20 gauge longbeard update!!!!sham

[Gooserbat]

Hw#7 is the king of factory 20 ga loads.

[chatterbox]

Hw#7 is the king of factory 20 ga loads.

This^^^^^^

[longbeards]

I too am waiting on the 20 Longbeard XR ammo to try....Guess it will not happen this spring. With that being said Winchester really screwed up not getting them in production for this spring,,,,

I have noticed a lot of Old Gobber readers slamming the Longbeard ammo. I have shot every commercial shot shell on the market for over 30 years and for the money Longbeard out preforms them all...... 
Sons Remington 870, 3.5 with no 5 Longbeard consistently put 250 plus pellets in a 10 inch circle at 40  yards Wednesday this week...This is with the factory Rem choke!!

My M1 with 3inch No 6 LBs is putting 200 plus in the 10 inch circle!!

Now compare them to Hevi Shot and there is a $25.00 difference in price...

You can only kill a turkey so dead!!

Hope you guys wack and stack them this spring,,,I have hunting Pa,WV,MO,AR....20 days on the road!!

[RIO GRANDE MAN]

I agree with everyone else on the HW 7's. However, if you're still wanting to give them a go, it looks like Midway has them in stock.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/791794/winchester-long-beard-xr-turkey-ammunition-20-gauge-3-1-1-4-oz-5-copper-plated-shot

Actually, if you read the Midway description, it says "Unavailable-Seasonal Run".  You can't add them to your cart.  Just sayin...

[davisd9]

Now compare them to Hevi Shot and there is a $25.00 difference in price...

You can only kill a turkey so dead!!

Hope you guys wack and stack them this spring,,,I have hunting Pa,WV,MO,AR....20 days on the road!!

You are spending all that money to travel around and hunt and the most important item in the moment of truth is where you are concerned about cost? Shells are the item I care less about cost cause you only get so many chances and it is the difference in the time of truth. I like to be ready for the worst conditions and not the best.

[kjnengr]

I never did understand the demand for them. I guess people thought that the resin would turn a 1.25 oz lead 6 load into a 50 yd gobbler smasher ?


Gods of Thunder

It's because of crappy advertisements like this, 50 yards? their claiming 60 plus here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPBAqOMajQ

Yeah, check out the 4:05 mark of the video....  "Bonafide 70 - 75 yards but would wanna try 80"  Really? with 20 hits total on the paper.  I see a lot of screw ups in their future.

I would have a tough time doing that song and dance for a sponsor.  I would sing their praises, but I couldn't basically lie for them. 

[chatterbox]

I never did understand the demand for them. I guess people thought that the resin would turn a 1.25 oz lead 6 load into a 50 yd gobbler smasher ?


Gods of Thunder

It's because of crappy advertisements like this, 50 yards? their claiming 60 plus here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPBAqOMajQ

Yeah, check out the 4:05 mark of the video....  "Bonafide 70 - 75 yards but would wanna try 80"  Really? with 20 hits total on the paper.  I see a lot of screw ups in their future.

I would have a tough time doing that song and dance for a sponsor.  I would sing their praises, but I couldn't basically lie for them.

The Druery brothers don't seem to have this problem......

[varmint101]

Did y'all see growing deer TV have the 20g load on their YouTube out of the Winchester SX3?  Patterned pretty amazing for a lead load.  Saw Cuz Strickland have a sweet 35yd pattern yesterday out of his 20g 870, too.  Sportsmans warehouse had some in stock earlier today, but I'm good for the season already with the Heavyweight load so didn't get any.