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How far do you shoot?
Started by donjuan, January 22, 2015, 09:08:36 AM
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donjuan
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How far do you shoot?
January 22, 2015, 09:08:36 AM
With all the ads of 40, 60, and 75 yard kills and effective range, I'm just curious how long you would say your average kill is? I would estimate mine to be 30 yards. I was just wondering this as I was struggling to find a combo for my wifes 20 ga that gives a useful pattern at close range and at 40. It didn't seem worth it to shoot a slug at 20 yards to get a 40 yard pattern if we don't shoot that far. Just getting cabin fever thinking about the season!
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January 22, 2015, 09:34:17 AM
12-15 yards. I use the longbeards 3" #5 but still like to be able to see them blink
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January 22, 2015, 09:44:28 AM
My average shot is probably about 20.
I have a 20 Encore that shoots Nitro Co. and H13 straight 7s with a sumToy 562-5 tube real well , and its not overly tight at 20yards
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January 22, 2015, 10:34:34 AM
I'm well prepared for a 40 yard turkey war...give or take a few yards for range mis-estimation.
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January 22, 2015, 11:40:52 AM
I'm gonna guess most are in the 30-35 yard range.
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January 22, 2015, 11:45:02 AM
Between 20 and 30 yards
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January 22, 2015, 12:13:30 PM
30ish
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January 22, 2015, 12:32:16 PM
25 to 35 yards
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January 22, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
30 yards black powder.
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January 22, 2015, 12:52:08 PM
Have shot exactly one bird pushing 40 yds. Everything else has been 25 or less
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January 22, 2015, 01:01:48 PM
Within 30. Longest shot ever - 52 yards. I personally never want to repeat that.
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January 22, 2015, 01:04:53 PM
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January 22, 2015, 01:11:15 PM
20 yards. I am ashamed at Winchester for touting the purported 60 yard performance of the Longbeard XR. A pellet fired at a particular muzzle velocity only retains so much energy at a specific distance. Turkey hunting should be an up close and personal endeavor.
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January 22, 2015, 01:25:40 PM
For the record, I am not condoning long range shots like we see in some of the ads. I just wanted to see who else likes them in tight. I wish I could say I killed them all at 15 steps, but 30 is probably my honest average because we hunt alot of open fields here in KS
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January 22, 2015, 02:02:43 PM
As close as I can get 'em. The longest shot I ever took was around 40 and I lost him. (shooting Win 1&3/4 copper plated #6s). I'm real reluctant to try long shots again, even though since switching to Hevi 6s or 7s, that won't be a problem. I mainly hunt tight cover where there's not a lot of opportunity for long shots anyway. I have killed way more inside of 25 yards than beyond that. The closest was 6 yards.
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