Win 1300 - IC .660- Hevi 7's

[Spring Creek Calls]

Traded for the IC .660 tube this spring but didn't get a chance to test before my first trip. Put it on the end of my Win 1300 26" barrel this morning and shot a Hevi 13 2oz. 7 for this test.  Wind was calm,  70 degrees, shooting at a laser measured 40 yards.  Picked up a bunch of pellets over the 22" barrel and a GT .655.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

That is a excellent pattern.   

[Spring Creek Calls]

That is a excellent pattern.   

Thanks,  I liked how even it was. I aimed low as my 22" barrel shoots a bit high with the Tru Glo sights.  I'll shoot the IC tube with the 22" barrel, but doubt I'll exceed the 26" barrel numbers.

[Gold Spur]

That's a killing combo right there...

[mossyoakpro]

That is as pretty a pattern as you could ask for....very nice!!

[tomstopper]

Great pattern.....

[mikejd]

Nice pattern. Any numbers? My 1300 with 22" barell and the same choke shooting
3" 2oz #6's puts 260 in the 10".

[Spring Creek Calls]

Nice pattern. Any numbers? My 1300 with 22" barell and the same choke shooting
3" 2oz #6's puts 260 in the 10".

All numbers are next to the pattern pic.  279 hits in the 10.

[mikejd]

Nice pattern. Any numbers? My 1300 with 22" barell and the same choke shooting
3" 2oz #6's puts 260 in the 10".

All numbers are next to the pattern pic.  279 hits in the 10.

Thanks, I was looking at it on my phone at work and overlooked that. Anyhow thats a nice looking pattern. I love the 1300.
Have you deep cleaned your barrel.

[Spring Creek Calls]

Nice pattern. Any numbers? My 1300 with 22" barell and the same choke shooting
3" 2oz #6's puts 260 in the 10".

All numbers are next to the pattern pic.  279 hits in the 10.

Thanks, I was looking at it on my phone at work and overlooked that. Anyhow thats a nice looking pattern. I love the 1300.
Have you deep cleaned your barrel.

I have not deep cleaned my barrel. The barrel is as cleaned after each shooting, just shy of deep cleaning.

[mikejd]

I reccomend a deep clean. It will definetly improve your numbers. I thought I was clean to until I deep cleaned.

Before I switched to hevi I used to shoot win HV #4. With a clean barrel I was putting about 55 hits in a 10" so I deep cleaned and jumped to the high 90's. I would not have even believed it if I did not do it myself.

Go to clarks site allaboutshooting for a tutorial and fallow his method.
Its worth the 10 minutes or so just to see. Now I'm probably  going to polish just to see.

Good luck.

[jblackburn]

Yeah, that should do!

[mightyjoeyoung]

Nice pattern!  But...Hmmm...279 pellets in the 10" @ 40 yards with a 3" load and there are guys that STILL think you need to deep claen that barrel??!!  Not a chance!  That gun likes that load just the way it is!  If I were you I wouldn't mess with it one little bit.  You MIGHT get better after a deep clean, but then again, you might not and worse, you might get a worse pattern.  I'd leave it be.

[mikejd]

Nice pattern!  But...Hmmm...279 pellets in the 10" @ 40 yards with a 3" load and there are guys that STILL think you need to deep claen that barrel??!!  Not a chance!  That gun likes that load just the way it is!  If I were you I wouldn't mess with it one little bit.  You MIGHT get better after a deep clean, but then again, you might not and worse, you might get a worse pattern.  I'd leave it be.

Good point.

[turkeyfeathers]

My shoulder is still black n blue from pattern testing my 1300 15 years ago. Nice set up. Dead bird(s) there   I don't know much about deep cleaning nor polishing but I think I'd leave her alone  ain't broke, don't fix it scenario