23 in. Barrel btw, and leaning towards 3in. As opposed to 3.5.
Thanks in advance!
I shoot an 11-87 with the same choke. @ 40 it will put 221 ish in a 10" circle and another 228 in the next 10" circle. That is with 3" #7 hevi-13. With longbeard #6 in 3" it will put 258 in 10" @ 40 yards. Those longbeards are just too tight inside 40 for my liking. If 221 in 10" won't kill him at 40 or 50, I think he deserves to live.
FWIW I have a 26" barrel
3 in longbeards xr #5 :OGturkeyhead:
Nitros are number one a no mag blends are number two
How old is the gun?
Hevi 13's 2 oz. load of straight 7's.
I shoot an 870 super mag with Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike in the same constriction, 28" barrel and shoot with just the bead no optics or aftermarket sights and have found mine to like the 3" #5 Winchester Long Beard XR's. I have shot it on paper 20/30/40/50/60 yards and am pleased with my overall pattern but it doesnt leave much room for error at 20/30 yards but 40 is optimal. I patterned 50/60 just to see but I preffer my birds to be gobbling in my face when I drop the hammer, anyways I hope these pictures help you with what your looking for.. Best of luck to you
*** note the 10" circles were drawn before the shots and I pulled a bit on 20/30 the POA on my gun is spot on was 100% operator error *** pics listed 50/20/30/40 during upload
Thanks for all replies.
Gun is brand new for the gentleman who asked. Gonna deep clean barrel this weekend and pattern next hopefully
Have shot LB #6 in 1100 in the past
Glad to hear someone opposing Mag Blends.... I was trying to decide btw Hevy #6 and Magblends, leaning straight #6
A lot of people like Hevy #7, would #6 not be better on a longer shot???
Quote from: Bayou Gold on February 10, 2016, 01:57:20 PM
A lot of people like Hevy #7, would #6 not be better on a longer shot???
The issue on longer shots is the larger shot will have more energy, but will often run out of pattern density before the smaller shot. HTL 6 or 7 is a good choice, I prefer 7's in HTL, but have had very good luck with 6's as well. My opinion is that 270 7's is better than 200 6's. Either will serve you well.
Quote from: Bayou Gold on February 08, 2016, 02:55:44 PM
23 in. Barrel btw, and leaning towards 3in. As opposed to 3.5.
Thanks in advance!
I'm new to Turkey hunting and have the same exact weapon and choke. I will also be running 3" shot. I was referred to email IC support with these specs and asked what was the recommended shot and this is the entire text the sent back:
-hevishot 5s or 6s or win longbeard 4s or 5s
Very short email lol but straight to the point. Personally I'm probably going with LB. I don't see the advantage of Hevi shot over LB when you consider price difference. If money wasn't an issue Hevi would be awesome. Obviously I will check the pattern but I don't forsee being disappointed in the LB.
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Winchester Longbeard XR 5's or 6's would be my suggestion.
Quote from: dirt road ninja on February 10, 2016, 02:12:52 PM
Quote from: Bayou Gold on February 10, 2016, 01:57:20 PM
A lot of people like Hevy #7, would #6 not be better on a longer shot???
The issue on longer shots is the larger shot will have more energy, but will often run out of pattern density before the smaller shot. HTL 6 or 7 is a good choice, I prefer 7's in HTL, but have had very good luck with 6's as well. My opinion is that 270 7's is better than 200 6's. Either will serve you well.
this.
Mag blends have worked really well for me. My 870, IC, doesn't like hevi 6's at all for some reason. YMMV
Winchester LB's #6 or #5s
Shot 3 in. LB 5 & 6 and got a very good even pattern at 40 with LB #6. The #5 had more holes in pattern than I liked. The #6 did 208 in 10in spread extremely even. I would like the bigger shot size of #5 for the energy provided with longer shot but the 6 pattern was significantly better.
May try some #4 next year, but for now it's LB 6.