Shot some Win XX 3.5 #4's today

[Tom Foolery]

The weather was warm, high 70's/low 80's but the wind was right in my face.  I tried to time my shots between gusts with the Win XX 3.5" 2.25oz #4 lead from my Mossberg 835 with the factory .695".  I think my Stardot overchoked them but the .695 threw between 75 and 90 in the 10" @ 42yds every shot with nice 20" patterns also.  I had forgot just how big #4's are because 80 #4's fills the 10" nicely.  I really think a .685" choke would be a great combo with these.


My Stardot threw between 70 and 80 with the 3" 1.75oz Win HV #4 @ 42yds but the 20" was weak.

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

Those #4's are huge.  Big ol' holes in the target.  It's tricky though.  Not nearly as many pellets in the shell.

100 #4's in 10" would be so awesome, but I've never seen it in person.  I've gotten 140 with 6's, and 135 with 5's, so I'm sure it's doable.  Maybe one day.

[Tom Foolery]

My gun has never hit 100 either I don't think, but man that would be a smoking pattern.  A friend of mine has an 835 that I bet could hit 100 with 4's.

My 835 has crossed 150 with 3.5" 2oz 6's, never really took to 5's unfortunately but the 4's look interesting.


I had this happen twice today with 3.5" 2.25oz #5's, when shooting I had 2 just horrible patterns, I mean they sucked.  When I looked at the pattern paper there was a hole as big as my thumb straight through it, that would be the wad.  It looked like a slug had hit it and I bet I only had 40 or 50 pellets on a 30x30 sheet of paper, very strange.

[budtripp]

I admit I've never been a big fan of 4's for turkeys, but thats because none of my guns have ever patterned them very well, and to be honest I spend alot more time trying 5's and 6's. The patterns you getting should flat out smoke a gobbler though 

[Tom Foolery]

My Stardot liked the Win 2.25oz XX #5's pretty good actually.  I need to retest this one.

[Tom Foolery]

I think my wife burned my 90 pattern but I found an 84 @ 42yds and did a 16" and 20" count.

10"- 84
16" - 144
20" - 184

[TrackeySauresRex]

T.F... I just shot a 92 with the same gun and a JH .690 I think I can get 100 clean 

[Tom Foolery]

We want pics, we want pics, we want pics..........


That would be a great pattern, clean that baby and shoot it.

[Gooserbat]

I'm jealous, both my 870's hate #4  I mean HATE like numbers in the 30' and 40's @ 40 yards.

[surehuntsalot]

this is a target I shot with my 835 using 3.5" 2-1/4oz #4's with the .710 factory full from my old 835 bought years ago

[surehuntsalot]

I forgot,that is 38 actual measured yds
the paper says 40,and it was before I started looking at 10" circles

but I think it might do a bird in if given the chance

[TrackeySauresRex]

We want pics, we want pics, we want pics..........


That would be a great pattern, clean that baby and shoot it.

Here's one picture of a 3-1/2   Win hv#4 2oz

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,34305.0.html

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

Tom Foolery, that's a mean #5 pattern pictured above.

If it does that twice, I'd say rock "that" combo, and forget the 4's.

5's are plenty.

[Tom Foolery]

The Stardot has repeated that #5 pattern a couple of times.  I usually shoot 6's since I have about 10 boxes of 3.5" HV #6 but I will probably pick up a couple boxes of 2.25oz 5's too, can you ever have too much ammo?