bought a box of long beard number 5 3.5" 2 ounce was wishing that they had to an 2 1/8 ounce loads but they did not. I will be shooting this out of my Winchester SX 2 and was wondering what choke size seems to be best. I'm probably not going to convert away from my hevi shot and IC .655 but was just wanting to play and see how these did. I think the way that they make the shell might be even better if they did it in a heavier than led shot. imagine what that would be like probably too tight.
You can take a look at the WLB shells with Invector+ and others here:
http://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/choking-winchester%27s-long-beard-xr
I hope that helps.
Thanks,
Clark
Just did my annual patterning today. I'm shooting the same shells you are. Had 213 in the 10 @ 40yds. Shooting a turkey head x ray type target had 105 in the head. Ballistic specialties .665 choke. Was going to try a Jebs choke this year but it's dialed in so I don't think I'll mess with til after the season.