looking to carry my 20 ga. this year what do you guys use choke and load wise for inside of 30 yds.
A full choke and a heavy load of lead 6's should get the job done inside of 30 yards.
I shoot a full choke with tss as my first shell and my two backups are lead 6's either way you go tss or lead 6's or both like me it'll work good
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I am running a Sumtoy choke and Winchester long beard xr #6.
Quote from: Kypossum on February 01, 2026, 06:56:28 PMI am running a Sumtoy choke and Winchester long beard xr #6.
What kind of pattern at 40 yds
This is the only picture I have of the pattern. It shot high and right on this target at 41 yards.
Quote from: Kypossum on February 27, 2026, 07:59:59 PMThis is the only picture I have of the pattern. It shot high and right on this target at 41 yards.
Not bad.
A good quality sporting clays load with 7.5s will hammer them inside 30.
I'm looking at buying a few different brands of 3" 6 and 7.5 high quality trap and pheasant loads for this season. Most of my hunting is in the woods and shots are less than 30 yards
Quote from: Kypossum on February 27, 2026, 07:59:59 PMThis is the only picture I have of the pattern. It shot high and right on this target at 41 yards.
You got 5 holes in his noggin he,s dead
Winchester Longbeard 5s at 40 yards.
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my daughters 870 shoots a great pattern with a jellyhead tube, and winchester #8 sporting clay loads...0ut to 35 yards
If it was me, I would switch to 7.5s. They have the same penetrating ability at 35 yds that 8s do at30 (1.25" in 20% ballistic gel). I would not push 8s past 30 yds.
Quote from: davisd9 on March 01, 2026, 03:36:43 PMWinchester Longbeard 5s at 40 yards.
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What gun and choke are you using?
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Quote from: Bottomland OG on March 03, 2026, 08:35:08 AMQuote from: davisd9 on March 01, 2026, 03:36:43 PMWinchester Longbeard 5s at 40 yards.
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What gun and choke are you using?
Henry single gauge 20 with RSF choke. Same target. 8x12 target with 167 hits. Shell has a little less than 200 pellets in it.
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yall better get u some TSS. that aint enough holes in the paper :popcorn:
Quote from: gaswamp on March 04, 2026, 06:36:58 PMyall better get u some TSS. that aint enough holes in the paper :popcorn:
For some reason we all got caught up in 300 hits in a piece of paper to kill a bird at 40 steps.
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That's a dead bird. But, that paper may limp off..
Quote from: davisd9 on March 04, 2026, 06:43:49 PMQuote from: gaswamp on March 04, 2026, 06:36:58 PMyall better get u some TSS. that aint enough holes in the paper :popcorn:
For some reason we all got caught up in 300 hits in a piece of paper to kill a bird at 40 steps.
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well not all of us :love5: but I think ur good this spring :fud: