Hevi shot turkey loads

[Roadkillwarrior]

I am planning on purchasing some 3.5 inch 1 3/4oz #6's. Has anyone used hevi shot loads for turkeys? If so, do they pattern as well as they are advertised? I am going to shoot them through my browning gold hunter with the pattern master choke tube.

[Wingbone]

Generally the hevi shot loads with the right choke will significantly outperform regular plated lead shot and give increased penetration. They will stretch your effective range another 5 yd.or so. Theyalsousuallyrequire a more open choke for maximum performance.

[Arjuna]

That's the load I shot last year though my benelli nova with a jellyhead choke. Loved it. Will probably shoot it again this year.

I shot federal flight control's and some winchester loads. The flight control was pretty close...but the Remington Hevi-shot #6's won the contest.

[barry1me]

Its funny how everyones guns are different. My Super nova with the Jelly head Flight control, and Hevi 13 didnt pattern that well. The old school Hevi shot #6 and Winchester supreme elite Xtended range 3.5" #6 shot also shot very well.

[Adrian J Hare]

As for the 12 gauge, I tried some of the old products that was started in the heavy shot field and found that because I was a turkey hunter that was limiting myself to the 40 yard max range, that a good load of 3 " Winchester #5 HV copper would do the trick. My choke was working fine and the gun produced a constant tight pattern at 40 yards.

I tried some of the heavy shot and found there was Not a large difference and the cost did not add up to using the loads.

When I built my 20 gauge turkey gun I seen a complete change, maybe the newer products out there or it was just the load size of the 20 gauge halls. I found that Heavy shot would produce a tighter more dence pattern, so it was tuning in a choke shell combo to work in this gun. I would say it changed this gauge from a true 30 yard shooter to a true 40 yard shooter, but only with the right choke.

With the testing I've done what I did find out was a.575Rhino choke tube and copper loads patterned well in this 20, but when it came to Heavy shot the Precisions Arms .575 held the Hevi 13 #6 togeather better.

I guess it boils down to the point of if you want to spend the extra money on a shell or not...

[r33h]

I tried the Hevi-shot Hevi-13's 3.5" #5 through my Remington 870 SPS-T with thumbhole and a Primos Jellyhead choke and my pattern was pretty bad. I had much better patterns with the Federal with flight control and the Winchester Supremes. If you find the right choke, they will be a great load to shoot.

[bigangrychicken]

Every gun is different. They are awesome in my 870. My brother's 870 won't shoot 'em worth a darn. Good for me---I got the rest of his shells pretty cheap.

[Chris_H]

Go to "hevishot.com". Not only do they have savings on their ammunition, but you can visit the FAQ's, and find out about patterning your shotgun.