With two different choke tubes(Indian Creek and Tru-Glo SSX) with Hevi #7's. I ran out of cardboard and will be getting a nice pile of it tomorrow and will be trying out some 6's and I want to try the 7's again on a clean barrel. I shot these patterns after I shot three two and three quarter shells to get me dialed in on the board. And I shot one 3.5 inch six shot one and three quarter ounce load. Then it was straight to the 3,5 inch two and a quarter ounce sevens. I did run a boresnake in between shots, but my boresnake was pretty dirty before I started. Although the barrel wasn't to bad inbetween shots. I must have done a stand up job with Clarks' deep cleaning process I put her through the day before.
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The IC did better for me, but I only shot the SSX once because it was getting dark. And I did shoot it last. It was 45 degrees here this after noon with a slight breeze blowing into my face. And I think I could have picked a better circle on the SSX. Oh well. I like the IC. And this was a tape measured 40 yards from my shooting bench. This little 20 inch barrell is impressive. And I'm glad I ditched the Waterfowl Edition Nova and the long barrel. The recoil pad I got off of Clark at Allaboutshooting helped bigtime with the recoil. I did try it once without it for comparison and she kicks like a mule without it. The recoil pad was definitely worth the investment.
Just red x's here.
I forget how to post pics on this site. I'm a member on a few different sites and their all different on how you post pics.
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Very impressive!
Yeah I'm pumped.
Looks good!
Thanks guys!
Hey, it's not like some of the patterns you 835 guys get, but it's pretty sweet for a ridge running shotgun.
Its like a toy, nice, lite and compact.
I've seen some good deals on some used older 835's with long barrels around me and I always wanted to hit the 300 club just for kicks and giggles. But I thought about it alot lately and I wanted to go the lighter compact way. I may never get to the 300, but I'm plenty happy with 277 on a 45 degree day and wind blowing straight into my face. Not a big wind but a lite breeze. And the last four birds I harvested didn't know I wasn't putting 300 in a ten inch circle @ 40 yards.
Awesome patterns! :icon_thumright:
great looking patterns! congrats!
Looks good. I got some pretty similar numbers with my 535 and those 2 chokes.
very nice indeed :drool:
Nice Patterns ! Good luck this spring ! :icon_thumright:
vaturkey :newmascot:
Quote from: vaturkey on February 29, 2012, 08:51:48 PM
Nice Patterns ! Good luck this spring ! :icon_thumright:
vaturkey :newmascot:
Thanks bud, you to.
And thanks to everyone else as well. And nj's pattern pics did make me go with the IC first. My first thoughts were trying a PG choke because I've yet to try one in any of my shotguns. I was thinking about a JH to. But I went with the IC and SSX after reading his post and talking to Clark. I do want to try a PG and now a Primos Tightwad has been recommended to me by another 535 owner who had great results with it.
Any of you other fellas have any chokes in mind that I should try?
Thanks again,
Jason
Brown Trout: Do you have any photos of the recoil pad? I have a 535 Tactical Turkey with the 20" barrel and would like to mitigate the recoil somewhat.
The Shooters Friend will work well for that, I had one on my 835 tactical, and it helped a lot.
That Indian Creek is shooting very well. That is excellent for a 20" barrel right there. I'm impressed!
Quote from: mcgruff1533 on March 01, 2012, 02:53:13 AM
Brown Trout: Do you have any photos of the recoil pad? I have a 535 Tactical Turkey with the 20" barrel and would like to mitigate the recoil somewhat.
No but I can take some if you don't find it on allaboutshooting.
Its the recoil pad Clark sales on all about shooting website. Thats where I bought it.
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on March 01, 2012, 05:34:03 AM
That Indian Creek is shooting very well. That is excellent for a 20" barrel right there. I'm impressed!
Thanks!
Yeah I'm pretty please since all I did to her was a good deep cleaning for about an hour. I kept scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing. Then I'd let it soak for a few minutes and come back and hit her again. I kept repeating that cycle and was amazed at the junk that came out.
Quote from: BrownTrout on February 29, 2012, 09:37:56 PM
Any of you other fellas have any chokes in mind that I should try?
Thanks again,
Jason
I've got a Pure Gold brand new in the package that I'm waiting to shoot in my 535. The weather is starting to look up finally. I'll probably shoot it within the next 3 weeks hopefully. I can give you some results then, but if you're like me, patience isn't one of my best qualities when it comes to new toys.
Yeah I'm just like you. But the PG is one that I want to try and so is the Tightwad. Maybe I'll buy the tightwad, test it and give you my results. You can let me know how the PG works for you. I rechecked those PM's you sent me and our two shotguns are real close almost identical on patterns with same choke tubes, so I think it will be a very accurate test on your end and mine.
Actually, since I made the previous post a few minutes ago, I've been considering even trying another tube. And honestly, I think I'm done pending your Pure Gold test. I'm curious how that works out and if its any better than the IC I might give it a whirl then. I'm not buying any others unless I see some excellent results. 277 out of this little stick is good enough for me. Plus on a warmer day in the spring I'll get higher numbers anyhow. And I still wanna try the sixs and the blends yet with what I got.
What do you guys think? I should probably just role with the 7's and this IC choke huh.
Or
That's a great pattern and will kill a bird any day of the week. You definitely don't need to look any farther. If you're happy with it, I'd say hunt with it. There's always next season if you feel like toying around with it some more. It's more of a hobby to me than a "I need to squeeze more pellets in the circle" type of thing. I love screwing in a new choke and counting holes. The IC gave you a nice even pattern, which is more important than super high numbers anyway.
The 3" blends didn't pattern well at all out of mine. I'm not saying they won't out of yours, it may be worth a shot. I haven't tried the blends in a 3.5", or #6's though.
Oh I like to tinker to and squeeze out whatever I can get. I think we owe it to the turkeys to kill them as cleanly and quickly as we can. The more pellets the better. Its just spending all the money at once and I'm running out of time. I got a surgery coming up in 14 days, so I don't want to spend all the money now and just have the stuff laying around.
I'll definitely be trying more at a later date. I hope to try the PG before I go under the knife. Plus, I still have some experimenting to do with the ones I already have. I'm still striving to make the 300 club, just probably not this year. Or maybe later in the summer..lol.