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Offline Fl strutter

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Which pattern would yall go with
« on: March 29, 2017, 05:04:12 PM »
Hevi shot #7 longbeard #6

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2017, 05:17:39 PM »
Hevi Shot

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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2017, 05:37:22 PM »
If Hevi is 150 or better with good even then that is my choice. There is no comparison in HTL and lead


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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2017, 05:43:21 PM »
I wanted to shoot the hevi shot #6 but I could only get 180 in the 10in. The 7s did so much better so I went with them

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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2017, 06:06:37 PM »
Love the 6s and would hunt that pattern of 180 all day everyday


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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2017, 06:44:25 PM »
You would hunt 180 6s over 250 7s? I hunt fields a lot and figured the extra shot would give me some extra yards if I misjudged the distance

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2017, 07:43:26 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2017, 07:45:31 PM »
180 is more than enough to shoot reasonable distances with some fudge room


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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2017, 10:01:30 PM »
180 is more than enough to shoot reasonable distances with some fudge room


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diffinitly agree with that.

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2017, 10:53:36 PM »
I would shoot the Hevi #7, but I would like to see both shot at 20 yds before I made a final choice. Both of the 40 yd patterns will kill. Good luck!

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2017, 11:18:56 PM »
Looks like either pattern will be highly effective on turkeys at 40yds.  So, easy choice for me, Longbeards at $2/shot vs. Hevi at almost $8/shot? 

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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2017, 06:09:20 AM »
Looks like either pattern will be highly effective on turkeys at 40yds.  So, easy choice for me, Longbeards at $2/shot vs. Hevi at almost $8/shot?
^^^This + I would zero that pattern for sure.

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2017, 07:30:03 AM »
Looks like either pattern will be highly effective on turkeys at 40yds.  So, easy choice for me, Longbeards at $2/shot vs. Hevi at almost $8/shot?


This is true.  For me I can kill 4 birds a year in TN, so that means I spend $40 in ammo, send in a $10 rebate which brings me back to $30 for 4 birds.  I'd spend $6 a bird to get the best performance I can get.  I can't see worrying about $2-$3 on the only piece of equipment you have that makes contact with what you are trying to kill.  Like a lot of guys on here I've killed them with 4', 5's, 6's in lead and hevi 6's and 7's.


Either will work but for my money I like the performance of one much better than the other. 

Neither choice is a poor choice and both will crush birds at sane ranges.

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2017, 08:52:55 AM »
Definitely the HS, many more pellets in the 10-20 circle where your wiggle room comes into play.

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Re: Which pattern would yall go with
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2017, 08:22:35 AM »
Looks like either pattern will be highly effective on turkeys at 40yds.  So, easy choice for me, Longbeards at $2/shot vs. Hevi at almost $8/shot?
^^^This + I would zero that pattern for sure.
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