I have been using Hevi-13 thru a Jelly head .660. Looking to test some LB's in #5 and #6, what tubes have you had good results with for an 870? $30 for a box of 5 is really starting to make me think when we killed them for years with lead before Hevi-13.
Quote from: strutnva on January 04, 2015, 09:59:45 AM
I have been using Hevi-13 thru a Jelly head .660. Looking to test some LB's in #5 and #6, what tubes have you had good results with for an 870? $30 for a box of 5 is really starting to make me think when we killed them for years with lead before Hevi-13.
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I use Briley straight rifled chokes in .665 and have had great results.
Something around 650.
i recently shot the Carlson Lb it is .660 with the Lb# 5 and was very pleased with it. The day I shot was not the best weather conditions but here is a pic of my 40 yd target
I shoot a ventilator choke and get 180-190 with #6's LB's, 3" gun
My personal preference is Sumtoy chokes. I use the .650 with lb #6's and love the patterns!!!
Should the Jellyhead in a .660 perform well or will it be a bust?
Quote from: strutnva on January 04, 2015, 03:49:27 PM
Should the Jellyhead in a .660 perform well or will it be a bust?
It can't hurt to try the choke you already own. Longbeards aren't very expensive so if I were you I would throw a few down range and see what you get. Best of luck!!!
My jellyhead 665 gets more pellets in the 10 than my sumtoy .660 but the sumtoy throws a more even pattern so I hunt with the sumtoy. Both LBs and hevi shot same poi
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Quote from: strutnva on January 04, 2015, 03:49:27 PM
Should the Jellyhead in a .660 perform well or will it be a bust?
For the price you can't beat a JellyHead. I'm sure you will be pretty happy with that pattern.
I would be shocked if the Jellyhead 660 did not do well in your 870.
I have heard so much good stuff about jellyhead .660 with 870's that I went ahead a bought one. I will have pattern pictures soon with 3" #6's long beards xr with 870 jelly head combo.
I was able to get 267 hits in a 10" circle at 40 yards with my 870 shooting 3 1/2" Longbeards #6's with a Kicks GT (.665)
The jh .660 is what I put on my 870 when I bought it. And it still hasn't been taken off! Choke shoots anything good. I will be shooting long beard #4's this year
Last year I shot the LB's #6's out of an 870 SM with the .660 JH and got around 180 hits - then from the advice on here I went to a .665 JH and got around 230. Seems like the lead wanted to be opened up a bit... But I personally did not like the LB's in the field near as much as the Hevi-13, so I went back to old faithful Hevi-13 and haven't looked back!
I also use the Jellyhead .660 and get great results. I've shot Win XR HD #6 for the last two years and still have a few left, but will eventually change to Hevi-13 #6 or 7 with expected good results.
This is my 40 yard pattern with my 870/ Hevi Shot .662/ LB 3" #6:
Kicks .655. 214 in a 10 @ 40. LB 3" 6's
Kicks .660. 160's in a 10 @ 40. LB 3" 5's