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King of Spring
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Post 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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Post 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


Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:27 pm
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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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Post 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.

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#2 Photo Attached is a Winchester Longbeard XR 2 3/4 #5 from my 1100 at 20 yards.

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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.

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Those all look good and definitely will drop a bird especially when u get ur new sights on target

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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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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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