Just wanted to get some feedback form other hunters who use a 10ga. I'm using a browning bps 10ga 26" barrel with a Hastings horizontal ported choke constricted at .690 with the old federal 2 1/4 oz #6. At 40 yards it's devastating. The farthest shot I've taken is 65 yards and leveling a gobbler. I would never do this again. Not because of confidence but I don;t want to cripple a bird. What other choke/shell combinations are others using with good results?
Had an unported Hastings .695 that loved old Win. 2 1/4oz. #5's. Now running a Comp n choke XX Full, havent found a load that it doesnt like, 4's or 5's.
Good to hear! I've looked at Jeb's, Patternmaster and Carlson's but not Comp-n-choke yet. I still have to pattern my unported hastings that I got used last year. Does anyone know why they apparently went out of business?
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If you're in Warrenshburg I think you bought that tube from me. If you cant get it to pattern I will gladly buy it back.
I used a Indian Creek on mine with old Remington Green #5 or #6 Heavy shot punched a hole at 25 yards. Both sizes shot about the same.
Back before I got the sp-10 I used an xx full comp n choke in my BPS and there wasn't a lead load it wouldn't shoot well. It liked a 2 ounce load better than 2 1/4 though. When I switched to nitro I went with a
.690 jelly head and it performed great.