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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 12 ga Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: FttFttVroom! on March 04, 2012, 05:37:33 PM

Title: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: FttFttVroom! on March 04, 2012, 05:37:33 PM
Some pretty good lead patterns, especially for #5's from a 28in barrel at 40 yds.

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Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: Tom Foolery on March 04, 2012, 07:12:38 PM
Those are great patterns!  With those numbers I would be done with trying to find a load that works and I would be buying more of those 5's.
Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: Crappiepro on March 04, 2012, 07:34:19 PM
Either one of those will take a bird!!
Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: wvhunter74 on March 04, 2012, 07:38:09 PM
When I started turkey hunting that was the shell I used with kicks .665 and it will put them down :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: hunter-b on March 04, 2012, 07:50:33 PM
 :z-winnersmiley:
Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: FttFttVroom! on March 04, 2012, 07:54:31 PM
Quote from: wvhunter74 on March 04, 2012, 07:38:09 PM
When I started turkey hunting that was the shell I used with kicks .665 and it will put them down :icon_thumright:

Funny thing......I got caught up in the 3.5 inch, short barrel, HTL slinging craziness a few years back and could have just been saving tons of money on guns and ammo all along.  Guess it's true what they say about hindsight. :P
Title: Re: 870 Express Magnum, 3" Winchester HV #5's
Post by: dlquinn on March 04, 2012, 09:23:15 PM
Nice patterns...I tried a JH .665 in my 11-87 with 28" barrel and wasn't satisfied with the results @ 40 yards...so I bought a ventilator and have been thinking of also trying either a tightwad or a JH in .660..

Your tightwad pattern has convinced me I need to give one a try.  :icon_thumright: