Mag Blend

[jbrown]

Has anyone tried mag blends in 20g??

[mightyjoeyoung]

Here's my take on this.  Why on earth would you want ANY #5 shot in a 1 1/4 ounce payload of htl, when straight 6's or 7's will kill just as far, and do it with a denser pattern?  Don't see the need for 20 ga. Mag Blends or the thinking on E.M."s part with this round...other than yet ANOTHER poor marketing ploy.  Sure I bet some guys will chime in and say it's the bestest thing they ever shot, but why?  I'll take a homogeneous load of htl over a mixed size load in the 20 any day.

[savduck]

Jim, Ive got one box of hevi 7s. They are yours to try since Im running the Feds.

[gophert]

Here's my take on this.  Why on earth would you want ANY #5 shot in a 1 1/4 ounce payload of htl, when straight 6's or 7's will kill just as far, and do it with a denser pattern?  Don't see the need for 20 ga. Mag Blends or the thinking on E.M."s part with this round...other than yet ANOTHER poor marketing ploy.  Sure I bet some guys will chime in and say it's the bestest thing they ever shot, but why?  I'll take a homogeneous load of htl over a mixed size load in the 20 any day.

Agree

[BigHooks]

X-2

[jbrown]

Thanks Del. I couldn't find any 7's up this way, one store had the mag blends, thats why I asked the question.

[R AJ]

Here's my take on this.  Why on earth would you want ANY #5 shot in a 1 1/4 ounce payload of htl, when straight 6's or 7's will kill just as far, and do it with a denser pattern?  Don't see the need for 20 ga. Mag Blends or the thinking on E.M."s part with this round...other than yet ANOTHER poor marketing ploy.  Sure I bet some guys will chime in and say it's the bestest thing they ever shot, but why?  I'll take a homogeneous load of htl over a mixed size load in the 20 any day.

Which begs the question why did Winchester stick to the #5 as its smallest offering in 20 gauge XR?

[sevetts]

i like em, killed a bird with a blend last year. youll have a better pattern with straight 7s but i hunted with the blends cause it also through a nice pattern and i felt more comfortable knowing i was throwing the mainly 7 blend 100fps faster

[whiskey]

Our 20ga Mossy likes the blends. It throws a good pattern, so we stuck with it. My kid killed a nice bird at a full 40 yards last year with them. She hit just a bit low, was glad to have the 5's in there.

[surehuntsalot]

don't know why,but they pattern better through all of my chokes than the straight 7's   Federal or Hevi

[Hayudog]

Here's my take on this.  Why on earth would you want ANY #5 shot in a 1 1/4 ounce payload of htl, when straight 6's or 7's will kill just as far, and do it with a denser pattern?  Don't see the need for 20 ga. Mag Blends or the thinking on E.M."s part with this round...other than yet ANOTHER poor marketing ploy.  Sure I bet some guys will chime in and say it's the bestest thing they ever shot, but why?  I'll take a homogeneous load of htl over a mixed size load in the 20 any day.

Tend to agree.   I think the marketing is the best answer to why.

[Philippe]

I did and they didnt pattern worth a damn. Switched back to Fed HW 6's and 7's and never looked back.