Long beard #6

[2eagles]

Hey guys! What have you learned about XR #6's in a 20 gauge? I'm shooting Hevi13's #7 and do ok, but those aren't available anymore. I have some Magnum Blend, but haven't done much with them. I have Carlson .575 choke and a Primos .570 Tight Wad.

[Happy]

I have seen them in a local store a time or two in the past but never shot them. They seem to disappear pretty quickly

[gaswamp]

good shell for under 40yds

[Sungrazer]

They pattern well out to 40 yards in my Silver Eagle with Trulock LBXR choke.
And I learned they were $10 more a box this season than they were two seasons ago.

[sswv]

they are my go to shells for both of my 20ga turkey guns. I've tried every #6 3" 20ga shell I can get my hands on and nothing gets close to these.  I spoke with Winchester Ammo and was told they will be making a run on these in October and should be on shelves everywhere by the first of the year. 

[Greg Massey]

I was at a small sporting goods store Friday and they had several boxes of 6 XR long beards 25 dollars box ... i have been shooting them and they are fine loads...

[Greytsum1]

Hey guys! What have you learned about XR #6's in a 20 gauge? I'm shooting Hevi13's #7 and do ok, but those aren't available anymore. I have some Magnum Blend, but haven't done much with them. I have Carlson .575 choke and a Primos .570 Tight Wad.

Can't find them around my neck of the woods, so I went with tss #9s and haven't looked back. Now it's only handloads of tss for me. Post how they do, please.

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[captpete]

My wife uses Longbeard 6's out of her Mossberg SA-20. Using a Carlson .575 choke, they are a 35yd combo. They will more than likely kill at 40, but the pattern is starting to get a little thin. She also shot them through a Heavy-13 choke tube which if I remember right is .573. It was pretty much the same as the Carlson, a 35yd combo, but just a little more even pattern, so we went with it.

We tried several other tighter chokes, but with her being basically a new hunter(only been hunting about 7-8 years and only spring turkey hunting), we went with a little more open choke to help minimize the chance of a miss at the 15yd range.

If you plan on using the Longbeard 6's, you better grab them when you see them. I have been wanting to pick up another box or 2 for her,  but haven't seen any on the shelves in about 2 years around here.

[BigCat]

I shoot Winchester LB#6's in a 20 gauge Tristar Raptor 26" barrel with a Carlson .568 and a .555 ported chokes. I use the .568 for wooded areas and the .555 for when I hunt in more open woodlands and fields. I have never counted the numbers but if I do my part any gobbler inside 40 yrds. is a dead duck. Of course the .555 shoots tighter patterns than the .568. I have taken 6 gobblers with the Winchester LBs and the longest was 37 yrds. All but 2 were killed out right. Those 2 flopped maybe twice. I know TSS is the thing right now, but Winchester LB ##6's have worked for me on 6 toms so I will use that lead shot for right now.

[longbow2240]

My 870 likes them, paired with a Jebs .555. Great woods hunting pattern up to 40-45 yards.


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[Gman]

They pattern well out to 40 yards in my Silver Eagle with Trulock LBXR choke.
And I learned they were $10 more a box this season than they were two seasons ago.

I'll second this with the Trulock LBXR out of my 24" Montefeltro. The #6's patterned significantly tighter than the #5 LB's.

[slicksbeagles1]

I shoot an M2 20ga IC555 and it likes longbeard 6's and shoot as good as tss at 40yds I will have to say I am lucky because my gun likes everything