Win. Ext. Range 3.5 #4s

[Punisher]

Hello fellows.  First post on here.  I have been using this site for a long time to help me decide on choke and shell combos.  I have a question to ask.  The other day I got out my SX2 and did a little playing around.  I usually shoot a Jellyhead with Mag Blends but I had a Trulock .670 laying around and some 3.5 Win. Ext. Range #4s and thought I would see how they performed.  The first shot I had 132 in the 10" circle at a taped 40 yards.  I was pretty amazed so I shot it twice more.  Both times I ended up with numbers in the 130s.  The temperature that day was in the 40s with a slight wind.  Are these good numbers with this shell?  Thank you, and I am glad to now be a part of the Old Gobbler community.

[Philippe]

That is really good for 4's, i'd like to see some pictures of those patterns.

[Gobble!]

With #4s thats pretty stinking good. Hevi #4s are bit of over kill on turkeys but that will definitely do the job.

[Punisher]

If I can get my wife to show me how to post a pic I will post a pic of one of the patterns that I saved.  I plan on shooting it again sometime this week or next week with the warmer temps.  Curious on how it will perform.

[joker]

Those are fantastic numbers in the 10 for 4' s. With those numbers your 20 may be thin though.

[mcgruff1533]

If you're putting 130 pellets of #4 Win HD shot in a 10" circle at 40 yards, you're certainly doing something right!     It might not be a "numbers" pattern, but those #4 pellets will hit hard, and there's more than enough of them to fill out the circle nicely.

I'd like to see a photo of that pattern if you get a chance.   

[bird]

Trulock makes a pretty darn good choke and George Trulock is one heck of a nice guy too.  I used one for years with my old turkey gun.

bird

[goblr77]

I never even approached those numbers with XR 2 oz 5's out of my Xtrema and Trulock .668 or .673. Hevi 6's shot great though.

[Punisher]

Thanks for the welcome.   I will try to post a pic in the next day or two.  I have never posted a pic on a forum before so I will have to get some help.   I don't want you guys to think I am just yanking your chains.  The pattern I am going to try to post has 132 hits wrote on it but I recounted twice and got 134.  I counted the ones cutting the line but there were only a couple of them.

[mcgruff1533]

email the photo to me and I'll post it for you.

BTW, I don't think you're jerking our chains.    I really want to see the pattern with those big #4 pellets.

My email is champion221elite@yahoo.com

[mcgruff1533]

Here's the pattern photo...

[mightyjoeyoung]

That will definetely work.  It looks like you might be a tad over choked though with the couple small holes in the pattern but other than that I'd say thatt'll kill.  It might even out a lot if you went a touch more open on the E.D..  Those $'s pack some serios wallup so as long as you've got the numbers and the pattern is even there isn't a turkey on the planet that should survive. 

[Reloader]

That is pretty salty for sure.  Those babies are way over kill, but definitely should give any tom a big surprise.  Your close range patterns will be pretty tight, so keep that in mind.

[trkehunr93]

Here's the pattern photo...

Looks good to me!  That is a great pattern with 4's.  Contrary to what some may say, I do not think any load is "overkill" on a turkey.  Hunt with what performs best for you!

[Punisher]

Thanks trkehunr93 for posting the pic for me.  I actually shot another Ext. Range yesterday but I had no way to measure it so I took 40 LONG steps to take care of any fudge factor and still got 113 in the 10 if I remember correctly.  I was going to shoot the Mag Blends but now I am thinking about giving these a whirl to just see what kind of devastation they can cause.