Rem 870/ kicks .655, .660/ Win Longbeard 3"

[Longshanks]

Rem 870 21" bbl  Kicks .655

214 in a 10 @ 40  Win 3" LB 6's

Entire pattern in a 8" circle at 20 yds.     

[Tom Foolery]

Great pattern, how was the 20" @ 40yds?

[Longshanks]

Great pattern, how was the 20" @ 40yds?

The 20" looked good, I didn't count the numbers. I was surprised at the overall size of the pattern @ 40.  I was thinking the overall patterns would be more than just a couple of inches smaller. (8" at 20yds with numbers it turns at 40.   Will do somemore testing. Just wanted to shoot a few times to make sure the gun was on to hunt. Gun didn't kick terribly bad either on the shoulder.  Gonna shoot the 5'sand see what they will do soon.

Update: Further testing showed me that the 8" pattern that I had at 20yds I also had at 30yds and the pattern wandered around at 30yds off a shooting table. Had a few patterns cut in half with all the shot in the bottom of the pattern and a couple that were a super tight core with scattered shot around the core back to Win XX and HV I went. 160's and 180's in a 12" with XX and Super X with consistent results.

[Tom Foolery]

Good deal, I have a couple boxes of 3" 6's coming to test out.

[Longshanks]

Good deal, I have a couple boxes of 3" 6's coming to test out.

Death punch at 20yds..I'm gonna have to ease the trigger off like a rifle inside 20yds.

[Tom Foolery]

Yeah, at 20yds I'd say they are very tight.  I shot my old 835 @ 21yds a few years back and I think I had 12 pellets outside a 10" circle. 


I have thought about putting a low power scope or red dot on my turkey guns but I never have.

[Tom Foolery]

I just fired a Long beard XR 3" #6, I counted twice just to be sure I was not going crazy.

184 - 10"
169 - 20" 

Total in a 20" circle - 353


Kicks .660
Remington 870 - 20" barrel


This stuff is a game changer

[Longshanks]

I just fired a Long beard XR 3" #6, I counted twice just to be sure I was not going crazy.

184 - 10"
169 - 20" 

Total in a 20" circle - 353


Kicks .660
Remington 870 - 20" barrel


This stuff is a game changer

Thats a turkey killing machine right there.  I have my kicks .660 in a 28" barrel that shoots 100+ with the 3" HV 5's.  Im chomping at the bit to run some 3" LB 5's through it and see what it will do. It may do fine with the 3" LB 6's as well.  One thing for sure is that the LB's have brought life to my 870/ Kicks lead slingers.