Anyone shooting these shells in #8.5? Just wondering how they perform
With you. I couldn't find 9 Ninja and bought 3 boxes of the 8.5 to try out of my Remington with a .570 Sumtoy. PS. They have not arrived yet.
I just ordered 3 boxes myself. See how it goes. I cant imagine there is a huge differenc between 8.5 and 9 shot
I haven't shot the ninja, but I scored some of the apex 3" #8 GT-20 and it throws an exceptional pattern out of my 26" barreled 870 with .568 choke so I bet the ninjas will shoot lights out.
Arrived today. Given the weather, it might be while before a trigger gets pulled.
i haven't shot them in my 20 bit ive got a couple boxes in 12 and they shoot roughly he same as the gt's for me
I was able to find 3 boxes of federal heavy weight #9s. I'll see how they compare
Not counting pellets, but they shot about the same as the GT 9's and Small Town 7's and 9's out my SX3 with a Kicks 570 and buddies Franchi (with a Carlson's 568 if I'm not mistaken). Plenty good enough to kill a turkey at 40 yards. I'll be shooting the Ninja's this season.
I will be trying them when it warms up a bit.
I'm going to try and get out next weekend and do some testing.
First trigger pull today. 250 in the 10" circle at 40 yards using a sumtoy .562 and 870 SPS-T. I will be shooting that load this year for sure.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZcqtZF9h.jpg)
Sounds like a hammer! :OGturkeyhead: Great picture!
Quote from: ahfox16 on March 10, 2021, 03:46:17 PM
First trigger pull today. 250 in the 10" circle at 40 yards using a sumtoy .562 and 870 SPS-T. I will be shooting that load this year for sure.
Quote from: ahfox16 on March 10, 2021, 03:46:17 PM
First trigger pull today. 250 in the 10" circle at 40 yards using a sumtoy .562 and 870 SPS-T. I will be shooting that load this year for sure.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZcqtZF9h.jpg)
What is that??
Man that's purty!
Got my pics switched. That's my upland bird gun. Fox Sterlingworth made in 1932. Restocked and made to fit me. That's a Grouse I shot with it in Michigan
Great looking Fox sxs, beautiful wood
if you shot that bird with 250 in the 10" you would have some nice grouse liver pate. :newmascot:
Quote from: ahfox16 on March 10, 2021, 08:00:22 PM
Got my pics switched. That's my upland bird gun. Fox Sterlingworth made in 1932. Restocked and made to fit me. That's a Grouse I shot with it in Michigan
Lol i got the grouse part, that is one fine classy shotgun. As an upland gun should be :icon_thumright:
Here is what I meant to post and this is an 8" target at 40. Did the math and they say that the Ninja load has 508 pellets in it. That means that roughly 50% of the pellets were inside the 10" diameter. That's unbelievable to me. Funny thing is my other 870 shooting exactly the same choke and load only got 210 (which isn't bad). Same barrel length same everything. One gun to the other makes a difference. More art then science it seems at times.
(https://i.imgur.com/fji6e3fh.jpg)
I finally got to shoot them. I got 269 in a 10in at 40 yards with a Carlson LBXR .568 choke. Got 315 with the apex 9s and same choke.
Quote from: ahfox16 on March 10, 2021, 08:00:22 PM
Got my pics switched. That's my upland bird gun. Fox Sterlingworth made in 1932. Restocked and made to fit me. That's a Grouse I shot with it in Michigan
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THAT is one beautiful shotgun!
Got to shoot a few times. This will be my setup. Win 1300 20ga 22" barrel Tightwad 570 choke. Pattern shot at 40 yrds.
Apex is some stuff. That's a solid 40 yard pattern
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