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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 12 ga Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 07:18:28 PM

Title: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 07:18:28 PM
The first photo is a pattern that I shot yesterday with Longbeard 3 1/2 #5s throughout my SBE. The second picture was shot after I deep cleaned my barrel according to allaboutshooting.com. I patterned several other kinds of shells and they all improved by 15+.
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: knightrider on February 16, 2014, 07:40:23 PM
 :z-guntootsmiley: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: WildSpur on February 16, 2014, 07:44:02 PM
That's mean for #5!

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Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: surehuntsalot on February 16, 2014, 09:56:29 PM
 :z-winnersmiley:
great #'s with 5's
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: drum817 on February 16, 2014, 10:19:39 PM
That is THE best pattern for #5's I've personally EVER SEEN!!!!!  :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 10:36:19 PM
thanks guys! I was a little worried about it maybe even being too tight.. what do yal think??
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: drum817 on February 16, 2014, 10:47:00 PM
Quote from: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 10:36:19 PM
thanks guys! I was a little worried about it maybe even being too tight.. what do yal think??

At 40 that's not to tight in my opinion...but you need to shoot one at 20 and see what it looks like.
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 10:59:49 PM
alright, will do!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: hookedspur on February 16, 2014, 11:05:37 PM
That's the best # 5 I have seen as well for 40 yards .
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: Hooksnhorns on February 16, 2014, 11:32:45 PM
 :OGturkeyhead:  192 w/5s will be a stomper!!  What temp?
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 11:35:22 PM
not sure on an exact temp, but it was in the mid to high 50s
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: SCDieselDawg on February 17, 2014, 07:08:05 AM
 :newmascot: time to stock up on shells!!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: DirtNap647 on February 17, 2014, 07:45:52 AM
great pattern :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: Rcf1968 on February 17, 2014, 08:44:05 AM
What was choke used?
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: drum817 on February 17, 2014, 08:54:38 AM
Quote from: Rcf1968 on February 17, 2014, 08:44:05 AM
What was choke used?

The pic has a JH on it, so I'm assuming a Jellyhead?
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: chatterbox on February 17, 2014, 10:57:25 AM
Sweet pattern!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 17, 2014, 02:57:06 PM
yeah it was a jellyhead
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: Twowithone on February 17, 2014, 08:07:48 PM
That's a good lookin pattern for sure. Glad Clark Bush put that info out there. Ive done my barrel and Im getting better patterns. :firefighter:
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: tomstopper on February 18, 2014, 06:48:24 AM
Very nice.....
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: SKFOOTER on February 18, 2014, 05:51:23 PM
Quote from: ccaldwell on February 17, 2014, 02:57:06 PM
yeah it was a jellyhead
.655???????
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: vaturkey on February 18, 2014, 06:12:41 PM

That's a great pattern !   :icon_thumright:
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Post by: aswallace911 on February 18, 2014, 08:28:04 PM
thats awesome. I wanna find some 3" LB#5s to try out of my 870!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: ccaldwell on February 19, 2014, 12:14:55 AM
Yeah it was a .655
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: Dr Juice on March 24, 2016, 03:28:44 PM
Congrats ... that's a killer!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: tha bugman on March 24, 2016, 04:20:10 PM
+1
Quote from: drum817 on February 16, 2014, 10:47:00 PM
Quote from: ccaldwell on February 16, 2014, 10:36:19 PM
thanks guys! I was a little worried about it maybe even being too tight.. what do yal think??

At 40 that's not to tight in my opinion...but you need to shoot one at 20 and see what it looks like.
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: learn2hide on March 29, 2016, 09:46:58 AM
Excellent pattern after cleaning...typical of the LongBeard XR just make sure you are aimed well cause they are so center dense at all ranges you could easily miss
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: batsonbe on April 08, 2016, 07:35:47 PM
Awesome! Mine shot worse with a deep cleaned barrel. After 2 or 3 shots through a deep cleaned barrel is when mine shot the best
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Post by: Izzyjoe on April 09, 2016, 11:15:05 PM
Wow, I thought the first pic looked good, but man 192, that'll rock'em!
Title: Re: Longbeard after deep clean
Post by: Dr Juice on April 11, 2016, 03:00:23 PM
Very good numbers there for sure.