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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 626 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
Swampfox, the Winchester Longbeard XR 2 3/4" is a good round to try. Cabelas has it on sale for $16/box I shoot the 3" #6 out of my 12 ga. Rem 11-87 that I got in 1984 w/ a Tru-Glo Banser .670 ported and it shoots very well.
I used to shoot #5 and it patterned really well, too.
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Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:42 am |
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SwampFox
Jake
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:19 am Posts: 24
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
brndwg -
Thank you for the reply. That is a nice pattern at 40Yards.
In 2 3/4 - Midway has the Super X and Long Beard XR:
The Long Beard XR has Shock-Lock,to hold I tighter pattern with 1 1/4 shot.
The Super X does not have shock lock, but has 1 1/2 shot.
Both shot around 1300FPS.
I plan to pattern both out of my 1100, using the Carlon Turkey Choke Long Beard XR 0.660
Thx, SwampFox
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Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:27 pm |
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Dale
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:27 am Posts: 1907 Location: Roanoke, VA
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
Scott, hope the 20 gauge fixes your issues. I'm sure it will. Ol' Three Toes has been hunting with the 20 gauge for a long time now, so I'm sure it will do the trick. I've gone the other direction. I hunt with a single shot 10 gauge now. Couldn't shake the discussions of the early years here on the board and GN's 10 gauge. Killed a few birds with it so far. It does kick on both ends for sure, but it just feels nostalgic hunting with a a single shot.
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Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:39 pm |
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SwampFox
Jake
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:19 am Posts: 24
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
brwndg wrote: Swampfox, the Winchester Longbeard XR 2 3/4" is a good round to try. Cabelas has it on sale for $16/box I shoot the 3" #6 out of my 12 ga. Rem 11-87 that I got in 1984 w/ a Tru-Glo Banser .670 ported and it shoots very well. I used to shoot #5 and it patterned really well, too. Brwndg - #1 Photo Attached is a Winchester Longbeard XR 2 3/4 #5 from my 1100 at 40 yards. Not a good photo, but shows the pattern. I have new sights on it and need to dial those in a bit more. Attachment:
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#2 Photo Attached is a Winchester Longbeard XR 2 3/4 #5 from my 1100 at 20 yards. Attachment:
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#3 Photo Attached is from my son's 1940's vintage Savage 410 fill choke, using 3" Super X highbrass #5. We will need to be close, but he is bound and determined to kill a bird with it. Attachment:
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Thx again, SwampFox
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Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:32 am |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 626 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
Those all look good and definitely will drop a bird especially when u get ur new sights on target
_________________ "If turkeys could smell, you'd never kill one" - Bud Trenis my turkey hunting mentor & dear friend
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Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:52 pm |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3029 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: Moving to 20 Gauge
Just a word of Caution.. make sure you also shoot your 20 GA at 10 or 15 yds with a scope on it and the Hevi or TSS shells.. I missed one this past weekend at 8 yds in TN with Hevi and later when I shot it at 15 yds it was 2 inches high and 3 inches left, so at 8 yds I'm sure it was even less forgiving.. This after my son killed one with it 7 hours earlier at 20 yds..
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richard1220
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Joined: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:03 am Posts: 1
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Thanks for all the tips mentioned in this article! it’s always good to read things you have heard before and are implementing, but from a different perspective, always pick up some extra bits of information.
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