The cartridge packaging Remington Express®XLR it presents itself captivating with a pleasant mix of veining colors, from the characteristic green of the house to yellow and ocher in which stands a Mongolian pheasant in full flight with its peculiar and very attractive colors. The stupendous image of the wild divides attention momentarily from the many words written on the sturdy cardboard of the box containing 25 cartridges: let's focus on the manufacturer's proposal and its explanations.
The wording Express is registered and connotes a series of shotguns well known to all hunters who love the high performance and top ballistic performance for which the US manufacturer is famous. Here, specific attention has been paid to the yield over maximum distances, however paying attention not to create those hail of pellets that dismember the prey in the short shot: certainly a little care in the choice must be put, especially if you can make shots. under the dog's stop and we are not sure of being able to wait for the little that allows the animal to move away from the muzzle of our rifle at the right size. Basically, if you shoot with a two-barreled, maybe it is good to insert a less powerful Remington in the first, reserving these XLRs for the second. For our part we used a superb Cosmi with a 67 cm barrel and a 7/10 choke that guarantees amazing shot patterns at unusual distances for us: these charges were always in second and third beat to guarantee fulminating results even on game of not great size. mass, but of remarkable vivacity like partridges.
The day was lucky with the capture of some pheasants and four partridges, one of which astonished us first, then the good Constantine, formidable hit who made available his precious company and his kurzhaar, from last our guest Daniele, the owner of AFV La Benese (338 191 0186) of Bene Vagienna (CN) in fact, who in his role of shots sees several.
Let's go back to our packaging to make it clear that the abbreviation XLR stands for Extra Long Range a wording that does not need translations: by now shooting a few meters beyond the norm is becoming a necessity since the wild ones also adopt the range finders that Mother Nature has provided them with and often maintain a greater safety distance.
On the lid of the package are shown in black on a yellow background and with large and clearly visible characters, the main values with the 12 gauge, the length of the case equal to 2 and ¾ "then 70 mm, the V / 0 of 1330 fps ( about 405 m / sec), the charge of 1 and ¼ of an ounce (about 35 g) and lastly the numbering of the pellets, here of 5 and therefore valid for many hunting needs. On the sides of the box there are safety instructions in English and French and a warning to consider the words Remington Express, Power Piston and the color green as the company's registered trademarks. On the back, the view of a sectioned cartridge expresses its prerogatives without doubt. It is assumed that the manufacture is American Made and also the plastic case is refillable, which will please many.
We then move inside with the specification of a high quality primer to ensure reliable ignition of the propellant indicated in turn as custom blended, therefore an exclusive powder that ensures high speed together with a contained recoil. The wad power piston, covered by a patent, it is one of the strong points in the ballistics of these cartridges: it is formed by a thick base shaped like an inverted U from which the median part rises, in practice a cylinder crossed radially by three ovalized holes side by side, and which continues in the shape a cup as a container for the shot. The lower part of the wad expands under the pressure of the gases, preventing them from overtaking it, the median section absorbs the water hammer in its elasticity and softens the energy back to the upper part where the pellets are to which traumas and deforming crushing are avoided . The small bullets therefore retain their perfect spherical shape ensuring a compact and uniform pattern, useful at maximum distances and with high damaging power.
As we have actually verified.
Last but not least: this series of cartridges is available with shot from n. 2 to n. 7½ and in calibers from 12/70 to .410 Mag. Corporate advertising is the soul of commerce, but it is the validity of the product that allows, through satisfied customers, that widespread and valid advertising XLR.