Picked up this yildiz about 2 weeks ago. Got chokes in from Sumtoy on Friday so I had to pattern a bit this weekend. I was rushed on time yesterday so I just put up some paper turkey head targets that I had on hand, they measure 11x14. Top barrel I shot from a seated/supported position off my wheeler trailer at 40 yds. Bottom shot standing off hand and 30 yds.
My plan with this gun was long range 35+ top barrel with TSS. It appears like a good hunting pattern. 35 and under bottom barrel with lead. May have to revise the bottom to 25 and under and top above that. Bottom barrel appears a little low may have to aim at the head rather than the neck. Other option is go TSS in both.
Top Barrel: Two shots with Fed TSS #9 using a .562 Sumtoy at 40 yards.
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Bottom Barrel: Two shots with Golden Pheasant #6 using .575 Sumtoy at 30 yards.
(https://i.imgur.com/IBZiz31.jpg?1) (https://i.imgur.com/hlyOAop.jpg?1)
Thoughts and opinions are much welcomed. I patterned my 12ga 5 years ago with hevi mag blends; they gave a good hunting pattern and it kills turkeys so this is only my second time with the patterning adventure.
I would like to see what that golden pheasant load and .575 does at 15 to 20 yards. I would use that top barrel at 30 and 40.
Been debating an over/under setup for a while now.
I run this setup with 585 in bottom barrel. Love my yildiz setup. I shoot Hal 9.5s XXXLG out of top thru Sumtoy 562 and golden pheasant out of bottom Sumtoy 585
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These are 20 and 40. 20 yards is 1 3/8oz 7s load with a BPI spreader wad. Golden pheasant patterns similar but with slightly smaller numbers. 40 is Hal's XXXLG 9.5s
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don't see anything wrong with any of those patterns
that 1-3/8 load of 7-1/2's will take a bird out to 35+ yds easy
Quote from: surehuntsalot on October 25, 2020, 06:19:54 PM
don't see anything wrong with any of those patterns
that 1-3/8 load of 7-1/2's will take a bird out to 35+ yds easy
Yea. The lead 7 load is good to 35. I have shot this 75% of the time last 2 years. Much cheaper than the TSS loads
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