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Old 01-27-2004 | 05:27 PM
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what is your favorite turkey load for you shotgun that shoots the best.
also what yardage do you get your best pattern .
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Old 01-27-2004 | 07:19 PM
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My favorite load out of my gold 10 is winchester HV 2oz of 5's out of truglo choke. I get great patters out to 50 yards. Getting ready to buy a kick's for my m1. Will probably pattern 5's and 6's out of it.
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Old 01-27-2004 | 07:32 PM
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I like 3 different loads, Win 5's, Rem Hevi-shot 5's, and Nitro 4X5X7's hevi-shot all 3 1/2".
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Old 01-27-2004 | 07:44 PM
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Remmington Premier Magnums - both #5 & #6 shot - pattern
the best from my Benelli Montefeltro/12 ga. Patterns well out to
40 yds, though 30 is best[:-].
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Old 01-27-2004 | 08:02 PM
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My 870 w/ a Kick's .665 choke really likes Winchester Supreme HV #5's. It's 30 yd. patterns are a gobblers worst nightmare! And that's good because I shoot most of my turkeys at 30 yds. or less, mostly less!
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Old 01-28-2004 | 08:31 AM
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I shoot my own recipe out of my Ithica Mag 10...2 1/4oz of lead #4's!Travels at a convenient 1268 fps and at 35 yards will turn the biggest of gobblers cranium into jello!That goes right along with bobcats and coyote skulls too!!!
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Old 01-28-2004 | 04:13 PM
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Winchester HV #5s, 3.5" in 870 supermag.
Rem Hevi-shot HV #5s, 3.5" in Franchi 912variomax. Undertaker chokes.
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Old 01-28-2004 | 05:02 PM
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My Mossberg 835 likes the Winchester hi-velocity #6 shot the best.I used the Remington hevi-shot #5's last year.The pattern wasn't quite as good but the penetration was much better.Planning on trying the hevi-shot in #6 this year.
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Old 01-28-2004 | 06:02 PM
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My Browning Gold with a TruGlo Strut Stopper choke patterns best with,at least with the loads I have tryed, Winchester #5 3" out to 40 yards.
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Old 01-31-2004 | 10:08 PM
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My winchester 1300 like two different choke load combos. One is the tru glo strut stopper and federal #5 shot 2 oz 3" turkey load and the other is the H.S. Undertaker with federal #6 2 oz 3 " turkey load. Both give devestation patterns out to 40 yards.
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