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Federal HW 20ga 2 3/4" question
Federal HW 20ga 2 3/4" question
Started by Candyman, February 25, 2017, 06:04:39 PM
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Candyman
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Federal HW 20ga 2 3/4" question
February 25, 2017, 06:04:39 PM
My daughter told me yesterday she wants to kill a turkey. So I am excited she wants to and also scrambling. i bought some fed HW 2 3/4" 7's. I think that's the best option with the gun she will hunt with. I shoot tss from my encore but no way she could handle the recoil. She will be shooting my first shotgun- Remington LT 20 with a fixed modified barrel. What can I expect at 30-35 yards?
If she enjoys it I plan on getting a new barrel with chokes and "fixing" it up for next season.
I am shooting the gun tomorrow but wanted to see if any others have shot this combo.
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Fred
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Izzyjoe
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Re: Federal HW 20ga 2 3/4" question
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February 25, 2017, 06:40:32 PM
At 30yds you should get good patterns, enough to kill a gobbler. But that's probably about as far as she needs to shoot, but you never know till she bust off a few shots. I'm assuming it's a 1100 LT, and they will recoil less. Good luck, hope she kills a big one!
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February 25, 2017, 08:23:37 PM
You can expect a dead turkey.
My 12 year old son has killed a bunch with the same gun/shell.
I've killed a few myself. I ended up buying a new barrel with Rem-chokes and switched over to the RSF.
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February 28, 2017, 05:47:52 PM
At 30 yards it shouldn't be a problem. Pattern should be more than suffient to kill a bird.
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March 04, 2017, 03:25:48 PM
I bought a box of the 2 3/4" shells just in case my daughter decides she's ready this yr. Shot one yesterday while patterning my 870 20 ga and got 86 pellets in a 10 in circle at 40 yards. Nice even pattern with Carlson. 575. I would think it would be deadly to 35 for sure and probably fine at 40. I hunted for yrs with lead #5s that wouldn't have done any more than that.
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