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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: Loose Wire on March 07, 2014, 12:36:12 AM

Title: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: Loose Wire on March 07, 2014, 12:36:12 AM
24" barrel, overbored to .624, forcing cone lengthened, all polished.

Fed HW#7, 3", 1 1/2 ounce.

Trulock .575 and .555 (Fed HW7)

40 yards, lasered.

Wind was from my left.

Pushing 170 in 10" circle, either choke.

Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: Loose Wire on March 07, 2014, 12:41:37 AM
Pics of the spent wads.
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: nyhunter on March 07, 2014, 07:28:35 AM
 :icon_thumright: nice patterns. 
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: BandedSpur on March 07, 2014, 08:07:04 AM
Looks like Trulock has it figured out. Nice patterns.
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: R AJ on March 07, 2014, 08:57:03 AM
Quote from: BandedSpur on March 07, 2014, 08:07:04 AM
Looks like Trulock has it figured out. Nice patterns.

Since the 575 and 555 (fed HW#7) choke both had nearly identical numbers the pattern may also reflect on the overbore work as well. Very nice patterns and good to see that this shell will work in 555-575 range as that covers lots of choke options in the 20 gauge world.
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: Twowithone on March 07, 2014, 09:17:47 AM
Good patterns for a 20 guage for sure.
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: Loose Wire on March 07, 2014, 09:43:58 AM
Quote from: RAJ on March 07, 2014, 08:57:03 AM
Since the 575 and 555 (fed HW#7) choke both had nearly identical numbers the pattern may also reflect on the overbore work as well.

For what it's worth, patterned one round before the barrel work (with the .575 tube), got 109 in a 10" circle.  The barrel was on the tight side, .615 as I recall.
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: albrubacker on March 07, 2014, 01:44:01 PM
Great patterns!
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: surehuntsalot on March 09, 2014, 06:36:01 PM
great looking pattern :drool:
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: snodswinger34 on March 10, 2014, 11:51:50 PM
Nice
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: tomstopper on March 11, 2014, 07:18:05 PM
Good looking pattern....
Title: Re: 20Ga 1187 Fed HW#7
Post by: angus on March 16, 2014, 05:50:56 PM
Very nice! My son shoots an 1100 youth model, and I just switched him to the same shell, and they do very well out of his gun, I was very impressed.