i also posted this in the lead forum.i am currently using a .660 primos tightwad choke with winchester supreme hv 6s.the gun has a 20 inch barrel.i get an average of 150 hits in a 10 inch circle at 35 yds.what would be acceptable numbers for 40 yards. i have also thought about goin with the hevi 13 - 7 shot. so what numbers should i be looking to get.
No problem with those numbers at 40 yds. Your number of hits would increase with the 7's but you won't have any problems killing a gobbler at 40 yds with Hv 6's. I would expect no less than 215 hits with the 7's but you'll have to shoot them to really know.
Getting good patterns out of my 500 with hevi #6s
I get 180 at 35 with Heavy 5's...Go with the sevens..Im waiting on mine as we speak
658 to 660 with lead or HTL will give you a good hunting pattern. It put good numbers and meat on the table. Now If you want it bad we need to drop it down into the 640's. :anim_25:
I'm going to shoot my 535 tomorrow with an Indian Creek .660 and a SSX .643 with Hevi #7's. Mine also has a 20" barrel. I will post my results. I'm shooting the 3.5" 2 1/4 ounce loads, but it should give you somewhat of an idea if you're shooting 3". I have some various Winchester Supreme shells that I'll use for making sure I'm hitting where I want, and I can throw a couple of those downrange to give you lead numbers also.
Shoot you some junk shells (8's/9's)at around 50 ft. This will let you know what is going on. You can fine tune with them then move to the big loads and the 40 yards.
Quote from: njdevilsb on April 09, 2011, 12:25:03 AM
I'm going to shoot my 535 tomorrow with an Indian Creek .660 and a SSX .643 with Hevi #7's. Mine also has a 20" barrel. I will post my results. I'm shooting the 3.5" 2 1/4 ounce loads, but it should give you somewhat of an idea if you're shooting 3". I have some various Winchester Supreme shells that I'll use for making sure I'm hitting where I want, and I can throw a couple of those downrange to give you lead numbers also.
I'll be curious, too. I have an old 20" Mossy 500 that I got back in the '80's that I pulled out of retirement a couple of years ago (and use it as my backup's backup gun) when I found an Undertaker and a set of Tru-glo sites on clearance at Walmart for $13. It carries and maneuvers really nice, so I might dress 'er up a bit and give 'er some more field time.