I finally had a chance to shoot the longbeards today, and see what they would do from my SBE II. Everyone says the Benelli guns don't pattern well, due to their "tight" barrels. Mine never shot lead all that fantastic, but it was a shooter from day one with hevi shot. Well, that's all changed. I had to sight in my micro dot, so some of the patterns are off poa, but you'll get a good idea. All shots were at 41 yards lasered with my rangefinder. I also shot some hevi 13 7s for comparison.
Pure Gold .670 with the LBs in 3.5 in 6s 182 in the 10" circle
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Pure Gold .670 with Hevi 13 3.5 in 7s. 300 in the 10" circle
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Indian Creek BDS .665 with the LBs 3.5 in 6s 269 in the 10" circle
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Indian creek BDS .665 with Hevi 13 3.5 in 7s. 305 in the 10" circle
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Wright's No. 3 .650 with the LBs 3.5 in 6s 275 in the 10" circle
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Those are some wicked lead patterns for sure! However one thing was evident during my testing. While the longbeards shoot fantastic patterns, I still give the edge to hevi shot. My targets were hung on a frame made of 1/8 square steel tubing. The lead 6s flattened when they hit, and merely flaked the paint off. The hevi 13 7s put a crater in the steel approximately the depth of the #7 pellet. However, inside 40 yards, no turkey walking this earth will ever know the difference!
Those are some great patterns right there, I hope my SBE2 shoots the Win. L B's that good.
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Nice patterns! I particularly like the way the pure gold/h-13 7s combo looks. :icon_thumright:
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Yep, the pure gold throws a nice even pattern. Even with the LBs it wasn't as dense, but it was even.
Those are some nice patterns. I like the ICBD choke with both loads. And your right........... the Hevishot is going to carry more energy than the lead, plus with it being harder, it will smack a gobbler harder than lead. But you'll be good with either shell.
:TrainWreck1: x6 options there
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Best of luck deciding on which to shoot. :anim_25:
Great patterns!
Interesting looking at how the POI changes with every choke /shell. Interesting the difference in the IC BDS POA/POI from shell to shell. Went from high to low. Allot of my guns I have had to choose a shell, sight in, and shoot one shell. Awesome patterns with allot of options. My IC BDS shoots way high right with all HTL shells. Those 3.5 hevi 7 patterns are definitely the most even with less gaps.
nice i love my hevishot blend with the indian creek choke! :funnyturkey:
Sweet patterns !!!
Any of those will work. Great patterns for sure.
I wish that one of these chokes would shoot both loads to the same poi. It's hard to pick just one. It would be nice to be able to switch back and forth if I wanted, without having to resight the gun!
nice! great info for when i get my sbe 2! i was already planning on getting the indian creek
that is some of the best patterns that I have seen come from a benelli
Anybody have any pics of a benilli and a sumtoy 650 patterns
Quote from: Snake reaper on May 04, 2014, 09:49:03 PM
Anybody have any pics of a benilli and a sumtoy 650 patterns
I don't know how to post a link but if you do a search I have some posted with a Vinci/.650 sumtoy with both lead and magblend loads. There are also quite a few pattern pics posted here with Benelli's.
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Nice patterns! I particularly like the way the pure gold/h-13 7s combo looks. :icon_thumright:
Agreed!
One small thing you are shooting 6s and 7s sure the 7s are going to have a higher count ...
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Nice
Great patterns :OGturkeyhead:
I like your patterns. some are nice and even with good coverage outside the 10" circle. Some are tight and almost completely inside the 10" circle. You certainly have some options there.
more stoked than ever to get the sbeII now!
Sure like the pure gold patterns with either load! Nice all around.
:newmascot:I too sir have a SBE 2 and those targets you posted other than a lil fine tuning windage & elevation,my man you are right as rain!!!! I'm gonna complicate things for you just a weeee bit on penetration....you think the Hevi-Shot has good penetration???? try federal heavyweight #7 shot....at 50 yds i was destroying a piece of 5/8" particle board,and u know how dense it is....this was laser measured with a final strut .650 choke /3 1/2" of 1 7/8oz. #7shot....try it out . First year i did just to see,i killed a crow GRAVEYARD DEAD at 91 yards. good luck sir!!!!