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Remmy youth 20 ga. 1 5/8 oz TSS # 8s. 324 in the 20 with a truloc

523 In the 20 remmy 870 youth .585 truloc 1 5/8 oz TSS 9s

Remmy youth 870 20 ga. Turloc 585 and 1 5/8 oz of 9s TSS yep 523 again in the 20

Youth remmy 20 ga truloc 585 with 5/8 oz ea 7, 8, 9's 268 in the 20

Remmy youth 20 ga rhino choke (it's squeakys don't remember the constriction) 1 oz of 9s & 5/8 oz of 8's. TSS 490 in the 20 ring.

Remmy youth 870 with rhino .572 (found it) 1 oz of 9s & 5/8 oz of 8s outta the 20 ga 497 in the 20

All these were shot at a taped 40 yards.

Rem 870 compact 20 gauge
IC .555
1 5/8 TSS 9's
40 yards

Got the new 870 remington wingmaster in 12'' for bday. Does anybody know if the turkey choke that comes with it from the factory is worth leaving in?

Franchi 912 (uses Benelli Mobil chokes) 3.5 12ga at 30yds.

Patterned 6 rounds today (3 brands with 2 chokes). First choke was an Undertaker .665; second was a Truglo .649. Didn't see a considerable difference between the two. The shells were Federal Heavyweights #7, Federal 3rd Degree 567 and Winchester Longbeards in #5.

The good...really impressed with the Winchester Longbeards for the price.
The bad...really UNimpressed with the Federal 3rd Degree (not pictured but results tallied) which are the same price for 5 as compared to 10 Longbeards.

Barrel was cleaned and polished after each shot. Initially drew a 10" circle then redrew around the best group. Inner circle is 4".



It's hard to beat Heavyweights off the shelf. I've found this true in the last 3 gun/choke combos I've patterned. I'll have it leading off with the LB #5 right behind on 3/15.

Heavyweight and Undertaker looks like your answer

3" hevi13#6 Rem Super Mag 28" bbl, IC.665 40 yds
10=188
20=167

3" LBXR #6 Rem Super Mag 28"bbl Remington ventilator choke .665 40 yds pulled right a lil.
10=196
20=113

Gun: Remington 870 Super Magnum
Choke: Remington super full, Carlson Long Beard XR
Rounds: Remington Nitro Turkey 3" #5 1 7/8 oz, and Winchester Long Beard XR 3.5" #5, 2 oz
Targets: BWC PreGame Turkey 12x18
Setup: Laser ranged 35 and 45 yards, sitting, standard Remington bead sights



I shot the nitro turkey loads with the Remington super full, and the XRs with the Carlson choke. I did not switch the loads and chokes.

The results at 35 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):



The results at 45 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):



I think there was a bit of bleed over from the nitro to the XR target on the 45 yard shot, but the results are pretty obvious, none the less. I do want to shoot these again at 25 yards to see if the patterns are too tight on the XR combo, but after this I am pretty comfortable with the round and choke combo.

Im curious what you meant by that? Im not following.

I think the pattern was so large for the nitro at 45 yards, some of the pellets ended up on the left target (I shot the left first [XR] and the right second [Nitro]). I should have taken the pic after each shot versus hanging the two targets and shooting both.

Ahh I got you now.

Mossberg 500 Bantam
21" barrel
Truglo SSX .550
Federal heavyweight #7 3"

Tried it out at 50 and I'm pretty pleased with the results...38 pellets in the head and neck...POI is still high on my setup and I have not been able to figure out why...even with rifle sights bottomed out