Specta Shot Witelightning?

[Lucky Clucker]

Anyone shot these shells and how do they pattern?

[Philippe]

I've been in recent contact with a spectra rep and spectra themselves. I actually just tested those very shells overthe weekend in ideal conditions with various different chokes. All I have to say is save your money and grab some of federals turkey thugs if you want great lead patterns. Spectra needs to seriously rethink that 22.50 a box if they want to play the lead game and produce turkey shells. They are very kind folks but for the performance the costs is just not worth it.

[allaboutshooting]

Anyone shot these shells and how do they pattern?

I've shot the White Lightning shells through a number of different guns and chokes for almost a year now. I was fortunate enough to shoot some of the developmental loads as well as production shells. A number of different shooters also shot them last fall at the Southern Illinois Classic still target shoot.

The shell has 1 5/8 oz. of #6 shot in a roll crimped shell that looks very much like the Old White Hevi-Shot shell and for good reason, they are loaded by Jay Menefee who loaded the OW shells. That 1 5/8 oz. recipe is also how the first Hevi-Shot shells were loaded. They have some very hard plated shot.

We've seen excellent patterns with even coverage over 10" at 40 yards.

It's also a pretty soft shooting shell for a turkey load.

Thanks,
Clark

[Gumby]

Soft shooting shell. Very, very even pattern. I didn't spend a lot of time with various chokes, etc chasing numbers but what I saw impressed me. The evenness of the pattern was unparalleled in comparison to other lead loads I have shot. The numbers inside the 10 at 40 were only around 100-110 but I was not choking the pattern down to increase those numbers and spent zero time adjusting. Barrel was dirty, etc. Price point high for lead but in my opinion it is a high quality shell. Others may disagree. Just my two cents.

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

If the Thugs hadn't come out this year, I bet the White Lightning shells would have sold a little better.

Not downing them.  I wish I had about 5 of them to pattern.