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Title: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: jakesdad on January 27, 2014, 07:40:48 PM
Curious if anybody has tried the new Win. Longbeards out of a 870 yet.What choke did you use and what were the results.

My nephew uses my 870 Express and I have the RSF choke and the Stardot choke in it now.Shoots the black box Winnie 3" lead 6's pretty well to about 35 yds.He goes to school at Mizzou and he picked up 3 boxes of the Longbeards in the 3" 6's at Bass Pro to try out.Just wondering if anybody had any results/opinions.
Title: Re: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: WildSpur on January 27, 2014, 08:16:48 PM
I am interested too.  I have the shells but only have 9 degree temps to work with.

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Title: Re: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: SumToy on January 27, 2014, 10:32:31 PM
go to pattern board.  Few good ones. 
Title: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: Assault on January 29, 2014, 07:40:30 PM
My question would be, why use a tight choke if it comes out like a slug?


If its up high, it's coming to the ground
Title: Re: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: Philippe on January 29, 2014, 07:56:06 PM
Quote from: Assault on January 29, 2014, 07:40:30 PM
My question would be, why use a tight choke if it comes out like a slug?


If its up high, it's coming to the ground

They don't come out like a slug. The whole idea behind the epoxy is to hold the shot column together while it travels down the barrel, then it breaks apart once it hits the choke. I'd like to test this idea though and shoot one in a plain jane cylinder barrel and see if it still comes apart or stays together.
Title: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: Assault on January 29, 2014, 07:57:58 PM

Quote from: Philippe on January 29, 2014, 07:56:06 PM
Quote from: Assault on January 29, 2014, 07:40:30 PM
My question would be, why use a tight choke if it comes out like a slug?


If its up high, it's coming to the ground

They don't come out like a slug. The whole idea behind the epoxy is to hold the shot column together while it travels down the barrel, then it breaks apart once it hits the choke. I'd like to test this idea though and shoot one in a plain jane cylinder barrel and see if it still comes apart or stays together.

I was wondering what it does out of a standard mod choke


If its up high, it's coming to the ground
Title: Re: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: BandedSpur on January 29, 2014, 10:44:09 PM
Winch says the resin shatters upon detonation, not when passing through the choke. But then you certainly can't believe everything Winch says.
Title: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: Assault on January 30, 2014, 08:17:17 AM
So the polymer is like a buffer, since it comes apart at detonation. That would make some since. I'm just asking cause I was thinking of using it in my daughters Moss 510
Title: Re: Longbeards out of 870?
Post by: BandedSpur on January 30, 2014, 08:49:41 AM
Quote from: Assault on January 30, 2014, 08:17:17 AM
So the polymer is like a buffer

Exactly