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Author Topic: Shot the 870 I've been building today!  (Read 5583 times)

Offline dms2511

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Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« on: March 31, 2014, 09:57:37 PM »
Shot the new turkey gun I've been building today.
  267 @ 40 yards in 10" circle with Longbeards #6's (3 1/2") out of 26" barrel with Kicks GT (.665)

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2014, 10:00:47 PM »
 :funnyturkey:
      I'd pull the windage over a smidgen to the right...AND HUNT!!!
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Offline COssman14

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2014, 11:06:27 PM »
Dead turkey!   :z-winnersmiley:
Why shoot a 3.5"? Because they don't make a 4".

Offline captin_hook

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2014, 06:37:29 AM »
Heck of a pattern

Offline spur collector

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2014, 12:08:07 PM »
adjust your poi and your ready to roll some heads. :icon_thumright:

Offline WyoHunter

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2014, 03:53:04 PM »
Killer pattern for sure.
If I had a dollar for every gobbler I thought I fooled I'd be well off!

Offline Twowithone

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2014, 04:39:23 PM »
Watch out gobblers theres a new sheriff in town his name is Winchester long beard. :you_rock:
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Offline the Ward

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2014, 05:59:09 PM »
Looks like time well spent!

Offline BigStrutter

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2014, 06:16:44 PM »
Great pattern and nice gun!  :icon_thumright:
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Offline surehuntsalot

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2014, 11:00:58 PM »
 :z-winnersmiley:
the turkeys are in trouble
it's not the harvest,it's the chase

Offline DirtNap647

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2014, 09:13:56 PM »
nice pattern

Offline tomstopper

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2014, 09:48:16 PM »
Nice....

Offline 3" 870 Shell Shucker

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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2014, 10:37:04 PM »
I'd try to open that pattern up a little bit and get a more even spread.  Big numbers for sure.

Offline alclark2

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Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2014, 11:05:12 PM »
Man.... I've GOT to find some 3.5" 6s


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Re: Shot the 870 I've been building today!
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2014, 07:28:20 AM »
Wow!!!
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