7 1/2 shot size questions
04-07-2015, 07:39 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
My gun isn't too old. Actually its only two years old. I just felt the need to put the word old in front of SxS it felt right haha.. Anyways its chambered up to a 3" shell so in the next couple of days I'll go pick up some turkey loads in #5 and #6 shot and see which patterns better. Also I think I'm gonna stick with the full choke that came with the gun and stick the IM in the other barrel. I'll shoot for some extra tight chokes next year. Just trying to get my feet wet right now. Thanks for all the help!
04-08-2015, 02:08 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,649
back in the early 90's federal came out with premier turkey loads loaded with 2 oz of 7 1/2 copper coated lead. I bought a box and patterned them, devastating was the only way to describe it. gave one to a buddy who completely shredded a gobblers head at less than 20 yards.
He requested another shell and I obliged, next morning he called in a dominant bird to between 30 and 35 yards, he took the shot, the gobbler immediately took wing, flew 50 yards, he heard the bird crash and went to the spot, he saw the gobbler laying on the ground, flat, wings spread, head up.
Not wanting to shoot again, he watched and waited, the birds head started to sag, then it came back up, then sag, gradualy his head drooped to the ground and stayed there 10 min. as soon as he took a step to retrieve it, it was again in the air never to be found.
the next year the old bird was back in business (we thought so anyways) he went through the motions of stutting and we watched him gobble at 50 yards, but he never made a sound.
they will work close, I wouldn't use them beyond 25 yards.
RR
He requested another shell and I obliged, next morning he called in a dominant bird to between 30 and 35 yards, he took the shot, the gobbler immediately took wing, flew 50 yards, he heard the bird crash and went to the spot, he saw the gobbler laying on the ground, flat, wings spread, head up.
Not wanting to shoot again, he watched and waited, the birds head started to sag, then it came back up, then sag, gradualy his head drooped to the ground and stayed there 10 min. as soon as he took a step to retrieve it, it was again in the air never to be found.
the next year the old bird was back in business (we thought so anyways) he went through the motions of stutting and we watched him gobble at 50 yards, but he never made a sound.
they will work close, I wouldn't use them beyond 25 yards.
RR
04-13-2015, 05:27 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Yantis, TX
Posts: 287
Most definitely. I shot the expensive Nitro loads for years, but got tired of all the pixie dust shot that was beginning to increase in the shells. I switched to the Federal Heavyweights with the Flite Control wad and installed one of George TruLocks chokes made specifically for that load.
It hits like Thor's hammer. Only one bird has even flopped after it was hit. The rest went down and never moved.
Gman
