Help me pick a load!

[rtsj]

Going to cabelas tomorrow and planned on picking up some turkey loads. I have 3 in mind. Hevi 13  3.5/2.25/6 ,   3.5/2.25/7 or 3.5 magnum blend. I know I'm going to hear which ever patterns bettrr, but plan on buying 5 boxes. Don't want to or have the xtr money to buy a bunch of different and try them then decide. I'll be shooting a Browning with a .675 Sumtoy. What's your vote?

[VaTuRkStOmPeR]

if you've spent this much money already, you should probably just hold off until you can afford to purchase a variety of shells (i.e. all of the loads you mentioned).  you're really doing the gun an injustice by arbitrarily selecting and limiting it to one particular shell.  ultimately, you'll never know the gun's true capabilities until you run a myriad of different shells through it.

if you're really deadset on shooting the gun and you haveeeee to buy a box, i'd buy the hevi-13 6's.

[boyhowdy]

I'm no expert by any means, but for hunting I think its hard to beat the Hevi 13  3.5/2.25/6's, although any you've listed will do.  If I was spending $100 bucks on 5 boxes of one of those particular loads, I would be worried more about POI matching POA than the pattern, because I bet the pattern will be a killer.

[Gobble Nole]

Well I have been patterning over the weekend and have had the best luck with the Hevi-Shot blends so far.  I do not have any 3.5 inch #6 hevi shot but I am going to order some and compare them to the blend 5, 6, 7.  I have also shot the flight control wad Federal Premium #4, Winchester Extended Range #5, and the Kent Diamond Shell #6.  All of the shells tested were 3.5 inch shells with loads from 2-2.25 oz loads.  All of these have performed fairly well but nothing in comparison to the HEvi Shot blend.  I am shooting a Benelli Super Vinci with a Kicks .655 choke tube extended and ported at 40 yards. 

[mossy835]

I agree with all of the above but you could get one box of each #6 #7 and mag Blend. Shoot 2 rounds of each to see your pattern and POI versus POA. I personally do not shoot the 3.5 as I feel out to 40 yards there is no need for the extra recoil and cost. Another suggestion wold be to use low cost lead loads to see how much variation you really have between different loads. It is cheaper and in my Mossberg 835 the POI/POA was right on with each load (maybe lucky) but a fact. Good luck and do test each load before you go out it could be the difference between a turkey on the table and a wounded bird. Have fun and good luck.

[allaboutshooting]

Going to cabelas tomorrow and planned on picking up some turkey loads. I have 3 in mind. Hevi 13  3.5/2.25/6 ,   3.5/2.25/7 or 3.5 magnum blend. I know I'm going to hear which ever patterns bettrr, but plan on buying 5 boxes. Don't want to or have the xtr money to buy a bunch of different and try them then decide. I'll be shooting a Browning with a .675 Sumtoy. What's your vote?

All are certainly excellent choices but I'd try a box of 3" Hevi-13 "Bronze" shells with 2 oz. of #6 shot. They just work very well.

Thanks,
Clark