I am no stranger to the turkey woods but this year I am having a dilemma. Thanks to this website I have become a numbers/10" freak. :) Well I have a Remmy 870 21" barrel 3" gun with an SSX choke that I have to use sights on but with the Hevi 3/2/6 shell I average around 180/10 with my highest being 206/10. (Wish I could accomplishment that again.) I also have a SX2 with a 28" barrel that POI and POA are in line with each other using only the fiber optic bead I installed. The SX2 with Win. Ext. Range 3.5 #4s at 40 is averageing around 110/10 (highest at 134/10 and wish I could accomplish this again) and Win. Ext. Range #6s is probably averaging around 170/10. The Win. shells are throwing a nice even 20" pattern; even with the #4s. The Remmy throws a nice 10" pattern with the 20" slightly more sparse than the SX2. Just hoping I could get some opinions. Might just have to kill one with each gun if I can't make my mind up!! :toothy9:
I'd use both guns to kill a gobbler. that way no one is left out ;D Those are some real good numbers,and i wouldn't bother with the 4's those xtended range 6's hit like a hammer.
Quote from: nyhunter on April 04, 2012, 05:49:05 AM
I'd use both guns to kill a gobbler. that way no one is left out ;D Those are some real good numbers,and i wouldn't bother with the 4's those xtended range 6's hit like a hammer.
X2 plus I like the no extra added sights when possible. 4s in Er are way overkill. 6s in that are plenty.
Those #s sound good , I personally like a short barreled gun, I go with the remmy.
Open that 870 up from .660-.670 and you will see those 20" numbers go up. The SSX is good choke, but others will give you a better hunting pattern not so focused on the 10" numbers, rather the big picture.
if I could get a good hunting pattern with the 4's
I would hunt with them