I was recently given a new box of winchester extended range 3 1/2" #4.
I've been shooting hevi 13 #6 with really good results, I'm shooting a 23" barrel 870 with a .660 jellyhead choke. My question is I've read about shooting a choke out and some say it needs to be more open than the .660 in a 870 for the bigger shot. Will it hurt anything to shoot them?
I would swap them out for 6's but I'm missing 1 shell.
Quote from: camodawg on March 19, 2012, 04:51:39 PM
I was recently given a new box of winchester extended range 3 1/2" #4.
I've been shooting hevi 13 #6 with really good results, I'm shooting a 23" barrel 870 with a .660 jellyhead choke. My question is I've read about shooting a choke out and some say it needs to be more open than the .660 in a 870 for the bigger shot. Will it hurt anything to shoot them?
I would swap them out for 6's but I'm missing 1 shell.
First of all, welcome to OG. It's good to see you hear and we look forward to hearing more from you.
Your JH choke is rated for tungsten-based shot, so those shells should not hurt it in any way.
I do believe however that you'll be much better off with smaller shot, like #6 but in reality, you'll never know until you try.
Those shells will however give you quite a wallop when you touch them off. Hang on!
Thanks,
Clark
Like Clark said, shouldn't hurt anything but your shoulder! :icon_thumright:
Hain't that the truth, all of these super shells hurt the shoulder!!! One things for sure..there's far less shot with the #4's but it only takes a few number 4's to break the neck vertebrae. I'LL bet they will pattern beautifully..
Thanks for the replys. My main worry was the .660 constriction choke being too tight. This setup shoots mighty good with the #6 hevi 13 and I didn't want to mess it up. But I like to try different loads so I'm going to try them out.