#3156176 - 02/08/13 12:09 PM
Re: Remington 870
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For 3" shells I would go with .655 1 3/4oz load. Winchester HV 5or6 should work nicely..
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#3156510 - 02/08/13 04:52 PM
Re: Remington 870
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870, 3", win mags in 12 gauge #4's not sure on choke, take em all the time out to 60 yards, so I don't touch setup. And here we go again 
I'm starting to think I'm the crazy one REN. I had my forcing cone lengthened, keep my barrel deep cleaned, shoot 3.5 inch Hevishot 6's through a Jellyhead choke, and I've never considered pattern shooting mine past 50 yards. After reading the stuff on here, my gun should be deadly to 90 yards!
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#3156583 - 02/08/13 06:06 PM
Re: Remington 870
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I had this conversation with LSU last year. To be clear I'm not calling him a lier I've just never heard of anyone using a LEAD #4 3" shells that patter with "ethical" patterns at 60yds. Most people shooting 4s I've seen are pushing it to get a round pattern at 45-50 much less 60.
I have also shot and patterned a few lead 4s in a few guns and seen the results. Again not his gun or choke though so anythings possible.
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#3156609 - 02/08/13 06:26 PM
Re: Remington 870
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It may be that one magic pellet.
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#3156928 - 02/08/13 10:25 PM
Re: Remington 870
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It may be that one magic pellet.
It would have to be...
But to answer the man's question, I would go with a jelly head .660 and Hevi 13 #7s.
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#3156945 - 02/08/13 10:40 PM
Re: Remington 870
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I have a hard time getting some 2-1/4 oz #4 to pattern to 40 in my 10. Ga.
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#3156991 - 02/08/13 11:56 PM
Re: Remington 870
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I had this conversation with LSU last year. To be clear I'm not calling him a lier I've just never heard of anyone using a LEAD #4 3" shells that patter with "ethical" patterns at 60yds. Most people shooting 4s I've seen are pushing it to get a round pattern at 45-50 much less 60.
I have also shot and patterned a few lead 4s in a few guns and seen the results. Again not his gun or choke though so anythings possible.
copper coated #4's, buffering agent vibrated into shot column before crimping, velocity is just over 1200 fps will produce a 65% pattern at 60 yards, I need to look at some of my old reloading data to find the exact powder and numbers of grains, it was a 1 3/8 ounce reload, nickel #3's would pattern even better back when they were legal
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#3157150 - 02/09/13 08:27 AM
Re: Remington 870
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Right but that's hand loading not off the shelf.
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#3157345 - 02/09/13 12:59 PM
Re: Remington 870
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I had this conversation with LSU last year. To be clear I'm not calling him a lier I've just never heard of anyone using a LEAD #4 3" shells that patter with "ethical" patterns at 60yds. Most people shooting 4s I've seen are pushing it to get a round pattern at 45-50 much less 60.
I have also shot and patterned a few lead 4s in a few guns and seen the results. Again not his gun or choke though so anythings possible.
copper coated #4's, buffering agent vibrated into shot column before crimping, velocity is just over 1200 fps will produce a 65% pattern at 60 yards, I need to look at some of my old reloading data to find the exact powder and numbers of grains, it was a 1 3/8 ounce reload, nickel #3's would pattern even better back when they were legal
65 % of the load you mentioned would be about 118 or 119 pellets. What size area were those pellets counted in?
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#3157401 - 02/09/13 02:33 PM
Re: Remington 870
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30 inch circle at 60 yards, there are some custom reloads out there that will amaze you
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