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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Grant Flaming on April 11, 2011, 09:12:19 PM

Title: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: Grant Flaming on April 11, 2011, 09:12:19 PM
I would like to buy some Hevi-13 loads but I can't decide whether to get 6' or 7's. I have a ton of gift cards for Cabela's but I can only find 6's on the website. Are the 7's really worth paying the money rather than getting 6's for free on gift cards? These will be my first HTL loads.

What kind of numbers do you think I could expect with them through a Carlson's .575 Turkey choke?

Thanks,
Grant
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: jakesdad on April 11, 2011, 09:33:54 PM
The 7's put up some amazing numbers,but the 6's arent all that shabby either.$15-$18 a box/5 for 7's or FREE a box/6's.......I might just opt for the 6's.
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: surehuntsalot on April 11, 2011, 10:13:49 PM
the #6's were killing turkeys long before there ever was a #7,and still are today
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: hookedspur on April 11, 2011, 10:21:10 PM
Quote from: jakesdad on April 11, 2011, 09:33:54 PM
The 7's put up some amazing numbers,but the 6's arent all that shabby either.$15-$18 a box/5 for 7's or FREE a box/6's.......I might just opt for the 6's.
:agreed: I shoot 7s now but if the 6s are free  :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: Grant Flaming on April 11, 2011, 10:49:27 PM
What kind of numbers would you estimate I could put up with the 6's? I am shooting about 100 hits at 30-35 yards with lead #5 Fed mag-shok.

Thanks for all the helps guys,
Grant
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: Tom Dooley on April 12, 2011, 10:00:31 PM
My son has a Mossberg Bantam 500 with a .572 undertaker. He shoots Hevi 13 #6's. That combo gets between 115 and 125 in 10" at 40yrds depending on how clean the barrel is. My son has taken several turkeys with this setup. 2 already this year. I would not hesitate to shoot one at 40 yrds with this gun.
Title: Re: Help me choose #6 or #7 (the 6's are free)
Post by: Mainer on April 12, 2011, 10:35:57 PM
Quotethe #6's were killing turkeys long before there ever was a #7,and still are today

Exactly