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20 GA. 870 21" barrel, Truglo GSX Choke?

Started by cluckpurr, March 13, 2018, 08:37:37 PM

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cluckpurr

March 13, 2018, 08:37:37 PM
Just wondering if anybody has shot this exact setup? I will be shooting TSS #9 handloads with the SAM wad recipe.

LRD

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March 13, 2018, 10:20:33 PM
This may not be much help, but I patterned the SSX in my son's 870 youth with heavyweight #7s. It had a really good 200+ in the 10" at 40 yards but not many in the 10" - 20". In other words, it shot a really tight pattern with the heavyweight shells.

mightyjoeyoung

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March 14, 2018, 01:11:03 AM
Shoot it and let us know...
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BrowningGuy88

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March 14, 2018, 09:59:59 AM
I shot one for a long time with Winchester 5's and killed a lot of turkeys, but that was before I knew anything about patterning guns or custom chokes...

cluckpurr

#4
March 14, 2018, 03:25:23 PM
Shot the gun this morning, not exactly blown away with the pattern. Will it kill a turkey? Sure, but its not the sexy patterns that these handloads have put out from other set ups. I will count the pellets and post pictures later tonight.

BrowningGuy88

#5
March 14, 2018, 04:51:44 PM
That was my experience with it as well.

cluckpurr

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March 14, 2018, 05:50:21 PM Last Edit: March 14, 2018, 08:18:17 PM by cluckpurr
So after counting it's putting 250 in a 10 inch circle at 40 yards. I was hoping more for 300+. There was about a 15-20 mph wind dead in my face when I was shooting. Overall the pattern is fairly even at 40 across the whole paper, not the defined concentration in the center. How should I go about tightening it up without over choking the TSS?

Meatseeker

#7
March 14, 2018, 08:08:00 PM
Try the Truglo SSX instead.  As other have said its a proven killer and has won multiple NWTF still target shooting competitions.  I shoot a Rem 870 20 ga with the SSX and heavyweight 7's and can put 200+ in a 10" circle at 40 yards.  With TSS 300 counts should be possible.  Although I'm not sure why the an even pattern with 250 pellets isn't good enough??

cluckpurr

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March 14, 2018, 09:04:36 PM
Im going to have to choke it down for sure, either to a .560 or .555, the pattern is serviceable but just not as good as i was expecting. i cant figure out how to load pictures on here for love nor money either.

cluckpurr

#9
March 21, 2018, 08:58:54 PM
Okay i figured out how to get pictures on here, so heres the pattern, going to try the sxx or IC .555 next go

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