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mossy 535?

Started by Swamp, March 16, 2013, 09:31:20 AM

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Swamp

Ive got a mossberg 535 waterfoul and turkey combo and I'm having trouble getting it to pattern well with any lead load. Ive shot both barrels and roughly same results. I shot my 24 in turkey barrel a few days ago with the thug 3in 5s only had 99 in the ten in at 30yrds shot taken with a( .655 kicks GT) to me that's not a very good pattern. Ive got the .670 factory choke and a .655 kicks Gt but i have yet to find a load/ choke combo that this gun likes. i wont even think about taking a 40yrd shot because of my patterns being so poor at 30yrds. Any suggestions on what i could try to improve my patterns?

appalachianstruttstopper

Use #6 shot, #5's and 4's are hard to get a good pattern sometimes. #6's might be an eye opener. I have a 535 with a 20" bbl and I am getting around 115 in 10" @ 40yds with winchester 3-1 7/8-#6 gray box. Make sure you are shooting a large target to see where your point of impact is. I use 3ft wide masking paper behind my targets on a sheet of osb to see where the majority of my pattern is to make adjustments if necessary. 670 factory choke works great in mine. Hope this helps.

WildSpur

Find something in a .665.  That might be what you need.

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3" 870 Shell Shucker

I'd try running #6's in the .650 to .665 range, and #5's in the .660 to .670 range.

noggin buster

i have same gun using a ssx choke with HW 7 or mag blends im shooting in the 140's in a 10" @ 40

hawgchaser

I'm using a truglo gobble stopper .665 in mine. With winchester 3.5 2oz #6 shot i get between 150 and 160 hits in a 10" circle at a lasered 42 yards.

chatterbox

Try a Jellyhead .660. I had the same gun with 20" barrel, and got good results with 3-2-6 hevi-13.