shell. The clouds will take care of the longer shots and that is what I'm lookin for.
Last edited by Flyway2; 12/16/10 02:38 AM.
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Re: Heavy Metal or Black Cloud?
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12/16/10 02:35 AM
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sptaylor
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mossy oak duck blind blackcloud are money.. Hard to find but you will be pleased don't use these if you hunt with a dog, they are just too damned deadly. Get the Shadowgrass blackcloud instead. I think you have to be on the Blackcloud prostaff to get those.
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