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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 12 ga Winchester turkey gun patterns => Topic started by: Newtgallapavo on May 04, 2014, 10:44:30 PM
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I think I have my 870 sold and will start in working on the next gun. Im looking hard at an sx3 but cant get my hands on one locally to see if I like it or not. Any info or pros and cons to the gun and some good combos for shell and choke would be appreciated. :thanks:
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I googled SX3 and then called any dealers I could find close to me that would be willing to order me one. I ordered the NWTF edition with the cantilever scope mount, I got it for about 200 less than winchester listed it for. I put a quality scope on mine and in order to see thru it (I had the low scope rings) I had to lift my cheek off the stock, I Got scope eye really bad. I went home and ordered a Fastfire 3, no more scope eye, I love it. Even If I had bought a different version of the SX3 I would still put a Fastfire 3 or similar red dot on it. If you plan to put a scope on it before you order one be sure to ask if it is drilled and tapped, I think there is only one that is, I might be wrong. If you plan to put a scope on it and it is not drilled and tapped from the factory or a cantilever mount, Other SX3's cannot be drilled and tapped. Be sure to call Winchester and ask them if you have a model in mind and plan for a scope. My gun came with a .650 choke in it, I shoot #5's and chose to use a .665 Briley ported and straight rifled choke. I shot Supreme HV #5 shot and it had a good pattern, that is what I have shot since 1992. Then I shot Longbeard #5 shot, the pattern was so tight I was afraid to hunt with it. A more open choke would have a more forgiving pattern in my opinion. I did not shoot the .650 choke. You can't go wrong with the SX3 they are easy to clean and fun to shoot. You will probably need a scope of some type as it shoots really tight. Good Luck
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thank u......I am leaning toward one for sure but havent made up my mind yet. I am going to see if I can go this next couple weeks to see if I can look one ovea
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If you are going from an 870 to a SX3 you are moving up in the world in my opinion. You will soon wonder why you didn't do it sooner!
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I've been shooting a Sx2 and Sx3 for about 10 years, after I got the SX3 Universal Hunter with a 26" pipe, put in a Indian Creek .665 and went to shooting Hevi 13 shells in my opinion I had the perfect Turkey gun for me. If I were to get any other gun it would be a Browning Maxus
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SX3 with Indian Creek .665 - I shoot the Nitro MH517. The gun is the best all around shotgun I have ever used. Great shooting gun! Low recoil. Light weight. Great feel. List goes on and on... :icon_thumright:
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Sx3 Waterfowl MODB camo 28" bbl. Indian Creek BDS .665 and Hevi-Shot 3.5/2.25/7's
You won't go wrong with a SX3 :z-winnersmiley:
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I just shot my SX3 20 gauge for the first time today. I shot some 1 1/4" pheasant load 6's for a function test. Sure is a soft shooter, especially compared to my 835! I love the handling and feel. I haven't tried adjust the stock at all but I'll try that some before patterning.
I did shoot some steel plates at the range and even with a modified choke it seemed to hit POA with the bead.
I can't wait for the wind to die down and I get a chance to do some real patterning with these 6's and some HW 7's.
I got the Universal Hunter version which comes drilled and tapped. 26" barrel and weighs 8 ounces less than the cantilever version.
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I have SX3 28" MOBL that I use to hunt waterfowl and love it. Thought about trying it to hunt turkeys this year but haven't decided. My old 870 is hard to let go.
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I have been shooting the sx3 for 4years now an i love it! I'm shooting nitro shells H518 with the Carlson longbeard xr choketube an getting 300+ shot in 10in circle at 40yds. Put a vortex strikefire on top a call it the red dot of death!! when you pull the trigger they just can't stand it.
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I have been shooting the sx3 for 4years now an i love it! I'm shooting nitro shells H518 with the Carlson longbeard xr choketube an getting 300+ shot in 10in circle at 40yds. Put a vortex strikefire on top a call it the red dot of death!! when you pull the trigger they just can't stand it.
That's simply amazing numbers.
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Love mine. Don't use a red dot or scope so I've got a ribbed barrel. Shooting a jelly head and mag blends. Awesome pattern. Can't see any way to improve it.
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Found this while looking for suggestions. My old 870 gave up the ghost yesterday so did some internet work yesterday. This gun has caught my eye. I was looking at the pistol grip version Super X Pump Long Beard. Anyone have any experience w/ this specific gun? I had the initial thumb hole 870 from just over a decade ago but can't decide on refuse vs pistol grip stock for the Winchester. Also, anyone have any choke/ammo combo suggestions for this specific gun? TIA
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I've got the black shadow model and I bought a camo stock and Forend for it just this winter. It has a 28" barrel and it patterns everything I put in it really well. I bought it for waterfowling and has been awesome and never let me down. I'm going on my 5th year with it. If I didn't have a wedding and honeymoon coming up to pay for I'd be getting another one for a more dedicated turkey rig. When I have my Indian creek choke in it I dang near touch every branch in the woods with it. Mine really likes the H13#7s and LB 5 or 6's with either a rob Roberts or Indian creek choke.
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Take this for what it is worth, but I had an SX3 and the insert inside of the stock, that your butt pad screws in to. Mine broke, it took 4... I repeat 4 months to get a replacement from Winchester. Including about 15 phone calls and 0 email correspondence on their end. I wont be buying another Winchester. Cant understand how they can continue to manufacture and put out new shotguns for sale and not have a part available to send to a customer.
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Sx3 Waterfowl MODB camo 28" bbl. Indian Creek BDS .665 ........
You won't go wrong with a SX3 :z-winnersmiley:
Same gun. Same tube. Just with LBXR's. 4's..............5's............6's............doesn't matter. It's a freakin HAMMER !!! Light to carry, light recoiling, fast cycling, ULTRA RELIABLE and about $600 less than the overpriced "B guns".
I used my SX2 exclusively before I picked up the SX3. I purposely never cleaned the internals of my SX2 for 8 years.............just to see how long it would take to have a malfunction. I still to this day do not know. I felt so guilty after 8 years I tore her down and cleaned her up. Never failed to feed, function, eject.......everything from Wal-Mart special 7/8 oz low brass junkers to 2 1/4 oz 3 1/2" candlesticks.
I thought the SX2 was the slickest auto gun in the world................. til I got the SX3. ;D
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I've got four of them, they are great shotguns. Haven't used them for turkey though. Picked up a SA-459 Turkey on Friday that I'll be using. I'm not new to hunting but definitely new to turkey hunting. I
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I have a x3 that I use occasionly for ducks. I've been using an universal hunter x2 for 16 years as my turkey gun with an aimpoint 9000. It's a bit heavy but shoots great. The weight makes it more stable and less effected by a pounding heart....I'd deffently get the universal hunter over the cantilever model. The uni is drilled and tapped from factory.
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I have done alot of testing with my sx3 and the best combo i have found was a nitro H518, with a rhino .670 gen2... NASTY
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I shoot the SX3 and have several of them, 12’s and 20’s. I run a 655 jebs head hunter with Winchester longbeard XR #6’s it won’t disappoint. I’ve killed at 55 and 60 yards with that combo. They quit making the 3’s in ‘15. I have a SX4 as well and it’s just as sweet as the 3
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You will love the sx-3 very soft shooting.