Turkey Loads
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Calif
Posts: 1,894
RE: Turkey Loads
Spit-n-Drum,I also shoot a 10 and reload my own turkey loads.Last year I loaded a few #2's and killed my last longbeard of the spring season with one of them.The load patterned about the same % as my #4's.4's are what I prefer to shoot,because I get about an 84% pattern at 30 yards traveling at 1240fps.But I'll tell ya one thing those 2's just hammered that longbeard.Even though you have extra downrange energy shooting 2's dont expect a better pattern than 6's or 4's.At least this is what I've found out shooting 3 different shell manufactures loads of #2's.Try it on paper yourself and see what you think.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: caledonia mn USA
Posts: 2
RE: Turkey Loads
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
ever try a load by Activ? 4x6's Awesome range and killing power. also i hear there's a new load called hevishot anyone tried it yet ?
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
Edited by - alpal on 01/22/2002 11:43:17
ever try a load by Activ? 4x6's Awesome range and killing power. also i hear there's a new load called hevishot anyone tried it yet ?
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
Edited by - alpal on 01/22/2002 11:43:17
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: valley bend wv USA
Posts: 188
RE: Turkey Loads
I just ordered a box of nitro ammo in 4x5copper x 7 hevi shot according to ray at nitro these are some wicked loads Ray said that with my moss835 i should get 340-380 pellets in a ten inch circle at 40 yds and with my 870 I should get 260-280 im using Rhino choke tubes which they recomend When the weather gets warmer ill let you know how they do they are expensive but if they perform who cares
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mi.
Posts: 250
RE: Turkey Loads
If you handload for your ten then get ahold of Ballistics Products. They now have #3 nickel plated shot in stock. I think you'll find that the #2 shot gives to thin a pattern even if legal. The #3 will give more pattern denstiy than #2 and hit harder than #4 as well. In the ten they should be the best of both worlds.