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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: archery1 on March 22, 2011, 12:42:03 PM

Title: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: archery1 on March 22, 2011, 12:42:03 PM
i shot the hevi13 loads in a 3" shell.. shooting the 7 shot. i got 179 in a 10" at 40yds.. how far do you think this load will kill  at ?
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: sugarray on March 22, 2011, 12:43:27 PM
If your pattern holds, which it should, out to 50 yds.  I believe you lose about 100 pellets per 10 yds past 40.
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: goblr77 on March 22, 2011, 01:12:15 PM
Shoot it at 50 and see what it does. I haven't patterned the 7's past forty so I can't give you a concrete number on the pellet loss. However I have shot the 2.25 oz #6's at 50. The numbers from my 835 went from the mid 220's @ 40 to around 110 or so @ 50.
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: WyoHunter on March 22, 2011, 07:47:27 PM
Quote from: sugarray on March 22, 2011, 12:43:27 PM
If your pattern holds, which it should, out to 50 yds.  I believe you lose about 100 pellets per 10 yds past 40.
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Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: Gobble! on March 22, 2011, 09:05:28 PM
I'm confident the #7s will kill at 60.
Killed one at 52 yards last year with them and so have many others here.
Your problem is going to be if the pattern holds up. Which I doubt.
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: LittleHen! on March 22, 2011, 09:11:24 PM
Gobble!,

Im going to smash your #7 if you dont get off the computer and do the dishes.  :z-guntootsmiley: love you
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: Turkasaurus on March 22, 2011, 09:16:37 PM
Quote from: LittleHen! on March 22, 2011, 09:11:24 PM
Gobble!,

Im going to smash your #7 if you dont get off the computer and do the dishes.  :z-guntootsmiley: love you

And as Ol Potterfield from Midwayusa says, and thats the way it is  :turkey2:
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: hookedspur on March 22, 2011, 09:33:58 PM
What tube are you using I would think you would be over 200 with 7s
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: Gobble! on March 22, 2011, 09:41:54 PM
Quote from: hookedspur on March 22, 2011, 09:33:58 PM
What tube are you using I would think you would be over 200 with 7s

the old #7s i would expect more
the new #7s I would not
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: Gobble! on March 22, 2011, 09:43:05 PM
Quote from: LittleHen! on March 22, 2011, 09:11:24 PM
Gobble!,

Im going to smash your #7 if you dont get off the computer and do the dishes.  :z-guntootsmiley: love you

yes mam  :begging:
Title: Re: interested in everyones opinion
Post by: archery1 on March 22, 2011, 09:50:54 PM
i am shootin 3" hevi 7's in a ic choke outta my mossy 835
i did polish an deep clean barrel also