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d4570 
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 Topic: 12 gage killer loadsPosted: 31 March 2010 at 08:07 |
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I've been working with some loads for my 870 this is what I have to date. 3" mag #4 buck turkey loads.-- 35 pellets (1 5/8 oz ) 40 gr blue dot. 3" mag duplex 500 gr #5 and 320 gr #8 = 1 7/8 oz, any thing that flys load, over 34.5gr. blue dot .
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Posted: 31 March 2010 at 08:59 |
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Looks good. About 8 years ago I gave away my shotgun reloading presses, etc. I quit shooting comp so not a high volume and a youngster wanted to get into reloading. So I gave him my Dietmeyer press and all my components. 6 month later he got caught in an affair and divorced. My press is probably rusting in the ex-wifes $800k house. Each year I shoot 8 boxes at pheasants, 4 boxes at ducks, 1 shell at turkey, 2 boxes at crows and , 3 boxes at rabbits. so it isn't worth my time because I shoot low brass for everything. $4 a box. But in the day I use to handload SR 4756 in 12 ga to get a full 2 ounces of #2s in a 2 3/4 inch case. For turkeys (I just got my 2nd spring turkey "tom' tag 2 hours ago) I'm still using #6 2 3/4 inch in my 870. Actually last night a 2 am i awoke and was thinking, "do I want to use the red dot for turkeys on my 870. What you got on that 870 of yours for turkeys? |
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d4570
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Posted: 31 March 2010 at 09:17 |
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It is just an super express 3 1/2 mag, 28 inch barrel, rem extra full choke tube. nuten special. I use it on doves to deer same set up with different tubes. And a sling for the long walk back to camp with your arms full of game. Last year I used 3 1/2" dead coyote, but there $4 bucks each and not as much fun |
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Posted: 31 March 2010 at 09:46 |
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tough to beat the 870, I have 3 of them and some extra barrels
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 10:01 |
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Not so tough for a Browning BPS. Own 2, with one extra barrel.
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Posted: 11 May 2010 at 06:30 |
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I was a fan of Blue Dot until I fired a 1 1/4oz load at a grouse and it created a perfect circle in the dirt around the grouse and not one shot hit the bird. A friend who was a duck and goose hunter told me to try Winchester 540 as it was great for ducks with lead shot.I tried some and had great results so a friend and I started buying a 12 pound keg every three months for money and meat shoots all around southern calif.My 12g 1 1/8oz loads were 1425 + fps & 1 1/4oz loads were 1330 +fps.In my 30" full choked Rem 870 & Win Mod 12 .
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Irish Bird Dog
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Posted: 11 May 2010 at 08:09 |
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I have one 12ga 870-LH with 28" ribbed bbl & had it threaded for choke tubes several yrs back (B4 C/T's were popular) & only loaded for trap but used factory loads for most hunting....semi retired it now and use my camo/plastic stocked Mossberg 500 for most of my 12ga bird hunting..turkey & ducks....with the 12ga M-97 w/30" bbl, F/C thrown into the mix on occasion..or the dbl AyA w/26" bbl, M/F..for grouse or pheasant.....for nostalgia! My powder of choice for trap loads was 700-X w/Herters Chalice wads & Rem green shells then later WAA's (don't recall powder wt offhand now).
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Posted: 11 May 2010 at 11:50 |
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24, I don't think the powder was at fault. Wad maybe, but powder just creates pressure behind the wad, can't envision how it could result in a circular pattern....And I can envision lots of shit! For most shotgun loads I used HS 700X |
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Posted: 13 May 2010 at 21:41 |
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"Dot" powders are know for giving a anulus ring pattern when pushed over 1300 fps. REALLY like the 800x and 700x powders, may be going back to them,someday. Just took a count of target loads, 3800 12ga , 2200 20ga and couple dozen 410. My arms are worn out, but gotta get the 410 stock up
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