Ive been toying around with a few different chokes and the Win. Xrs.
Im shooting a 870sm with 23" bbl. no bbl. work.
870 sm IC .665ss / Win Xr 3.5" 2.oz #5s @ 40 yds.
Conditions were poor for patterning on this day, but I think its a great pattern for 2.oz #5's. 135 in 10".
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n160/suzy70/007-1.jpg)
870sm IC .660 / Win Xr 3.5" 2.oz #6s @ 40 yds.
Conditions were great on the evening my son and I patterned this combo.
I shot it a second time just to compare and had the same 192 in the 10".
Both of these loads put over 40% in the 10" circle.
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n160/suzy70/003-11.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n160/suzy70/002-1.jpg)
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if hevi doesn't get their stuff figured out then i think i may have to jump on the xtended range train
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Good looking patterns there. 50 yd gun for sure. No turkey has a chance, IF you shoot straight. ;D
For 6's I would be happy with that. :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: sugarray on March 18, 2011, 05:55:29 PM
Good looking patterns there. 50 yd gun for sure. No turkey has a chance, IF you shoot straight. ;D
:lol: I hear ya, I dont know what my deal was that evening, The sights dead on and I usually am too.
good patterns for sure.. dead turkey.. might have to get some of them winnys saturday to try them out..
Dead bird with either.
Good looking patterns. I was getting 170's to 180's last year with same gun and a Kicks .665 and the XRHD #6's. Looks like I could improve with a slightly tighter choke, but its awful easy to miss them inside 30 with anything tighter!
Quote from: sugarray on March 18, 2011, 05:55:29 PM
Good looking patterns there. 50 yd gun for sure. No turkey has a chance, IF you shoot straight. ;D
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Quote from: FttFttVroom! on March 20, 2011, 10:23:19 PM
Good looking patterns. I was getting 170's to 180's last year with same gun and a Kicks .665 and the XRHD #6's. Looks like I could improve with a slightly tighter choke, but its awful easy to miss them inside 30 with anything tighter!
I like the 170- 180 patterns better, little chance to escape.
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Quote from: BigPeck215 on March 18, 2011, 05:48:24 PM
if hevi doesn't get their stuff figured out then i think i may have to jump on the xtended range train
While I do like XR's and have shot them for many years, H-13 does just fine in my 870 SM. Doubt I'll lose many pellets from 37 to 40 yards, 3" #5's, 2 oz :
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/mudhen/2011patterns005.jpg)
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172 with a 3" #5 HTL shell? There's a 50 Yard Turkey Killer for sure. :z-winnersmiley:
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