Wayne, jump in here. I know you like to talk choke sizes, types, shot and wad differences, fast vs heavy loads, etc.

5 pages of trolling posts & no one has mentioned whether or not it's acceptable to hunt someone else's blind on public. After the south zone opener, I'm gonna hunt every blind I see just outta spite, even if it's more advantageous to hunt the shoreline. Some people's children...

But "with more pellets that weight more than steel" will not get you there with a Hevi Metal load. #2 Heavy Metal is #2 steel and a small amount of Hevi shot two sizes smaller than the steel shot listed on the box making it basically the same as a comparable Heavy #2 steel load containing the same amount of pellets. The Hevi shot portion in the shell is advertised as a ballistic equivalent to the steel shot in the load meaning it is to have the same velocity and impact as the stated steel shot in the load. Being a smaller shot than the steel, loaded in a separate column above the steel, and not being uniform compared to the round steel shot, it is impossible to be a ballistic equivalent other than by weight per pellet. Yes, it does allow more pellets to be placed within the shell, but most commercial shells are not loaded to the max potential. If a 1 1/4 oz #2 Hevi Metal shell (#2 steel and #4 9.2 to 9.8 g/cc Hevi shot blend) has an extra 10 to 40 pellets, you can get the same or more number of extra pellets per shell simply by shooting a 1 3/8 #2 Steel shot shell. Still both shells already have more than enough pellets in them at the lethal range of #2 steel shot or #4 hevi shot provided the choke combination presents a good pattern and shot string within the size shot's effective range.