Winchester Ammunition has introduced a 3″ version of their Supreme Elite® XP³ slugs. In a nutshell, you have a lead-free, 300-grain sabot moving along at a snappy 2100 fps.
From Winchester Ammunition:
Hot on the heels of its highly successful launch of the Winchester® Supreme Elite® XP³TM 2-3/4-inch Slug in 2007, the renowned ammunition maker is following it up with a new 3-inch variation for even more knockdown power at near-centerfire rifle distances. The Supreme Elite XP³ 3-inch Slug features a patented, one-piece, 300-grain sabot designed to deliver high energy and deep penetration on big game. Winchester developed the highly accurate lead-free-alloy projectile to extend consistent, ethical and lethal big game hunting ranges beyond 175 yards in 12-gauge rifled barrel slug guns.
“Hunters will be extremely impressed with the increased performance of the new 12-gauge 3-inch XP³ Slug,” said Winchester Shotshell Product Manager Brad Criner. “This is a consistent and innovative product, one that pushes long-range accuracy, penetration and stopping power to the extreme.”
The new Supreme Elite XP³ 3-inch Slug features:
- One-piece, lead-free alloy, 300-grain, tipped sabot
- Plastic tip for improved down-range ballistics
- High velocity at an incredible 2,100 feet per second
- Deeper penetration at longer ranges
- Tin core – lead free
For more information about Winchester Ammunition and its complete line of products visit www.winchester.com.
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Aug 21 2010
I purchased a new Mosseberg 500 combo a few months ago,after last year’s deer hunt I thought it was time too upgrade my firearm for something more modern. I was using a Winchester pump smooth bore for the last 30 years, yes that’s right,30 years, it served me well but it finally gave up the ghost last year. After doing my research and a tight budget I decided on the mosseberg. Like all the post on the net I had to try various different slugs “very costly”and I had not found one decent shooting slug for a rifled barrel, shooting sabot slugs I thought I made a bad choice in guns, 50 yards no problem 100 yards lucky to hit paper, till I came across the Winchester elite XP3.sabot slugs,now the 100 yard mark is consistent 3 inch groups so easy like everyone else I thought I would try the 200 yard mark five shots in a row all in the 5 inch groups, that’s one of the reasons I bought this gun but if it wasn’t for XP3′s making it so easy I would not believe it, even the guy’s at the range could not get over the fact that I was shooting a shotgun next to their rifles and getting this kind of accuracy at 200 yards.
Thank you Winchester for the time and research put into these slugs and making a 200 yards shot possible something that no one would of thought possible 20 years ago.
I just became a member on the 200 yard club thanks to you guys, great job.
Ray Rioux