Best lead or copper plated round

[Browning4140]

What is the best 12ga 3" non hevishot load in your personal opinion?

[bbcoach]

Winchester Longbeard XR's.  Very tight patterns though.

[worth612000]

I would have to vote L.B. XR, only if you shoot a 12ga, they are not offered for 20ga

[wmn2]

LBXR for sure

[Izzyjoe]

Win Lb's are leading the way in the lead loads, everyone else is playing catchup! I hope they don't screw them up or change the them.

[Gobble!]

No lead shell on the market can compete with the Winchester Long Beards.

[mwr]

No lead shell on the market can compete with the Winchester Long Beards.

Fact.........

[vt35mag]

I hope they don't screw them up or change the them.

That's why I bought 2 cases of them! That should last me many years.

[BandedSpur]

Depends on what range you expect to shoot your turkeys. If they are beyond 30 yds, I agree with everyone that said LBXR. Amazingly tight patterns for lead. If on the other hand, you truly have no intention of shooting at birds beyond 40 yards, you would be better served IMO with conventional Winch shells or Thugs.

[TrackeySauresRex]

 Same as this ^ JMO. I like the Win HV. LB's are too tight for my liking.

[Gobble!]

Depends on what range you expect to shoot your turkeys. If they are beyond 30 yds, I agree with everyone that said LBXR. Amazingly tight patterns for lead. If on the other hand, you truly have no intention of shooting at birds beyond 40 yards, you would be better served IMO with conventional Winch shells or Thugs.

Good point.

[Izzyjoe]

Fed. turkey thugs are good with right choke combo, but my local Walmart hasn't stocked them yet, I'm not sure if they will, cause everything else is on the shelf and the clerk said they wasn't getting anything else.

[stinkpickle]

Depends on what range you expect to shoot your turkeys. If they are beyond 30 yds, I agree with everyone that said LBXR. Amazingly tight patterns for lead. If on the other hand, you truly have no intention of shooting at birds beyond 40 yards, you would be better served IMO with conventional Winch shells or Thugs.

This.  ^^^

[owlhoot]

Depends on what range you expect to shoot your turkeys. If they are beyond 30 yds, I agree with everyone that said LBXR. Amazingly tight patterns for lead. If on the other hand, you truly have no intention of shooting at birds beyond 40 yards, you would be better served IMO with conventional Winch shells or Thugs.

This.  ^^^

agree

[surehuntsalot]

I'm old school, at the range I shoot at, the Winchester XX and the Federal old school lead shells are hard to beat.
If I had a dollar for every bird that one of these shells had taken, I could have retired along time ago.