Want to know how the win hv #5 pattern in the 10 ga. I pay 22$ a box locally still cheaper than ordin off the internet. In my 1 2ga they put 150 in a 10" at 40 yds.
i use win xx mag in #5 out of a sp 10 and get 200 in a ten at 40 the hv didnt pattern as good and i can get great deals on them
Never used the Winchester #5's out of my sp10 , I did use the Nitro H20213 in straight #5's hevishot I would get 170-180 with those out of a tighter 685 choke -
I used to use the 3 ounce lead nitro loads in nickel #5 and shot around 160-170, if memory serves me well , it was a slower fps load than the other loads mentioned
i used to live and die with the 6's till they quit making them.im glad i found that the fed 7's rock :thanks: :thanks: :thanks: !!!
What's the benefit of 3 oz load if ut only put 170 in a 10" at 40 yards . How's it do in a 30" ? I pattern some magnumblend in 12 ga 3" it only put 150-160 in a 10" at 40 yards and poi was 3 feet low my 10 ga always hit poi. So I like finding good 10 loads ..wish winchester made the xtended range in 10 ga.
Quote from: LBSS on August 20, 2011, 11:09:13 PM
What's the benefit of 3 oz load if ut only put 170 in a 10" at 40 yards . How's it do in a 30" ? I pattern some magnumblend in 12 ga 3" it only put 150-160 in a 10" at 40 yards and poi was 3 feet low my 10 ga always hit poi. So I like finding good 10 loads ..wish winchester made the xtended range in 10 ga.
Exactly , there is no use shooting the heavy recoil 3 ounce loads if you can go to a lighter recoil 2 1/4 load that shoots tighter , faster and penetrates deeper due to the improved pelet material
I was shooting those 3 ounce #5's in the late 1990's only copper plated an nickel loads were available through Nitro , until a few years later