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Old 02-01-2015 | 11:57 AM
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I am thinking about giving the Hevi13 shells a try this spring in #7 shot. I have never used shot that small before through a turkey gun, what constriction do you think works best? I like the idea of better pattern density, and still being able to drop birds out to 40 yards.
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Old 02-01-2015 | 02:22 PM
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I am thinking about giving the Hevi13 shells a try this spring in #7 shot. I have never used shot that small before through a turkey gun, what constriction do you think works best? I like the idea of better pattern density, and still being able to drop birds out to 40 yards.
What gun are you shooting? For Rem 870 go with a .660 Jellyhead. I think on #7 shot I would like tighter constriction. I tried the Hevi13 #7 out of my SBE II with a .660 Jellyhead. It was okay but I still prefer the MagBlend or Nitro 4x5x7.

I've thought about trying a Pure Gold choke but I'm just not crazy about changing my setup.
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Old 02-01-2015 | 06:04 PM
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Winchester 1300, NWTF model with the laminated stocks. The only Turkey Choke I have at the moment is an older model .660" Jellyhead. I was going to give it a try first and go from there.

I was thinking about picking up a Carlson's .640" due to the small shot size, but I wasn't sure if that would be too far in the opposite direction.

The problem with patterning the Hevi13 shells are the outrageous price tag.
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Old 02-01-2015 | 06:54 PM
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Let me study on it. My brother shot 7's a couple years ago and found that they shot best out of a Winchester SuperX3 with a .675 or .670 if I remember right.

He trades guns so much and changes his setup so much that I can't keep up. I'm starting to think that less constriction worked best on the 7's.
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