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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1962)
See why no paper shell .. can guarantee such power and performance _i The photographs above show two shot charges as they leave the barrel. The top one is from our plastic shell; the other, from a paper shell. Notice how the powder gas in our plas tic shell stays behind the shot, pushing it with maximum power and velocity. The powder gas from the paper shell has leaked past the wad into the shot, weakening the shot charge —proof that only our plastic wad in a plastic body gives you all the power you paid for. o z o 0 a oc t tu £ 1 I * I Other shells may claim superior performance, but only Remington-Peters guarantees it! Re gardless of hunting and weather conditions, if even one Remington-Peters plastic shell fails to meet any of the guarantees listed here, through the fault of the shell, we’ll send you 100 brand new shells absolutely free!* Guaranteed against power loss for up to one year from date of purchase. Only plastic locks in factory-fresh power, regardless of storage or temperature conditions. Paper shells can lose power from day they’re made. Guaranteed perfect power sealing. No paper wad in a paper shell can match the perfect, You can get powerful plastic shells in all 12, 16 and 20 gauge Remington “Express” and Peters “High Velocity” high-base loads, including buckshot and rifled slugs. And they’re priced the same as any high-base paper shells. If you ever find that your Remington or Peters plastic gas-tight seal of plastic against plastic. Guaranteed to fit your chamber. Only plastic shells are waterproof, can't swell or get soggy like paper shells. Guaranteed against scuffing or splitting: Only tough, self-lubricating plastic shells can’t scuff, scrape or drag...won't split even in sub zero cold or extreme heat. Guaranteed perfect ignition. Waterproof plastic keeps moisture from seeping in to rum powder. And exclusive “Kleanbore” priming as sures perfect ignition. ‘Guarantee offer valid only in U S A ,for one year, on shells purchased before Dec 31, 1962 shells fail to measure up to any of the guarantees stated above, save the box and any unbred shells, send bred shell to Earl Larson for ballistic analysis. He'll be in touch with you immediately. Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport 2, Conn. Bgnungton Peters <j 0 ■f« U S ©AT Off High Velocity is a trademark of Peters Cartridge Division, and ‘‘Express”and “Kleanbore” are Reg US Pat. Off by Remington Arms Company, Inc . Bridgeport 2, Conn Laboratory tests under varied conditions show that ordi- The high-speed photograph above shows the shot charge Remington-Peters plastic shells and ordinary paper shells nary paper shells can lose power and velocity from the day from our plastic shell when it’s three feet from the muzzle, were tumbled in an automatic washer for one full cycle, they're made. On the other hand, Remington-Peters plastic Note the short, uniform stringing and good distribution. Our plastic shells were unaffected by the ordeal... and sub shells lose nothing... keep 1009c of their power and velocity You get this because our friction-free, plastic-against-plas- sequently fed, chambered and fired perfectly. The paper after a year or more. Unless you're extremely careful in tic design seals powder gas perfectly. There’s no escaping shells were completely destroyed. One Louisiana hunter storing your pap£r shells from one season to the next, you gas to scatter or disrupt the charge. Result: better patterns, confirmed this amazing plastic-shell endurance by firing need the full-power protection you are guaranteed svith longer range ... thanks to all-plastic construction. plastic shells that had been under water in a duck blind for Remineton-Peters plastic shells. 12 months. They performed perfectly!