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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: turkeykiller41 on April 19, 2025, 06:16:20 PM

Title: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: turkeykiller41 on April 19, 2025, 06:16:20 PM
Does anyone have good recipe for 3"#6 lead load .
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: Penguin907 on April 19, 2025, 07:48:36 PM
Pretty sure we aren't allowed to share data on here, but Ballistic Products or Lyman is a good starting point.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: Bowguy on April 20, 2025, 04:48:01 AM
I'm not sure if we can share data but you got good advice. Look it up in a Lyman book. They'll give you all sorts of choices that are all safe. Don't ask some random poster what they think. You don't know if the load was tested
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: tracker#1 on April 20, 2025, 08:41:42 AM
Ballistic Products Archives has a good recipe for heavy turkey load 3" using nickel-plated lead. I rolled #7s and they work great from "shoe top" out to 25 yards using a Trulock full or improved modified
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: turkeykiller41 on April 20, 2025, 06:30:49 PM
Thanks for all who offered advice.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: jflo on May 15, 2025, 10:09:43 PM
Ballistic products advantages manual has quite a few.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: BandedSpur on May 16, 2025, 05:31:08 AM
Not sure what your goal is, but if you hope to better Winch LBs for stretching the 20's legs with lead, give up now.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: turkeykiller41 on May 16, 2025, 04:08:12 PM
I think I will look at 7.5s instead of 6s fo 25yds and under pentatrion really surprised me.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: BandedSpur on May 17, 2025, 07:21:08 AM
Quote from: turkeykiller41 on May 16, 2025, 04:08:12 PMI think I will look at 7.5s instead of 6s fo 25yds and under pentatrion really surprised me.


Agreed. If you are looking for 25 and under for the open barrel of a double, 7.5s would be a great choice.
Title: Re: Lead #6 recipe 20 gauge
Post by: wchadw on May 17, 2025, 08:05:21 AM
I've got a pheasant load I've had tested if you want it message me. Pretty much same as golden pheasant. I use it for. 35 and under


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