870 3 inch shell and choke combination patterns

[Strutbuster98]

I'd like to get some guys to post pictures of their patterns with what choke and shell they use and maybe let us know what else worked and didn't work. I'm thinking about switching to tss in the future maybe but I'm a little worried about 20 yard patterns being too tight. I'll start with my pattern out of my gun. LB XR 3 inch 5 shot run through a kicks .665 gobbling thunder. 20 and 40 yard patterns

[dzsmith]

870 12g. 3" 2.25oz #9s. Sumtoy .665 ,Handload, 40 yards, 441 in the 10.

[Strutbuster98]

What does 20 yards look like with that setup?

[dzsmith]

What does 20 yards look like with that setup?

a slug hole from the wad in the bullseye, with a bout 6-8" of pellets around the core

[High plains drifter]

I use an 870,extra full,lead bbs.works great,70 yard range or more.

[quackaddict]

Not a 3" shell, but here is an old 870 w/ 24" Carlson's barrel on it. Patterns are 2 3/4" Herter's tss. 1 1/2oz #9s. Primos Jellyhead choke. Lazered 39 and 25 yards.




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[mountainhunter1]

Not a 3" shell, but here is an old 870 w/ 24" Carlson's barrel on it. Patterns are 2 3/4" Herter's tss. 1 1/2oz #9s. Primos Jellyhead choke. Lazered 39 and 25 yards.




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That is about as good of a TSS pattern as I have seen at 25 yards. Very forgiving at the 25 yd mark, but still very good at 39. I like it.