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[Silvers]

RST 3/4 ounce Falcon Ultralite cold weather shell test:

Shells sat in the vehicle overnight and rode up to the course nestled in the roof rack. They were plenty cold; it was 7 deg F when we arrived, and only 11F when leaving. I used an overbored Perazzi o/u with .737" bores. Protocol for each pair of targets was 1 Remington, 1 ounce load @1185 fps., and 1 of the Falcons. The ¾ ounce loads would not set the inertia trigger on the heavy Perazzi (8.7 pounds) for the second shot, so I fired the Remington shell first. None of my four squadmates could tell any difference in the reports of one shell vs. the other. No squib reports with the Falcons although one friend was getting them with his reloaded shells. I readily noticed the difference in recoil. The 3/4 ounce Falcons were very mild and a joy to shoot. I didn't shoot any 60 yard crossing targets with them, nor did I only pick out the cupcakes. On farther targets the breaks with the 3/4 ounce loads were not quite as good as with the 1 ouncers, however they were more than acceptable. No difference noted on closer targets < 30 yards or so. RST designed and are marketing the Falcon Ultralites in 2-1/2" for older SxS guns with double triggers or mechanical single triggers, so the inertia trigger situation is unique and will not be a problem for SxS shooters. They performed admirably. My friends were impressed - as I was too. Frank

[mc15426378]

You're a better man then me Frank. Man that sounds cold. We do occasionally get that type of cold weather here in Dixie but not often. If I were there I probably would not have heard a single shot as I know I would have had my body covered, head to toes, and lots of it. Nice report and many thanks for your hard work and efforts. Still lots of ice and snow there?

Mike

[eightbore]

Frank, I'm sure that the cold weather testing of the low pressure RST ammunition is much more extensive testing than is done for other brands. I'm sure that most vintage gun ammunition makers send their ammunition out to gun writers who file the ammo away in the gun room and proceed to write the article. I will always remember the sight of Alex Papp working at his desk with ear plugs and ear phones in place while others were performing pressure and velocity tests about fifteen feet away on the other side of the office. What a great company.