While I was shooting yesterday,I had a couple of low brass dove loads in my bag,I wondered how they might do,so just for giggles,I shot some through the 835 and stardot
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My friend kills more turkeys than anyone I know and he uses any type of shell he can find that morning.
I wouldn't hesitate to use one at 35yds or less
I am going to use 2 3/4" & 1 1/4 oz #5 reloads, pretty hot for 2 3/4", to adjust my POA & POI at about 20 to 25 yards, on a SX3 that I haven't shot yet. Once I have it adjusted I will switch to my turkey loads, to finish patterning. I have never shot 2 3/4 loads to hunt turkeys and don't intend to, on public land much of the time you are lucky to get a 40 yard shot. I wouldn't trust 1 1/4 oz #5 shot at that range, I am sure that it would probably be good to 25 yards, maybe 30. I'd be scared to try a dove load. I have loaded 1 1/2 oz #5's in the past that would have probably done 30 yards.