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Author Topic: Anybody use a rhino .660?  (Read 2314 times)

Offline RiverRoost

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Anybody use a rhino .660?
« on: February 21, 2020, 12:20:27 PM »
Anybody tried a rhino .660 gen 1 with nitro H518? Got a sx3 I’m thinking about trying it in

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2020, 01:08:13 PM »
Not with H518
I have have a G1 .660 in all of  my Remington Turkey guns. I used to shoot H321A in straight #6 for years before switching to TSS. They all produce a good hunting pattern out to 40 yards.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2020, 01:37:18 PM »
I have one. It was the first turkey choke I ever bought. It shot the old lead Winchester high velocity and magnums very well and consistently. High 130s very even. It ripped petals off the wads on longbeards but so did jelly heads. I was uncomfortable with that but people on this forum advised it didnt hurt anything. Good overall choke but my best shooting choke overall is a Ventilator.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2020, 03:55:28 PM »
 I shoot one in my Benelli SBE2. I used to shoot the Nito shells but have since switched to Hevishot MagnumBlends. I get a fantastic pattern with both.
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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2020, 10:29:51 AM »
I have used a Rhino .660 in a Benelli SBE and a Remington 11-87 3" gun for many years. Bought chokes from a suggestion by Nitro Ammunition Company for use with their ammo and had excellent results. Several hunting buddies of mine have used the same choke in various other guns also including another 2 Benelli SBE's and a Remington 870 3.5 gun. They all perform great. I have moved on to using TSS's in my guns and the Rhino performs great with it also. One of my Buddys bought some Apes 3.5" 2.5oz load for his Benelli and Rhino and it shot great putiing 400+ in a 10" at 40. I have shot Federal TSS 3.5, Nitro 3.5", Winchester Long Beard 3.5, Hevi Shot etc etc etc and the Rhino does great with all of it. It has shown the best consistency, as far as point of impact without adjustment of my FF3 than any other gun/choke comb I have seen, in that all the different shells core pattern have been dead nuts.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2020, 09:56:27 AM »
I have one in an old Win. model 1200 from the mid 70's.  It's chambered for 2 3/4" only but shoots the hell out of Apex 2 3/4" 8's and Win. 2 3/4" HV 6's.  In those 6's you got plenty of wiggle room past 40 if you misjudge distance.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2020, 10:55:27 AM »
Tried it compared to my .670 Saturday and the .660 wasn’t worth counting pellets on, best I can figure is it blew the pattern

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2020, 11:03:54 AM »
Just curious what is the shot size or sizes ?

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2020, 06:28:41 PM »
4/5/7 nitro H518. Both the .670 and .660 patterns were dead over the dot I was aiming at just the .660 didn’t have much of a defined core and I felt pretty much pointless to count them when it was visible to the eye the .670 outperformed the .660 although I was hoping for a tighter pattern than the .670 out of the .660.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2020, 08:02:56 PM »
My .660's have always thrown a tighter pattern in my Remington's than my .670's. But I haven't ever shot 3.5 shells either. When I switched to Nitro and HTL I shot straight 6's or straight 7's. And TSS is straight 9's. You might try a 3" shell in a straight weight rather than a blend. HTL 4's and 5's are just wasting space IMO for Turkeys at a ethical distance. But I am not hole counter either. It's just a big experiment to find the right combination and it can be a endless search if your into that sort of thing.  I have read were 3" shells have patterned better than 3.5" shells in a non overboard barrel. Might be worth a try. Just my 2 cents and I am not sure it was worth that.
 

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2020, 08:44:47 PM »
HTL 4's and 5's are just wasting space IMO for Turkeys at a ethical distance.
 

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2020, 08:57:27 PM »
I shoot a .660 Rhino (first gen) in my 870 super mag.  With the 3.5" Longbeard #6's it throws an amazing pattern.  I can't help with the blended shot.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2020, 08:58:00 PM »
To me HTL 4's and '5's are over kill and just take up space that you can fill with more 6's or even more 7's. HTL 6's and 7's are more than adequate to kill Turkeys at a ethical distance.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2020, 01:26:13 PM »
I shoot a rhino .660 in my NWTF Winchester 1300 and have patterned it with hevi #6, hevi #7, and federal HW #7.  None of the patterns were earth shattering but all had good patterns that would have killed turkeys at 40 yards and in.  I will have to check my notes for exact counts.

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Re: Anybody use a rhino .660?
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2020, 10:38:24 PM »
I tried a Rhino in my mossberg 835 12 gauge. I shoot the Winchester Longbeard xr 1 3/4 oz. # 6. I honestly wasny too impressed with the pattern. I bought a Jellyhead and it shot great.