shot my bps today.

[gunrunner1983]

Well dispite the wind it was a perfect day. I picked up my jellyhead .695 today and wanted to share the results. I shot federal #6's and winchester supreme #5's at 45 yrds the federal 5's and the 6's put 42 in a 6 inch circle. At 55 yrds the 6's put 21 and the #5's put 16. I know these are not the best but I just got the gun and am still playing with it. It is still factory minus the jellyhead .695 I put in it. I still feel confident enought to kill a bird at 50 what do y'all think?

[S.C.C]

IME..if the PB shells you choose don't shoot at least 1300fps no matter the #of hits past 35-40 yards
don't shoot at any Turkeys at that distance.JMO from experience's in the turkey woods shootin a 10ga.
with lead ammo...

[Mag10]

Lead is only good out to ABOUT 40 yards MAX.

[gunrunner1983]

Ok going to pick up a box of hevi 13 #5s whats talks opinion bout them?

[BigPeck215]

with the hevi 5's, you wont get the pattern density that you would with nitros or smaller hevi shot, but the 5's have have great knockdown power that will stop a turkey like a wall of bricks

[S.C.C]

Ok going to pick up a box of hevi 13 #5s whats talks opinion bout them?

Let us know how they do for you....most I have seen in my gun shoot'in the H13 5's is around 100
in a 10 with .680 and .690 chokes.

[BIGBOB]

I love the hevishot 5s in my mag 10. For me they throw the best pattern i have ever seen at 60 yds.Have been blessed to have killed 2 birds this year. One at 64 yds and one at 47. they hit  hard.Good luck.

[Old Gobbler]

I got the H13 2 3/8 #5 load to shoot 160 with my SP10 - it is a very good load , but not nearly as good as the nitro's 

I would shoot the H13 10 gauge load over any lead load available out there

[gobbler74]

I got the H13 2 3/8 #5 load to shoot 160 with my SP10 - it is a very good load , but not nearly as good as the nitro's 

I would shoot the H13 10 gauge load over any lead load available out there

Definitely before any lead...I patterned that em 5 once upon a time. Still shooting nitro in the 10.

[Houndstooth Game Calls]

I know the nitros are a heck of a load in my 12ga! I have heard of numerous folks killing birds at 60 +yds and I hunt a good many field turkeys I may have found the poison with a ten and a nitro!

[Mike Honcho]

I just got my Jellyhead .695 for my 10 ga. BPS last week (24" barrel , polished)  All I had at the time was lead shot.  At 40 yds. , 10" circle I got 71 pellets with Win High Speed 5's and 79 pellets in 10" with some Remington Premier magnum 4's that are buffered.   The Remington Premiers are in a "treebark" look camo box.  Anyone know if they still make these, the box looks like it might be several years old ?
I'm going to get some Hevi shot coming.

[snapper1982]

Lead is only good out to ABOUT 40 yards MAX.

are you refering to pattern or to energy? because i can tell you from experience that it is good past 40 and will kill a bird at 67. . i know others who have killed birds past 40 and several have killed them at 60.

[surehuntsalot]

Lead is only good out to ABOUT 40 yards MAX.

lead #4's will kill well past 40yds all day long

[gobbler74]

Lead 4s still have serious energy past 40 and are capable when striking vitals. Problem is I've never seen a viable pattern from lead 4s past 50 yards that I'd ever try on a turkey. Trying birds past 60 yards is a squeeze the trigger and "hope for the best" desperation shot with any lead. It's not that it won't kill em but its a guess not a matter if knowing your pattern can do it. If I'm guessing about a shot, its not one to take. Only thing worse than missing is crippling.