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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 1632226" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>Well shot to day at 40 and 50 yards tried 2oz and 2.25oz loads of #4 and #5 Winchester LB/XR shells. Used standard full, turkey xtra full and turkey super xtra full chokes. </p><p>The #4 & #5 2oz loads shot best out of the turkey super xtra full (.660") but were out performed by the 2.25oz #4 & #5 loads out the turkey xtra full (.665") that put best guess 15-20% more pellets in a 10" circle at both 40 and 50 yards. At 50 yards I can count on with a near 100% certainty of putting combined at least 16-18 #5 pellets in the vital areas of a a turkeys brain and spinal column. </p><p></p><p>For some reason my gun just doesn't shoot #4 shot either 2oz or 2.25oz nearly as well as #5 shot and this was with using three Remington full, xtra and super xtra full turkey factory chokes, a Carlson's Winchester LB/XR choke made spacifically for use with W/LB/XR turkey shells and a Indian Creek BDS turkey choke. Not to be misunderstood my gun definately shoots #4 shot well enough to hunt with out to 50 yards but I get 8-10 #4 lethal hits VS 20 with #5 shot so I/m going with #5 shot.</p><p></p><p>Take into account these shots were all taken form a very steady bench with the guns forearm and both my arms resting on sand bags the increased number of hits with #5 shot gain more significance when you consider shots in the field at almost always a moving turkey and often made with minimal or no support to the shotgun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 1632226, member: 95733"] Well shot to day at 40 and 50 yards tried 2oz and 2.25oz loads of #4 and #5 Winchester LB/XR shells. Used standard full, turkey xtra full and turkey super xtra full chokes. The #4 & #5 2oz loads shot best out of the turkey super xtra full (.660") but were out performed by the 2.25oz #4 & #5 loads out the turkey xtra full (.665") that put best guess 15-20% more pellets in a 10" circle at both 40 and 50 yards. At 50 yards I can count on with a near 100% certainty of putting combined at least 16-18 #5 pellets in the vital areas of a a turkeys brain and spinal column. For some reason my gun just doesn't shoot #4 shot either 2oz or 2.25oz nearly as well as #5 shot and this was with using three Remington full, xtra and super xtra full turkey factory chokes, a Carlson's Winchester LB/XR choke made spacifically for use with W/LB/XR turkey shells and a Indian Creek BDS turkey choke. Not to be misunderstood my gun definately shoots #4 shot well enough to hunt with out to 50 yards but I get 8-10 #4 lethal hits VS 20 with #5 shot so I/m going with #5 shot. Take into account these shots were all taken form a very steady bench with the guns forearm and both my arms resting on sand bags the increased number of hits with #5 shot gain more significance when you consider shots in the field at almost always a moving turkey and often made with minimal or no support to the shotgun. [/QUOTE]
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