Switched to a Sumtoy choke in the 835. These are the Hevi patterns. These 1 3/4 oz shells in 3 1/2" Hevi 6 continue to impress me. I think when I get into reloading I'm going to go with an 1 3/4 load of 6's or 7's.
I was happy with the Pure Gold choke also, but it didn't put up any good lead numbers for me. The Sumtoy shot both lead and Hevi shot well.
I have a bunch of Flight control loads in lead and the Sumtoy held killing patterns easily out to 40.
Good luck to everyone heading out this fall.
that looks good right there, I just bought a 835 w/20" right after season I like the feel of the short barrel just aint had time to pattern it yet, I have the pure gold 670 I was gonna try in it, if that don't work I will have to call sumtoy..
Nice pattern.....
After checking the 2 oz pattern I didn't have the circle around the densest part of the pattern. I moved the 10" circle a couple inches up and right around 45 degrees and it went 205.
I'm really happy with this choke and patterns. Went high 120's with lead 2 oz Flight control 5's also. Killer for sure.
That's a very good pattern.
If I may, I would like to show you how my buddy Mark's 835 shot with that same size shot and same weight load in a 3" shell out of the Pure Gold .670 choke I gave him from his 24" barrel 835 at a tape measured 40yds from tip of choke to target. I couldn't believe it. That was one of my shells, too. LOL!
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Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on August 25, 2013, 01:32:11 AM
That's a very good pattern.
If I may, I would like to show you how my buddy Mark's 835 shot with that same size shot and same weight load in a 3" shell out of the Pure Gold .670 choke I gave him from his 24" barrel 835 at a tape measured 40yds from tip of choke to target. I couldn't believe it. That was one of my shells, too. LOL!
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That's nasty looking stuff for sure..
I'm a firm believer that the 3" shell is all you need. I shoot the 3-2-7's in Hevi-13, and I will never look back!
BTW, those are some great patterns outta that SumToy! :icon_thumright:
sweet pattern
All this patterning, spending money on camo clothing, chokes and shells, shoulder bruising etc.... and I end up killing my fall gobbler wearing blaze orange with a low brass 2 3/4 lead 6 coming out of a modified choke 20 gauge at 15 yards while rabbit hunting. The birds were running and my beagles circled him right to me like a big bunny.
Great bird, good for you!
Awesome! What a great bird! Congrats! :icon_thumright:
i have a 835 with sumtoy choke also.. i shot all 3" shells outta it.. and i get high 170's to mid 180's with hevi 7's.. i have shot 4 different chokes and 6 different types of shells and went with the sumtoy choke... that choke is the best i ever shot!!!! can't wait to try the turkey thug shells this year
congrats on the bird
Congrats on a nice bird. Go figure with the shells. So much for that mortgage payment for hevi shot.
Nice pattern and bird. :icon_thumright:
Thanks everybody! tky*dy*