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ATI O/U Apex 9's and Hvwt 7's

Started by Spring Creek Calls, March 26, 2018, 04:07:57 PM

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Spring Creek Calls

Turning my grouse gun into a turkey gun. Shot it  today with Apex 9's and Hvwt 7's, one shot each. Both shots were a lasered 40 yards with a slightly dirty barrel. Hwvt picture says clean but I forgot I shot a light load first for poa/poi. 26" barrels with a Carlson .575 in bottom barrel. Still waiting for second Carlson tube (.565) for the top barrel. Gonna try some Longbeards in that one.

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strutstopper


Jeffwhitecustomcalls


chatterbox

Awesome setup!
Looks like you have all the bases covered!
Good luck!

surehuntsalot

patterns look great to me...good luck
it's not the harvest,it's the chase

walk20

Quote from: Spring Creek Calls on March 26, 2018, 04:07:57 PM
Turning my grouse gun into a turkey gun. Shot it  today with Apex 9's and Hvwt 7's, one shot each. Both shots were a lasered 40 yards with a slightly dirty barrel. Hwvt picture says clean but I forgot I shot a light load first for poa/poi. 26" barrels with a Carlson .575 in bottom barrel. Still waiting for second Carlson tube (.565) for the top barrel. Gonna try some Longbeards in that one.

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thinking about building one of these next year what is the poi difference in the two barrels thanks

Spring Creek Calls

POI is about what I expected, slightly lower with bottom barrel and right on with the top barrel at 25 yards. I've only shot the bottom barrel with a turkey choke and at 40 yards it was right on using all of a single Tru Glo bead. I have a feeling I'll be using just the top half of the bead on top barrel. Side to side (windage) is right on. Gun weighs in at 5.5 lbs with sling and 1 extended  choke tube. 
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2017  Buckeye Challenge Long Box 5th Place
2018  Mountain State Short Box 2nd Place
2019  Mountain State Short Box 1st Place
2019  NWTF Great Lakes Scratch Box 4th Place
2020 NWTF GNCC Amateur 5th Place Box
2021 Mountain State 3rd Place Short Box
2021 SE Callmakers 1st & 2nd Short Box
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Website: springcreekturkeycalls.weebly.com

quackaddict

Do you slip that sling off the barrel when you setup on a bird, or shoot with it on?

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Spring Creek Calls

Quote from: quackaddict on March 29, 2018, 08:58:12 PM
Do you slip that sling off the barrel when you setup on a bird, or shoot with it on?

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I can see the top half of the Tru Glo bead over the strap so I'll leave it in place for now. I tried to run the front strap between the rib and top barrel but it was too thick. I will eventually modify the strap to work between the rib/barrel.
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2018  Mountain State Short Box 2nd Place
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2019  NWTF Great Lakes Scratch Box 4th Place
2020 NWTF GNCC Amateur 5th Place Box
2021 Mountain State 3rd Place Short Box
2021 SE Callmakers 1st & 2nd Short Box
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deadbuck

Get an Uncle Mike's barrel band. Simple to install.

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owlhoot

Nice gun and good pattern. You are not going to use an open choke in one barrel for the really close shots?

quackaddict

Quote from: deadbuck on March 29, 2018, 09:53:16 PM
Get an Uncle Mike's barrel band. Simple to install.
Not to de-rail Mike's thread, but have you used one of these? Any scarring or rust issues on the barrel?

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Quote from: owlhoot on March 30, 2018, 11:16:02 AM
Nice gun and good pattern. You are not going to use an open choke in one barrel for the really close shots?

I shot both barrels yesterday with a load of Federal 2-3/4" 1oz copper plated 7-1/2's. I'll shoot that load out of the bottom barrel with the .575 tube for close up work. Good 20" pattern at 25 yards. Would like a 3" load of
7-1/2's but can't find any. Gonna shoot some 3" Browning nickel plated 6's next time out.
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2017  Buckeye Challenge Long Box 5th Place
2018  Mountain State Short Box 2nd Place
2019  Mountain State Short Box 1st Place
2019  NWTF Great Lakes Scratch Box 4th Place
2020 NWTF GNCC Amateur 5th Place Box
2021 Mountain State 3rd Place Short Box
2021 SE Callmakers 1st & 2nd Short Box
E-mail: gobblez@aol.com
Website: springcreekturkeycalls.weebly.com