Rem 870 Hastings .655, .665 (non-ported)

[Longshanks]

Have both of these chokes and curious to know if anyone has shot Federal TSS through them? Although they are lead only chokes many that I have spoken with say this new Federal shell is fine including Kicks.
Anyone shooting these old classic chokes with TSS?

[Longshanks]

Oh well, figured out some lead patterns with these chokes and XX 3/2/5's and XX 3/2/6's with the 870 Wingmasters. Have a back up gun as well for traveling. Anything inside 40yds is in serious trouble and the 20" patterns are awesome.
Found some Super-X 3/ 1 7/8/ 5's and 6's for less than $6 a box and the patterns are really close to the XX 3" 2 ounce shells. Something about the Red shells that are just a bit slower. They pattern better out of my guns than the new XX 3" 1 3/4 ounce loads.

[agent eight seven O]

I agree with the Super X shells. Have really good patterns with 3 " #5. For the price, they hard to beat.

[Longshanks]

 I'm all for giving up 90ft per second or so to put more shot in the turkey compared to the new XX HV shells. #5's traveling 120ft per second faster than Hevi 13 will put them down. For 50 cents a shell.

[JohnD.]

Not really relevant to your question but for many years I shot a Hastings .665 with WW Supreme High Velocity # 5's with great success. I shot that combo from the time the shells were introduced up until I finally switched over to Hevi-13's and an Indian Creek. I would not hesitate to use that load again. My gun by the way is an 870 3".

John

[Longshanks]

Not really relevant to your question but for many years I shot a Hastings .665 with WW Supreme High Velocity # 5's with great success. I shot that combo from the time the shells were introduced up until I finally switched over to Hevi-13's and an Indian Creek. I would not hesitate to use that load again. My gun by the way is an 870 3".

John

Yea man, that is what I shot from the late 80's until the Hevi Shot craze came about.

Rem 870/ 21" bbl with the Hastings .665 with a bunch of different 4's,5's and 6's. The Federal 3/2/5's (Blue Box) and Activ 4's, 5's were serious out of that set up. Interesting how myself and many of my friends have gone back to a similar lead set up. Friend of mine shot at a turkey 3 times to kill it this past season with a hot rod turkey gun and shells.  I asked him how that felt to shoot $36 dollars worth of shells to kill a turkey. Missed twice up close. First shot was 18yds. With a lead set up that turkey would have been dead on the first shot.