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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: TheSportsman on June 20, 2016, 03:03:58 PM

Title: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: TheSportsman on June 20, 2016, 03:03:58 PM
I've always been a hevi shot guy but we were messing with our guns the other day and a buddy of mine wanted me to try a 3.5" longbeard #5. Clean barrel, benelli sbe 1 26" barrel, lengthened forcing cone, with a rhino .660 shot 208 in a 10" circle at a lasered 40.5 yards. It blew my mind. What do y'all think? I may just hafta hunt it. 208 number 5s I would imagine would absolutely stroke a gobbler!
Title: Re: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: wvmntnhick on June 20, 2016, 03:30:56 PM
That'll kill birds all day long.
Title: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: Dr Juice on June 20, 2016, 03:44:03 PM
Indeed.


All The Way!
Title: Re: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: dejake on June 20, 2016, 03:49:36 PM
Went out with a buddy Saturday.  He just bought a 12 guage Affinity, 3" longbeard 6s, and the Carlsons longbeard choke (.660).  Didn't count pellets, but that pattern was ENTIRELY too tight for my liking. 
Title: Re: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: wvmntnhick on June 21, 2016, 03:04:30 PM
They can be a bit tight for sure. Best make sure you've got adjustable sights or a scope of some sort. Personally though, I like them. Switched to TSS but I like them.
Title: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: Tennessee Lead on June 21, 2016, 04:06:18 PM
That'll smash his noggin
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Post by: Farmboy27 on June 21, 2016, 05:06:19 PM
That's a killing pattern for sure!
Title: Re: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: gatrkyhntr70 on June 22, 2016, 12:00:20 PM
Hard to beat for the $; even though I've also gone the tss route.
Title: Re: Fired off a longbeard xr... What u think?
Post by: Old Gobbler on July 03, 2016, 08:29:30 AM
25 years ago we could have only dreamed of such a good shooting turkey guns

I say you have yourself a awesome shooting setup