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What do you consider good lead numbers?

Started by Tom Foolery, March 23, 2011, 06:47:30 PM

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Reloader

I think 120-140 is outstanding with lead 6s.  4s and 5s will hardly ever come close to 6s IME.  Give me a consistent 120 shooter and the birds are in big trouble when they break 45yds.

jarbo03

I always looked for atleast 110 in 10" circle with #5s. Best I did was a 1 5/8 oz reload at 1185 fps with 143 pellets in 10 ", this was a mossberg 835 with Carlsons .675 choke.  This load averaged 127 pellets, best patterning factory loads for me were Win H.V. , the 835 handles H.V. loads well for me.

3" 870 Shell Shucker

My best ever Lead pattern was 116 in 10" at 40 Yards with 3" 1.75 Ounce, Win Sup HV #5's, in an 870 with a 28" barrel, and an Indian Creek .665 choke.  I get nice even 35 Yard patterns shot after shot, but sometimes I only get 90 in 10" at 40 Yards.  But still, I'm talking about 90-116 3" #5's.

surehuntsalot

 90-110 with #4's
120-140 with #5's
140-160 with #6's
in my 835 are good enough #'s for and turkey out there
it's not the harvest,it's the chase