Are all lead 6's created equal?

[Tail Feathers]

My buddy recently had a serious neck surgery and was trying to outfit a soft shooting 20 for this year.  He bought a Jellyhead choke and had some 3" 1 1/4 oz. "pheasant load" 6's.
He has a helluva pattern at 35 yards and an acceptable killing pattern out to 40 with these lead loads.
I was very surprised at how well it patterned.  I counted 36 in a 3.5" circle in the center at 30 yards.

He was shooting a Beretta 391 Urika with what I believe is a 28" barrel.
A mutual friend was going to put a mercury recoil reducer so it should shoot very soft when finished.
I know 6's should be 6's. so shouldn't these "pheasant" 6's do OK on a turkey?

[stinkpickle]

Yep.

[budtripp]

yep, especially considering pheasant loads are usually faster than turkey loads, resulting in more pellet energy.

[Tail Feathers]

Excellent.  Thanks guys.

[Lucky Clucker]

They shoud work, but do not be surprised if one gets away or has to be shot again, keep it inside of 40 yards, and clear shots.

[allaboutshooting]

My buddy recently had a serious neck surgery and was trying to outfit a soft shooting 20 for this year.  He bought a Jellyhead choke and had some 3" 1 1/4 oz. "pheasant load" 6's.
He has a helluva pattern at 35 yards and an acceptable killing pattern out to 40 with these lead loads.
I was very surprised at how well it patterned.  I counted 36 in a 3.5" circle in the center at 30 yards.

He was shooting a Beretta 391 Urika with what I believe is a 28" barrel.
A mutual friend was going to put a mercury recoil reducer so it should shoot very soft when finished.
I know 6's should be 6's. so shouldn't these "pheasant" 6's do OK on a turkey?

I would also recommend that you slip a Shooter's Friend Recoil Pad over the existing recoil pad. It has a very large footprint and very soft material. It helps more than might be imagined.

Thanks,
Clark

[Tail Feathers]

Thanks Clark.  I'll see if I can't find one around this one horse town before our trip next week.

[budtripp]

They shoud work, but do not be surprised if one gets away or has to be shot again, keep it inside of 40 yards, and clear shots.

Why would they be any less deadly than a slower 20 ga "turkey" load? Same size shot, decent pattern and higher velocity, should be pretty effective

[surehuntsalot]

they will work just fine if the shooter does their part

[gtrjames]

A lot of turkeys bit the dust with that load...back before it was a 40 yd plus game.

[captpete]

My buddy's son has killed turkeys the last 5 yrs with 2 3/4" "pheasant" loads. Last yr he took a 27lb. bird. The shots have been 20yd. or less. Get the birds close and your friend won't have a problem.