Well this time I wised up and used a bench rest. Same setup Hevi-Shot Blend 3", Hevi-Shot Choke Browning Gold Hunter
30 yards off to right a bit, probably human error
30 yards off to right a bit, probably human error
Ok second round of patterning
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Unless you just enjoy the challenge of patterning your gun, give this guy a call. It will save you a lot of time & money, in the long run. Rob Roberts Turkey Products
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Doubt if he is looking to have any custom work done at this time.
But if he is you are correct Rob does good work.
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Mike,
Doesn't Roberts give you several chokes for you to test and you keep the one you want and send back the others?
Doesn't Roberts give you several chokes for you to test and you keep the one you want and send back the others?
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Rob will pattern your gun also, if you ask him to. He'll probably recommend lengthening & polishing the forcing cone also (not a bad idea anyway).
He'll send you back the targets, along with a description of each load & choke used per target. Again, cheaper in the long run, and you won't be stuck with a bunch of chokes and shells that don't work so well out of your gun. I don't get a commission for referrals, but wish I would have gotten this advice before I learned the hard way....
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Other way around...you send him all the chokes you want tested, and he will pattern the gun with these, along with any other chokes he has on hand, with a variety of popular loads.
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we are talking about a scattergun at 30 yards. Not a .308 at 400 yards. IMO your gun is holding a tight pattern. Mess around with several different boxes of ammo. My 935 will not shoot the Heavi Shot for nothing. My gun and my choke tube seem to like the 3" Federal copper plate #5. 30 yards is tight like a softball and 40yards has a 90% retention in a 20" circle with the majority of the load tight to the middle.
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Then again, a flying clay target might slide through some of the spaces in those patterns. With the tight patterns turkey loads might give, you are basically rifle shooting at a bird's head & neck area. At the further distances of 40 - 50 yards, an opening in the pattern is a miss. Some of the claims on this site of shot patterns at 60 yds. with turkey or buckshot loads seem hard to believe for me as I've done a considerable amount of patterning target, hunting and buckshot loads over the years. Some of the longer shots seem to be more about the spray & pray technique.
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First off...shoot 3-5 shots at 30 yards, not one. One shot can be errant and misleading.
2) Have a few boxes of different turkey ammo with you when you pattern your gun. The choke you shot with may like another ammo way better!
3) Try to have or borrow a few chokes also.
To truly pattern your gun for it's best performance, you need to plan on being at the range for a few hours and trying several chokes and ammo brands.There's very few turkey hunters who pick up a gun, one choke and one box of ammo and whallah***** perfect pattern at 45 yards! It takes work. Keep trying and use the chokes your buddy offered up. I used to reload nickel plated #5's as Maximus said, they worked really well. Factory ammo is often known for "you get what you pay for!" Buy quality. Good luck
2) Have a few boxes of different turkey ammo with you when you pattern your gun. The choke you shot with may like another ammo way better!
3) Try to have or borrow a few chokes also.
To truly pattern your gun for it's best performance, you need to plan on being at the range for a few hours and trying several chokes and ammo brands.There's very few turkey hunters who pick up a gun, one choke and one box of ammo and whallah***** perfect pattern at 45 yards! It takes work. Keep trying and use the chokes your buddy offered up. I used to reload nickel plated #5's as Maximus said, they worked really well. Factory ammo is often known for "you get what you pay for!" Buy quality. Good luck
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Thanks, I've already been thru my 3rd session. Tried 3 more chokes and tried 3 different ammo.
Ended up with a star dot Choke, Longbeard combo.
Went to a buddies property to shoot. Range is pain in the ass with other people and waiting to go down range
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I actually did last time, 4ftx4ft cardboard
As stevo said, you may be overchoked,especially with Hevishot. Hevishot is very hard and doesn't deform like lead, it will bounce off eachother going through to tight of a restriction similar to steel. Try an imp modified if you have one or regular lead through the turkey choke. BTW, if you are shooting at Clinton you can also pattern fine shot at the skeet range, less people and if you set up on one of the ends you can shoot at a 45 degree angle left or right depending on the side you choose and not have to wait like at the rifle range.
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