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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: csmacken on March 26, 2015, 12:04:22 PM

Title: shell/choke question
Post by: csmacken on March 26, 2015, 12:04:22 PM
First time poster, long time "reader". 

I am currently shooting a rem versamax 26" paired with a .670 Pure Gold choke.  Running 3.5 mag blends I am getting 140-150 hits in a 10" circle.  I know that's decent, but I am thinking about testing a few other loads like the hevi 13 6/7's to maybe improve some.  Any suggestions?

Thanks
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: csmacken on March 26, 2015, 12:04:59 PM
Sorry. 140-150 at 40 yds.

Thanks
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: allaboutshooting on March 26, 2015, 12:16:21 PM
Quote from: csmacken on March 26, 2015, 12:04:22 PM
First time poster, long time "reader". 

I am currently shooting a rem versamax 26" paired with a .670 Pure Gold choke.  Running 3.5 mag blends I am getting 140-150 hits in a 10" circle.  I know that's decent, but I am thinking about testing a few other loads like the hevi 13 6/7's to maybe improve some.  Any suggestions?

Thanks

Glad you're here and good to see your post. You have a fine gun in the Versa Max and I like that 26" barrel as well. I'd recommend that you try some of the 3" standard loads of Hevi-13 with 2 oz. of #6 shot or #7 shot. I shoot so much of the #6 that's actually what I prefer but many others prefer the #7s. Both are excellent and will give you very dense patterns that will do all that's needed to cleanly kill a turkey at all reasonable ranges.

Again, good to have you here and look forward to hearing more from you.

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: knightrider on March 26, 2015, 07:10:44 PM
I get way better numbers with the 3 in magblends than I do with the 3.5
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: SumToy on March 26, 2015, 07:36:57 PM
shot one today that gave 157 with Winchester long beard 4's.
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: ky.trophy on March 28, 2015, 06:43:10 PM
Shot mine today. Temp 40 degrees. 3.5" #5 longbeards with a kicks 665 at 40yds done 191. 3.5" #4 done 152 and 3" #5 151.
Title: Re: shell/choke question
Post by: zelmo1 on March 28, 2015, 07:22:48 PM
 :welcomeOG: I like my Patternmaster .665 Code Black and #5 longbeards