SapperDawg
02-14-2015, 11:40 AM
With the one day of spring like weather we have had in North AL this month and deer season over, my turkey hunting juices are flowing pretty hard right now. I have not patterned my gun in a few years, so I decided to grab some targets and two loads to see how things stand.
Gun: Remington 870 Super Magnum
Choke: Remington super full, Carlson Long Beard XR http://tinyurl.com/6rhu2vy
Rounds: Remington Nitro Turkey 3" #5 1 7/8 oz, and Winchester Long Beard XR 3.5" #5, 2 oz
Targets: BWC PreGame Turkey 12x18
Setup: 35 and 45 yards, sitting, standard Remington bead sights
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/538C9223-550C-4B2C-8EE2-CE78514EDCE4_zpskibwad0q.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/538C9223-550C-4B2C-8EE2-CE78514EDCE4_zpskibwad0q.jpg.html)
I shot the nitro turkey loads with the Remington super full, and the XRs with the Carlson choke. I did not switch the loads and chokes as I was pretty tired of shooting the 3.5s after two rounds.
The results at 35 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/004B1F54-7D8A-4968-A987-5F78AF8811C9_zpsgrkrvwm0.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/004B1F54-7D8A-4968-A987-5F78AF8811C9_zpsgrkrvwm0.jpg.html)
The results at 45 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/D88CC233-2E9A-4519-A906-78299E05AB5B_zpspn59omdm.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/D88CC233-2E9A-4519-A906-78299E05AB5B_zpspn59omdm.jpg.html)
I think there was a bit of bleed over from the nitro to the XR target on the 45 yard shot, but the results are pretty obvious, none the less. I do want to shoot these again at 25 yards to see if the patterns are too tight on the XR combo, but after this I am pretty comfortable with the round and choke combo.
Gun: Remington 870 Super Magnum
Choke: Remington super full, Carlson Long Beard XR http://tinyurl.com/6rhu2vy
Rounds: Remington Nitro Turkey 3" #5 1 7/8 oz, and Winchester Long Beard XR 3.5" #5, 2 oz
Targets: BWC PreGame Turkey 12x18
Setup: 35 and 45 yards, sitting, standard Remington bead sights
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/538C9223-550C-4B2C-8EE2-CE78514EDCE4_zpskibwad0q.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/538C9223-550C-4B2C-8EE2-CE78514EDCE4_zpskibwad0q.jpg.html)
I shot the nitro turkey loads with the Remington super full, and the XRs with the Carlson choke. I did not switch the loads and chokes as I was pretty tired of shooting the 3.5s after two rounds.
The results at 35 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/004B1F54-7D8A-4968-A987-5F78AF8811C9_zpsgrkrvwm0.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/004B1F54-7D8A-4968-A987-5F78AF8811C9_zpsgrkrvwm0.jpg.html)
The results at 45 yards (Nitro on the right, XR on the left):
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo192/scumglove/Mobile%20Uploads/D88CC233-2E9A-4519-A906-78299E05AB5B_zpspn59omdm.jpg (http://s375.photobucket.com/user/scumglove/media/Mobile%20Uploads/D88CC233-2E9A-4519-A906-78299E05AB5B_zpspn59omdm.jpg.html)
I think there was a bit of bleed over from the nitro to the XR target on the 45 yard shot, but the results are pretty obvious, none the less. I do want to shoot these again at 25 yards to see if the patterns are too tight on the XR combo, but after this I am pretty comfortable with the round and choke combo.