ILIKE HEVI 13,
I shoot a beretta xtrema hevi 13 3.5/ 2.25/ 7's, Urika Hevi 13 3/ 2/ 7's, Rem 870 Fed HW
3/ 1 7/8 / 7's. Been shooting 7's for years from nitro and Fed before Hevi 13 started producing them. I am quite aware of what the guns look like on paper. I have seen custom guns from nitro that pattern awesome on paper knock turkeys down at long range as well as many other guns. The reason is there are allot of factors in a hunting situation that are not present in an "ivory tower" situation shooting off of a rest at paper. The first thing is the turkey is "alive"and can move. He is called a "wild turkey". The other is that if you are in the woods looking at a bird at 60yds in early light..you cant see all the limbs. Also sit at the base of a tree for 2-3 hours without moving and then throw up and shoot at 50-60yds (little different than a rest) I could go on and on about different factors that are present in hunting situations. Also im sure you have noticed that there can be a inconsistency in all shotgun shells. Patterns look different all the time with the same load in the same gun. Also weather conditions effect patterns somtimes significantly. Less than 40yds your generally ok. Stretching the shot and you got problems. I kill a limit of turkeys every year and have for 25 years. They are all within 40-45yds..interesting that yall think thats not possible as i know you are avid turkey hunters.
