2.75" Hevi 13 in an Auto 5-- thoughts welcome (pattern included)

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I have an 80's Auto 5 I plan on using with a standard Invector Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike choke. 

I shot it this weekend with Hevi-13 #6's.  It was 44 degrees and a little windy.

This is at 30 yards.  The circle is just under 10" (I didn't have a plate that was actually 10").

When I expand the circle to 10", I was at about 180 @30 yards (the paper says 158, but the circle is a little small).


My POI is clearly off.  I'm picking up a rib mounted sight from Dead Ringer, so I should be able to dial that in.  I was actually aiming at the small dot below the pattern.
 
I can't really find much info on how many hits you'd want from a 2.75" shotshell, since most guys are using 3 or 3.5" these days with a much larger payload.

Just wondering what the general impressions were. Do you think I could stretch this to 35 or 40 yards and still make an ethical shot?

Thanks,
Matt

[BHMTitan]

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I believe it would still work at 40, but shoot it to be sure.  Here is one of my best patterns from a 1950's 2.75" 12ga Auto5, Invector Plus, 21" barrel.  I switched from the Kick's to the IC 665 choke, which gave the most consistent numbers, in the 150's with Hevi13 #6, and was decent with lead #6.

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I believe it would still work at 40, but shoot it to be sure.  Here is one of my best patterns from a 1950's 2.75" 12ga Auto5, Invector Plus, 21" barrel.  I switched from the Kick's to the IC 665 choke, which gave the most consistent numbers, in the 150's with Hevi13 #6, and was decent with lead #6.

Thanks for the info!

I'll give it another shot in a week or two when my sight comes in.  Nice to know there are other folks out there still playing around with these old Auto 5's!

[Snoody Bastid]

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Glad to see you guys posting results regarding the older A-5's. As soon as it warms up a bit i'm going to pattern my early 90's (Japan) A-5 with the Inv+ choke. I'm also using the Hevi 13 6's. I bought the following chokes:Truglo SSX, Trulock, Jelly Head, Star Dot (Highlander), Indian Creek, MAD Super Max and Hevi Shot choke. I figured with a 2 3/4" gun I'm trying EVERYTHING.

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Glad to see you guys posting results regarding the older A-5's. As soon as it warms up a bit i'm going to pattern my early 90's (Japan) A-5 with the Inv+ choke. I'm also using the Hevi 13 6's. I bought the following chokes:Truglo SSX, Trulock, Jelly Head, Star Dot (Highlander), Indian Creek, MAD Super Max and Hevi Shot choke. I figured with a 2 3/4" gun I'm trying EVERYTHING.

Good call.
I got this gun a couple months ago and have only picked up the Indian Creek choke.  I'd like to snag a couple others to try...but that will have to happen after spring season.

[Snoody Bastid]

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^ You'd probably be able to find some chokes on sale after the season. The classifieds on here are a great place also. A lot of guys are like me in that they try a bunch of chokes, stick with the one that performs best in their particular gun and sell the others.

[R AJ]

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I would definitely give the 2 3/4" #7s a try if they are legal where you hunt.

[turkeysforever]

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I would maybe try the Hevi 13 6 and 7's in your A5

[Thomas6689]

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that looks good to me

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I would definitely give the 2 3/4" #7s a try if they are legal where you hunt.

I don't see Hevi 13 2 3/4" #7's available on the website?

I'd like to try some.  Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot?