gentleman need help in a shell/choke combo for a remington 870 supermag turkey/waterfowl 12 gauge with 26 inch barrel pattern pics would be appreciated to thanks
Every gun is different. Look down the page and you'll see about a million combos to try. I'm shooting an 870 Super mag with a 28" barrel and it does real well with the Winchester Longbeards in #6 with a Truglo SSX .643 choke. IF I wasn't so cheap, I'd shoot Hevi 7's in it an really get a high pellet count. My buddy is shooting #5's in his 1100 with a 26" barrel, getting very good results. Pattern pic was before I tweeked the sight a tad so POA/POI was off a little. If I'd have just drawn a 10" circle around the densest part of the impact area, pellet count would have been better. Good luck!
thanks ive looked down the page and most are shooting the shorter barrels and yes im looking at shooting hevi 13 7s
I shoot the 870 SM turkey/waterfowl with a 26" barrel I shoot a kicks gobblin thunder .665 with longbeard xr 3" 5 shot or 3.5" 6 shot both give over 190 in a 12" circle at 40 yds I will say patterns are pretty tight at 25 yds and recommend either 2 beads or a scope of some kind
I have that same gun. One of my most impressive combos is Jellyhead Max with 3" #5 Winchester HV. Also good with Federal Premium 3" #5 and factory full choke.
I have a very picky 870 with a 26" barrel. It's a 3" chamber instead of the super magnum. But with a .670 Pure Gold running either mag blends or Hevi 6s it's putting up some good hunting patterns.
I shoot the same gun 870sm/ Ventilator .655. (26" bbl)
160's in a 10 @ 40. Win XX 3/2/6's
270's in a 10 @ 40. Hevi 13 3/2/7's
*have a kicks .655 that I was using in another barrel and going to try the other Win lead loads. Have allot of boxes of the HV, XX, and Supreme 6's.
Try a Rob Roberts Final Strut choke maybe .655 or .650 and try Federal heavyweight #7 shot or H-13 #7 shot....thing is the heavyweight is hittin' ALOT harder at farther distances than the H-13. Good luck!!!
I had the same gun and shot Hevi-Shot #6's and #7's thru a Jellyhead .660 choke. Those combinations threw the best 40 yard patterns that I have ever shot. :OGturkeyhead:
Jebs .655 with longbeard 5s, heavy 7s or magblends, you pick..