Cant decide on ammo
03-03-2009, 05:29 PM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dover, PA USA
Posts: 5,497
RE: Cant decide on ammo
Even out of a butt cruddy bore my 870 Supermag was putting 190 Hevi 13 #6's in a 10" circle at 40.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
03-04-2009, 03:56 AM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 836
I was wrong
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
The old Rem. Hevi shot came in two different loads. The Hevi shot magnums and the Hevi shot high velocity. I never could get a desirable pattern with the high velocity. On the other hand, the magnums, which I still use, pattern excellent for me. I'm down to a box and a half of them. After they are gone, I will use Win. Xtended and Rem. Wingmaster HD's. Mouthcaller, do you know if the wad you are talking about was in the high velocity or the magnums?
The old Rem. Hevi shot came in two different loads. The Hevi shot magnums and the Hevi shot high velocity. I never could get a desirable pattern with the high velocity. On the other hand, the magnums, which I still use, pattern excellent for me. I'm down to a box and a half of them. After they are gone, I will use Win. Xtended and Rem. Wingmaster HD's. Mouthcaller, do you know if the wad you are talking about was in the high velocity or the magnums?
03-04-2009, 06:14 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,673
RE: Cant decide on ammo
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Even out of a butt cruddy bore my 870 Supermag was putting 190 Hevi 13 #6's in a 10" circle at 40.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
Even out of a butt cruddy bore my 870 Supermag was putting 190 Hevi 13 #6's in a 10" circle at 40.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
Thats awesome! So...if i go to any sporting goods store and buy Hevi 13's, 3.5" 2 1/4oz #6's, will i be buying the right one? I mean, are Hevi13's all the same? I dont want to buy the wrong "color".
03-04-2009, 07:10 PM
#24
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dover, PA USA
Posts: 5,497
RE: Cant decide on ammo
ORIGINAL: kdsberman
Thats awesome! So...if i go to any sporting goods store and buy Hevi 13's, 3.5" 2 1/4oz #6's, will i be buying the right one? I mean, are Hevi13's all the same? I dont want to buy the wrong "color".
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Even out of a butt cruddy bore my 870 Supermag was putting 190 Hevi 13 #6's in a 10" circle at 40.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
Even out of a butt cruddy bore my 870 Supermag was putting 190 Hevi 13 #6's in a 10" circle at 40.
I checked the bore and it was actually pretty rough so I did a thorough extended polish on the bore and forcing cone and it looks like a mirror now.
I expect after that treatment the same 2.25oz #6 load should give me well over 200 in that same 10" circle since it was basically doing that dirty and rough to start.
Don't overlook a thorough cleaning followed by polishing that bore, especially the forcing cone area.......it could make a significant difference in the patter density of your combo.
Thats awesome! So...if i go to any sporting goods store and buy Hevi 13's, 3.5" 2 1/4oz #6's, will i be buying the right one? I mean, are Hevi13's all the same? I dont want to buy the wrong "color".
If you want peace of mind open the box and they should be a gold colored hull.
I like them so much I just picked up 3 more boxes, 5 shells to pattern verify with as soon as the weather breaks ,and the other 19 shells I have left to last me for years.
I really couldn't want for any other load.
