Couldn't stand it and just had to play with the lb. 40 yards. 6s are throwing 215230 ish , 5s going 160-180 ish, and 4s going up 120-140 ish. I'm kinda thinkin hard on the 4 s. what say y'all about it? What would you shoot? Oh and all 3 inch 13/4 ounce except for the 4s and they are 3 inch 17/8 ounce
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All three Shot great out of my gun as well. I'm getting mid 150s with the 4s for the extra energy that they have over the other shot sizes
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:10:53 PM
All three Shot great out of my gun as well. I'm getting mid 150s with the 4s for the extra energy that they have over the other shot sizes
I haven't tried the 6s..
5's and 4's both shoot great out of my 535 as well as my single shot baikal I had William tweek out for me. I shot the 4's last year. Killed 6 and missed 3 or 4. That 535 is super tight with the 4's. 5's have better 12-14 inch coverage for me. The 4's are pretty much in about a 7" circle at 40. if I put a scope on that gun I'm probably going to shoot the 4's, if not I' will more than likely shoot winchester 3.5" HV 4's. that gun consistently put 100-115 in the 10 with those shells and has good 15" coverage
Quote from: Onpoint on March 31, 2015, 11:22:25 PM
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:10:53 PM
All three Shot great out of my gun as well. I'm getting mid 150s with the 4s for the extra energy that they have over the other shot sizes
I haven't tried the 6s..
5's and 4's both shoot great out of my 535 as well as my single shot baikal I had William tweek out for me. I shot the 4's last year. Killed 6 and missed 3 or 4. That 535 is super tight with the 4's. 5's have better 12-14 inch coverage for me. The 4's are pretty much in about a 7" circle at 40. if I put a scope on that gun I'm probably going to shoot the 4's, if not I' will more than likely shoot winchester 3.5" HV 4's. that gun consistently put 100-115 in the 10 with those shells and has good 15" coverage
Those 6s are awesome out of my 835 as well. About 230-240 in the 10 on average. My gun shoots the 4s super tight as well. I have a few of both in my vest so I can decide what I want to shoot once I get to the woods
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:25:23 PM
Quote from: Onpoint on March 31, 2015, 11:22:25 PM
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:10:53 PM
All three Shot great out of my gun as well. I'm getting mid 150s with the 4s for the extra energy that they have over the other shot sizes
I haven't tried the 6s..
5's and 4's both shoot great out of my 535 as well as my single shot baikal I had William tweek out for me. I shot the 4's last year. Killed 6 and missed 3 or 4. That 535 is super tight with the 4's. 5's have better 12-14 inch coverage for me. The 4's are pretty much in about a 7" circle at 40. if I put a scope on that gun I'm probably going to shoot the 4's, if not I' will more than likely shoot winchester 3.5" HV 4's. that gun consistently put 100-115 in the 10 with those shells and has good 15" coverage
Those 6s are awesome out of my 835 as well. About 230-240 in the 10 on average. My gun shoots the 4s super tight as well. I have a few of both in my vest so I can decide what I want to shoot once I get to the woods
Not trying to hijack the thread but just got one quick question
Like I previously said I noticed better 12-14" coverage with the 5's as opposed to 120 In a 7 inch circle with the 4's and 20 stragglers in the rest of the 10 ring.
Did the 6s improve you're overall.15" coverage? a good even 15" pattern is what I like to see in a hunting gun. those high velocity 4's throw a mean pattern oit of this gun..i don't know what it is about this gun and 4's, I've never had a gun in my life that liked 4's. This fella i bought the gun from told me 4's was the way to go but I didn't wanna listen. He finally give me a box of 4's and opened my eyes up real quick. can't find the High velocity 4's any more though so I may try the LB 6's if they'll open up and not be quite so tight
5's, lotsa energy and good coverage. If I cannot get my Browning to come around I will be trying these out of a .685 Hastings, want to get them opening a bit.
Well every gun, shell, and choke combination is an anomaly unto itself; and some of those anomalies defy conventional wisdom (CW). For example....
I shoot a 20ga for turkey. Consequently I have much smaller payloads to work with; 1 & 1 1/8oz in a 2¾" shell, and 1¼ & 1 5/16oz in a 3" shell. A 12ga 3" & 3½" Mag contains 1¾, 1 7/8, 2, or 2¼oz of shot. Because the 20ga has far less shot CW thus dictates as a 20ga shooter, using Pb, I should choose to use small shot like 6 or 7½. I have a lot more pellets using #6 or 7½, so in theory at least; I should have far denser patterns. What patterns best in my gun however is Winchester® Supreme® 20ga 3" Mag 1200fps #4Pb. The pattern has fewer pellets; BUT THE PELLETS ARE MUCH MORE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED. I killed the biggest gobbler of my life at 42yds and put 19 #4Pb pellets into the base of his neck. He was dead before his beak was in the dirt.
My recommendation, since your gun patterns 4,5, or 6 equally well; is to use #4 for greater knockdown power.
Quote from: Onpoint on April 01, 2015, 12:03:40 AM
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:25:23 PM
Quote from: Onpoint on March 31, 2015, 11:22:25 PM
Quote from: ThunderChickenGetter on March 31, 2015, 11:10:53 PM
All three Shot great out of my gun as well. I'm getting mid 150s with the 4s for the extra energy that they have over the other shot sizes
I haven't tried the 6s..
5's and 4's both shoot great out of my 535 as well as my single shot baikal I had William tweek out for me. I shot the 4's last year. Killed 6 and missed 3 or 4. That 535 is super tight with the 4's. 5's have better 12-14 inch coverage for me. The 4's are pretty much in about a 7" circle at 40. if I put a scope on that gun I'm probably going to shoot the 4's, if not I' will more than likely shoot winchester 3.5" HV 4's. that gun consistently put 100-115 in the 10 with those shells and has good 15" coverage
Those 6s are awesome out of my 835 as well. About 230-240 in the 10 on average. My gun shoots the 4s super tight as well. I have a few of both in my vest so I can decide what I want to shoot once I get to the woods
Not trying to hijack the thread but just got one quick question
Like I previously said I noticed better 12-14" coverage with the 5's as opposed to 120 In a 7 inch circle with the 4's and 20 stragglers in the rest of the 10 ring.
Did the 6s improve you're overall.15" coverage? a good even 15" pattern is what I like to see in a hunting gun. those high velocity 4's throw a mean pattern oit of this gun..i don't know what it is about this gun and 4's, I've never had a gun in my life that liked 4's. This fella i bought the gun from told me 4's was the way to go but I didn't wanna listen. He finally give me a box of 4's and opened my eyes up real quick. can't find the High velocity 4's any more though so I may try the LB 6's if they'll open up and not be quite so tight
Yeah the 6s threw an overall better 15-20" pattern for me. I would consider it a better hunting pattern than that of the 4s. Those are probably what I should hunt with but I'm obsessed with the big holes in the paper and the hard hitting power of those 4s.