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Title: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Daveb on February 25, 2018, 09:35:22 PM
Someone referred to this ammo as garbage. I have been happy using the Heavy Coyote BB loads on Coyotes and am new to turkey hunting. Thought I would give these a try as well as some Win Long-beards. Am I wasting money trying the Hornady?
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Happy on February 25, 2018, 09:50:50 PM
No. If it works for you then use it. I believe the turkey loads were what were being referenced. I never tried them personally but their marketing pictures of patterns where abysmal.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Yoder409 on February 25, 2018, 10:03:04 PM
Quote from: Daveb link=topic=79550.msg772269#msg772269 date=1519612522[/auote. Thought I would give these a try as well as some Win Long-beards. Am I wasting money trying the Hornady?

Yes.    Yes you are.

If you were gonna try the Win LBX shells, too.........   Save your time with the Hornady loads.

Very few instances where I'd tell someone NOT to try a turkey shell.   But this is one of them.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: TauntoHawk on February 25, 2018, 10:03:45 PM
With turkey loads pattern is everything if you were making a list of efficient patterning loads they'd be pretty far down is probably what was ment by the post. The longbeards will shoot better I can almost garentee that

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Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: hobbes on February 25, 2018, 10:24:36 PM
If you want conventional copper plated lead, Id recommend Winchester Supremes and forget the Hornady.  Winchester Lonbeards will out perform both, but can make it easy to miss close shots.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Old Gobbler on February 25, 2018, 10:31:21 PM
I wouldn't call them garbage. ..but I certainly would not call them advanced compared to other offerings , but if you patern them and know your limitations it will kill a turkey

I've seen a few posts about them when they were introduced,  and folks were having a difficult time trying to get them to pattern well
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Johnnemily on February 25, 2018, 11:26:47 PM
Longbeard xr 15 a box at Wally World best lead load u can buy and that cost isn't much when u consider the money your spending on turkey hunting itself imho
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: slicksbeagles1 on February 26, 2018, 02:52:22 AM
I tried them and did not like them there are better options
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Bowguy on February 26, 2018, 03:02:55 AM
I agree w most of what's here I've never seen them pattern great. If you patterned it and stayed within its effective range pattern wise it'll kill a bird. I'd just not recommend that load. It's not one of the better ones imo
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Turk1 on February 26, 2018, 06:43:21 AM
I believe BB size shot is illegal in most states!
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Bowguy on February 26, 2018, 07:13:08 AM
Quote from: Turk1 on February 26, 2018, 06:43:21 AM
I believe BB size shot is illegal in most states!
I don't think anyone here uses bb for turkeys. Quite the opposite. He said bb for coyotes and I don't think the other B.B. references were actually meaning size.
No maybe I'm wrong the op might be asking about his coyote shells
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: howl on February 26, 2018, 08:33:02 AM
You can probably find posts of results by someone else with the same model gun you have. Save time and money.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Spitten and drummen on February 26, 2018, 08:39:18 AM
just get the long beards and dont look back. They pattern awesome in MOST guns and plain kill turkeys. Heard nothing but bad about the Hornady turkey loads.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: renegade19 on February 26, 2018, 01:11:33 PM
I bought a couple boxes because the price was very cheap.  They did not work well for me and I won't hunt with them.  Your gun, you never know.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Big Jeremy on February 26, 2018, 03:57:44 PM
As most others have said, don't get them. I bought a box once to see how they patterned. Shot two of them at paper. Only reason I fired the second one was that I thought surely they weren't as terrible as the first shot indicated...they in fact were that terrible. I've never patterned any other shells that performed as bad as them.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Daveb on February 26, 2018, 08:37:29 PM
Yep. Should have asked here first. You guys are spot on.
Tested the Hornady Hvy Trky 3" in #4's and 6"s today. Pattern was horrible. Something like 30 in 10 inch.
Also tried the Winchester LB.
3" #4's 107 at 40 yards
3.5" #5's 126 at 40yrds

Tried to post pics but can't upload Jpegs.

Thinking I might try a different choke.

Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: ARjtk on February 28, 2018, 07:02:15 AM
I've seen the loads on the shell and I can't believe I've never bought any. Sounds like I would have been wasting my money
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Daveb on February 28, 2018, 08:05:49 PM
Quote from: ARjtk on February 28, 2018, 07:02:15 AM
I've seen the loads on the shell and I can't believe I've never bought any. Sounds like I would have been wasting my money
I'll sell you some real cheap!

Actually they don't pattern as badly at 20 yrds, Im trying to think of what I can use em for... maybe jack rabbits?
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Texforce on March 01, 2018, 12:56:44 PM
If I remember correctly, I think it specifically states on the HORNADY box to shoot their Turkey shells through either Modified or Improved Cylinder chokes----for best results. Maybe that might have something to do w/their poor patterning, if most are shooting them through Fulls and Extra Fulls. Just a thought??
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: surehuntsalot on March 02, 2018, 09:54:20 PM
All I would use them for is tree rats
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Double B on March 02, 2018, 10:22:13 PM
Longbeards are an excellent shell. You will be amazed with a tighter choke. I like 6's.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Daveb on March 02, 2018, 10:59:11 PM
Quote from: Texforce on March 01, 2018, 12:56:44 PM
If I remember correctly, I think it specifically states on the HORNADY box to shoot their Turkey shells through either Modified or Improved Cylinder chokes----for best results. Maybe that might have something to do w/their poor patterning, if most are shooting them through Fulls and Extra Fulls. Just a thought??
They also patterned poorly through the IM and M chokes at 40 yards.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: Kylongspur88 on March 02, 2018, 11:05:05 PM
I bought some in BB and 4 buck for coyotes a year or two ago. I couldn't get them to do anything in any choke. The 4 buck might make a decent home defense round.
Title: Re: Hornady Heavy Turkey loads
Post by: owlhoot on March 02, 2018, 11:41:18 PM
May as well use a cylinder choke because that's the pattern density your gonna get with any choke
Ship them and buy the herters turkey loads but maybe the same thing