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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: blueridgegobbler on April 26, 2014, 11:33:06 AM

Title: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: blueridgegobbler on April 26, 2014, 11:33:06 AM
Anyone shoot fed hw7 3 inch I was needing some info for choke and what kind of numbers to expect
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: FL-Boss on April 26, 2014, 11:42:47 AM
What gauge, what gun ?  would be a good start...
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: Longshanks on April 26, 2014, 12:43:40 PM
I can only tell you what works in my guns:

Rem870 12g. Hastings .665 non ported. 180-200 in a 10 @ 40

Beretta 20g Hevi 13 choke. 175 in a 10 @ 40
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: blueridgegobbler on April 26, 2014, 01:47:01 PM
21 inch 870 12 gauge 3 inch chamber
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: Gooserbat on April 26, 2014, 02:27:43 PM
Quote from: blueridgegobbler on April 26, 2014, 01:47:01 PM
21 inch 870 12 gauge 3 inch chamber

I shoot 3.5" HW7 through an 870 and I would start with a .655 Ballistic Specialties, then an unported .665 Undertaker, and I would try a Wrights.
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: FL-Boss on April 26, 2014, 02:39:58 PM
I would shoot HEVI 13 #7  in that 12ga.  For 20ga - Fed HW #7
Title: Re: 3 inch fed hw7?
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on April 26, 2014, 04:16:27 PM
Quote from: FL-Boss on April 26, 2014, 02:39:58 PM
I would shoot HEVI 13 #7  in that 12ga.  For 20ga - Fed HW #7
X2 My 870 patterns great with Hevi 13 #7s and a Primos Jelly head .660 . If your set on the Fed heavyweights which I've used in my SBE 2. I had good luck with a Headhunter non ported tube from Rob Roberts.