Best lead pattern you ever shot?

[jakesdad]

Shot the longbeards(3" #6) today out of my 870 28" with Ventilator choke.4 shots at 40 yds avg of around 180 in the 10".Moved up to 20 yds and had a very very tight pattern I would say was prob. 4,maybe 5 inches across.Since my 870 shoots pretty much dead on with the bead and I dont use sights,this close or closer it would be very very easy to miss.With the grey box winnies (3" #6)I still get a tight pattern at 20 but with much more forgiveness.Avg in the mid 120s at 35 yds with those.

Im beginning to think these longbeards arent for me and I may stick with the old grey box when using the 12 gauge.

[chuckward]

rem 870 28 in star dot. Got 175 with comp-n- choke with a better pattern.

[Quackwacker NC]

3" 870 26" barrel with a 655 ventilator, 3" LBXR 187, 189 only 2 test shots I've fired

[d.winsor]

SX3 with a Briley .665 choke & Winchester Longbeard #5's, at 40 yards it was too tight for me to hunt with.  I don't count holes so I don't have that information.  But   Winchester Longbeards has the first truly adjustable turkey load.  You could put a more open choke in it to allow a little forgiveness and still have an amazing 40 yard shell or you can stick with a tight choke and have at it.  Super shell.

[Gooserbat]

Best I ever counted was 213 with longbeard #6. I'm more than happy with that.

[rockyfackler]

I justed got 237 at 40 yds.3" 6 turkey thug,535 20 barrel that was ported, and add a .660 indain creek .

[Longshanks]

214 in a 10 @ 40.  Win LB's 3" 6's

[WVHills]

211 in a 10" @ 40, 3" longbeard 5 shot, 870 SPS-T 20" barrel, .665 Sumtoy

*edit* This was my first and only shot with Win XR thus far.

[Borden811]

Well, time for me to check back in here. I shot this past week with the Long Beards in my Benelli SBEII. I'm pretty happy with the results. At a lasered 41 yards(I allowed an extra yard for discrepancy) shooting 3.5in LB 6s, my Indian Creek .665 put up 264, 269, 272. Same shells and my Wright's No.3 .650 put up 269. Here's a couple pics.

[10gaugemag]

Remington 1100 Magnum 30" full choke   Winchester XX 3" 2oz #6's (red shells)  190 hits 38yds




Mossberg 835  26" .679 Truglo GS     Federal 3-1/2" 2-1/4oz #6's (pre FC)  233hits   35yds

Same gun my dad packs. Shoots Federal Premuim 2oz. 4's. Still have a bunch of the pre-FCW ammo for it and it also shoots Rem. Nitro Mags really well. Hard to beat those fixed choke guns.

[10gaugemag]

Shot the longbeards(3" #6) today out of my 870 28" with Ventilator choke.4 shots at 40 yds avg of around 180 in the 10".Moved up to 20 yds and had a very very tight pattern I would say was prob. 4,maybe 5 inches across.Since my 870 shoots pretty much dead on with the bead and I dont use sights,this close or closer it would be very very easy to miss.With the grey box winnies (3" #6)I still get a tight pattern at 20 but with much more forgiveness.Avg in the mid 120s at 35 yds with those.

Im beginning to think these longbeards arent for me and I may stick with the old grey box when using the 12 gauge.

Have you tried a regular full choke when using the LB's? May just be the ticket. I use my reg. full in my Browning when using Fed. FC lead loads and I am wanting to try the LB's and am thinking I will start with reg. full and 3" #5's.

[FttFttVroom!]

Winchester LBXR thru an 870 SM with 23" bbl and Hevi choke.  Shot at 40 yds taped.  237 in the ten.......best with HTL was 270's with Hevi 7's so thats pretty daggum impressive to me for good old cheap lead that comes ten to the box instead of five.

[ericjames]

Winchester LBXR thru an 870 SM with 23" bbl and Hevi choke.  Shot at 40 yds taped.  237 in the ten.......best with HTL was 270's with Hevi 7's so thats pretty daggum impressive to me for good old cheap lead that comes ten to the box instead of five.

You got that right!

[reynolds243]

3" Longbeard #5s

[ericjames]

3" Longbeard #5s

What distance is this. That's a fine pattern anyway.


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