I got them.

[Model 1300]

Went to field and stream today to get a box of Winchester LB's #6 that I saw just 3 days ago and when I went today they only had #5's no 6's or 4's. So I bought a box. So my question is do #5' pattern as good as 6's? And has anyone had experience with this load in 5 shot

[dirt road ninja]

I've never shot them, but all things being equal the smaller shot will throw up higher numbers. That said, what's better 210 6's or 160 5's?  I shoot HTL 7's when I shot lead I bought what was on sale in 5 or 6 and never had any trouble. Go figure, we make the actual act of killing the bird out to be much harder than it really is. The hard part is getting him in range, the rest is fairly easy  comparatively speaking. Try your 5's and see, if your not happy find ya some 6's. Either one you'll be fine. 

P.S.

4's of anything seem like a waste of space in a hull.

[Mike Honcho]

The 5's pattern very well.  I think you'll be very satisfied and turkeys very dead.

[VA_Birdhunter]

The 5's pattern very well.  I think you'll be very satisfied and turkeys very dead.

Agreed!

God bless


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[Herb McClure]

Want to give an old timers 2 cents worth, about shooting  gobblers. I fully agree with,dirt road ninja; earlier post,you modern day hunters beat all, about your guns and shells. We who hunted and are still maybe hunting, loaded our plain barrel shotgun with lead shot loads and went about killing gobblers without any trouble; before most of today's turkey hunters were born. I myself, have always used magnum 2oz. #71/2 shot and never had any trouble killing a gobbler with them, before the #71/2 loads, #6's were used. Yes, all this modern day make over loads and chokes is just a bunch of hog wash; keeps the ammo and gun makers happy though. Surly, any hunter worth his salt, patterns his gun to know were the point of pattern shoots and holds his fire until gobbler is in that pattern's range. herb mcclure

[ccleroy]

Want to give an old timers 2 cents worth, about shooting  gobblers. I fully agree with,dirt road ninja; earlier post,you modern day hunters beat all, about your guns and shells. We who hunted and are still maybe hunting, loaded our plain barrel shotgun with lead shot loads and went about killing gobblers without any trouble; before most of today's turkey hunters were born. I myself, have always used magnum 2oz. #71/2 shot and never had any trouble killing a gobbler with them, before the #71/2 loads, #6's were used. Yes, all this modern day make over loads and chokes is just a bunch of hog wash; keeps the ammo and gun makers happy though. Surly, any hunter worth his salt, patterns his gun to know were the point of pattern shoots and holds his fire until gobbler is in that pattern's range. herb mcclure

Well said

[silvestris]

Want to give an old timers 2 cents worth, about shooting  gobblers. I fully agree with,dirt road ninja; earlier post,you modern day hunters beat all, about your guns and shells. We who hunted and are still maybe hunting, loaded our plain barrel shotgun with lead shot loads and went about killing gobblers without any trouble; before most of today's turkey hunters were born. I myself, have always used magnum 2oz. #71/2 shot and never had any trouble killing a gobbler with them, before the #71/2 loads, #6's were used. Yes, all this modern day make over loads and chokes is just a bunch of hog wash; keeps the ammo and gun makers happy though. Surly, any hunter worth his salt, patterns his gun to know were the point of pattern shoots and holds his fire until gobbler is in that pattern's range. herb mcclure

I agree and could care less about long distance, but the dense, even pattern with the Longbeards in my gun at my trigger pulling distance (35) are a sight to behold.

[Gooserbat]

Both will kill a turkey at any normal hunting range.  That said I would pattern my gun to see just how well they do perform and to check my POA vs POI.   

[RutnNStrutn]

Both will kill a turkey at any normal hunting range.  That said I would pattern my gun to see just how well they do perform and to check my POA vs POI.   

Agreed!!! I've been shooting the Winchester Hi-velocity #4's, but I figured I would try out the #5's to increase the number of pellets on target. Didn't work that way. My gun/choke combo didn't shoot the #5's anywhere near as well as they did the #4's.

[d.winsor]

I think you will like the Longbeards #5 shot, however I would recommend a choke in the range of a .665