301 20 gauge with LB #6

[Squidkid]

fyi.
i just got done shooting my 301 20 gauge using LB#6, 3" 1 1/4 oz.

.555 — 112
.565 — 132
.575 — 157
.590 - 122

shot at a ranged 40yds

[BandedSpur]

Those are great numbers at 40 yds. I wonder what the 5s are doing at 40. Never could understand why manufacturers choose 5s as the only shot size available for the 20 ga. Sixes match the payload better and will penetrate as far as the pattern will hold together. Makes no sense at all to me to load a shell with a pellet that will penetrate to 60 yds but run out of pattern at 35, as is often the case with lead 5s.

I actually think fives are the better choice in a 12 gauge throwing 1.75 to 2 ounces of them, but not in the 20 with its 1.25 oz payload.

[Squidkid]

Those are great numbers at 40 yds. I wonder what the 5s are doing at 40. Never could understand why manufacturers choose 5s as the only shot size available for the 20 ga. Sixes match the payload better and will penetrate as far as the pattern will hold together. Makes no sense at all to me to load a shell with a pellet that will penetrate to 60 yds but run out of pattern at 35, as is often the case with lead 5s.

I actually think fives are the better choice in a 12 gauge throwing 1.75 to 2 ounces of them, but not in the 20 with its 1.25 oz payload.

thanks.
i'm trying to wrap my head around those numbers. im switching from my 835 throwing 2 1/8 ounce loads to a 20 gauge throwing 1 1/4 ounce.
initial data shows that the 835 had a higher pellet percentage in the 10" circle than the 20 gauge , but not by much at all.
i'm trying to figured out how to download my patterns. i'm an old dude with zero tech skills.... lol

[ybuck]

that is excellent.
appreciate the post

[mountainhunter1]

Those are great numbers at 40 yds. I wonder what the 5s are doing at 40. Never could understand why manufacturers choose 5s as the only shot size available for the 20 ga. Sixes match the payload better and will penetrate as far as the pattern will hold together. Makes no sense at all to me to load a shell with a pellet that will penetrate to 60 yds but run out of pattern at 35, as is often the case with lead 5s.

I actually think fives are the better choice in a 12 gauge throwing 1.75 to 2 ounces of them, but not in the 20 with its 1.25 oz payload.

I totally agree with the above.

[mountainhunter1]

fyi.
i just got done shooting my 301 20 gauge using LB#6, 3" 1 1/4 oz.

.555 — 112
.565 — 132
.575 — 157
.590 - 122


I would not hesitate for a second to hunt that .575 with it getting 150 plus in the ten at 40 yards.

shot at a ranged 40yds

[bbcoach]

fyi.
i just got done shooting my 301 20 gauge using LB#6, 3" 1 1/4 oz.

.555 — 112
.565 — 132
.575 — 157
.590 - 122

shot at a ranged 40yds

Looks like you found something with that .575 choke!  When the LB's first came out in early 2010 plus, Clark Bush did a lot of shooting with the Remmy's and Mossy's and the Mossy's could only get around 280 with the 6's with chokes around .675 so that 20 and .575 should serve you WELL!  I shoot an 835 with Hevi 7's and she gets 300 plus and she is a shooter.  I would try a shell, in the 20, at 45 and maybe 50 and see where she drops below 100.  That would be my Cut off range.  Good Luck!

[Gman]

Those are great numbers at 40 yds. I wonder what the 5s are doing at 40. Never could understand why manufacturers choose 5s as the only shot size available for the 20 ga. Sixes match the payload better and will penetrate as far as the pattern will hold together. Makes no sense at all to me to load a shell with a pellet that will penetrate to 60 yds but run out of pattern at 35, as is often the case with lead 5s.

I actually think fives are the better choice in a 12 gauge throwing 1.75 to 2 ounces of them, but not in the 20 with its 1.25 oz payload.

Very well stated and totally makes sense.