ORIGINAL: totoe
...ive came to believe my 835,will not shoot #5 shot...sad but it sure will throw a wad
of #6 shot,HV winchester supreme,im shooting a xxxfull comp-n-choke.at 40 yards
the pattern was unreal,inside a 8 inch circle..to many to count..shooting with a scope
i guess it will be #6 shot again..Question??does anyone know the killing power
difference between #5 shot...and #6 shot at 40 yards..thanks for any info..[:-][:-]
You could have two identical guns; same gauge, consecutive sn#'s, same chokes, same ammo and they will shoot differently.[&:] My son's gun shoots great patterns with Remington® 3" Mag #4 & #5; and it's a Winchester® gun! 
Won't shoot Winchester ammo® worth a darn.[:'(] Any ammo in #6 is just so-so; OK for pheasants but not a tight enough pattern for turkey. My gun (Mossberg®) shoots #5 & #6 superbly with Federal® ammo.
With #4's I couldn't hit the side of a barn; go figure.[:'(]
Are you using 3" or 3½" ammo? Also what brand Federal®, Remington®, Winchester®, Fiocchi®, Kent®?