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Author Topic: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads  (Read 3073 times)

Offline Fl strutter

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1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« on: June 17, 2018, 07:16:32 PM »
Patterned my new 20 gauge 1187 with my 1 5/8 9s handloads and I'm super happy. Dont see my self toting a heavy 12 gauge again. All patterns at 40 yards. Have a trulock 585 coming to try also.

Indian creek 562. 284 in 10 inch and 209 in 20 inch.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TnEDY4wpLEQB849bA

Indian creek 570. 321 in 10 inch and 191 in 20 inch.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KF3DUuz4dFm9mQh69

Indian creek 555. 355 in 10 inch and 180 in 20 inch.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/siCwoKnyF1qKRA3YA

Rem. Superfull 572. 324 in 10 inch and 204 in 20 inch.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/M2uwPEYUN4pLcz1DA

The superfull 572 is what I'll hunt with if the 585 doesn't work out but if itll do 300/230 or so that's what I'll be rolling with. These loads felt like a low brass bird shot even at 1175 fps. Theres no way I'll take the punishment from my 12 supermag again.

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2018, 07:40:12 PM »
You dropped some coin on chokes to learn what I could have told you (after doing the same thing myself :D).  That’s my choice of hunting choke too for 1.625 oz of 9’s and 9.5’s.

Don’t fire sell your 12’s yet. You can achieve the same or better with a 1.625 oz 2-3/4” load out of a 12 ga. Same or lighter recoil depending on gun weight and generally lower pressures that allow margin for speeding up the loads (to 1250+ FPS).

Offline Fl strutter

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2018, 07:48:25 PM »
I didn't spend a lot on chokes got a good deal on them. Been collecting for a while but this is my first pattern test I'm gonna try em all again to make sure. I'm hoping for 300/230 or around that and itll br the perfect huntin pattern. I been shooting 2.5 oz 8.5s in 12 gauge and it's a straight killer my buddy dropped a 200 pound boar with them this year while turkey hunting

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2018, 09:43:43 PM »
NICE!!!


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Offline Clydetaylor1

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2019, 09:19:09 PM »
Let us know what the 585 does. I'm trying to decide what choke for federal tss #9.

Offline Red vyper

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2019, 07:24:19 AM »
Awesome patterns that’s a headache for a turkey for sure

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2019, 08:20:39 AM »
21" or 26" barrel?
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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2019, 09:24:12 AM »
Looks good, that LIL hammer has been responsible for at least 25 long beard's deaths in the past 4 years from me and my kids.. Great load...
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Offline KyScott

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Re: 1187 20 with 1 5/8 9s handloads
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2019, 11:21:38 AM »
Awesome to see patterns like that out of a factory choke.