Author Topic: Winchester long beard XR range test (Read 11582 times)

chuckster · « **on:** March 06, 2015, 06:31:52 PM »

Me and a buddy tried out the long beard today we were shooting 3 inch five shot 1.75 ounce 1200 fps. We started with his Mossberg 835 with 28 inch barrel. The results were not great at all at 40 yards with four shots he never got over 35 hits in a ten inch circle at 40 yards. Then we tried my wife's 11'87 with a 24 inch barrel and it did great absolutely destroyed the target at 40 this will be her turkey load. Next was my Super Black Eagle with 26 inch barrel and once again was not great at all about the same as the 835. I am getting well over 100 hits in a ten inch circle at 40 yards with the eight bucks a box Kent diamond shot 5 shot 3.5 inch 2.25 ounce. I have killed a handful of turkeys with this load and have never had one run, but because that Kent stuff really kicks the s%&t out of me when I saw I should get 3.5 inch performance out of a 3 inch with the long beard stuff I hopped on it. I just bought a new benelli montefeltro 20 gauge that I would like to try on turkeys. So now am trying to decide if I should get some more 3.5 inch kent or bust out the 20 and get some federal 7 shot for it.

jackelope · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:34:35 PM »

What chokes were those different guns shooting?

The Remington and Benelli chokes should be the same. It'd be interesting to see what happens if you swapped chokes gun to gun.

wannabhntr · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:35:27 PM »

What choke do have in the Moss berg and the Benelli?

wannabhntr · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:36:41 PM »

Oops, Jackelope beat me

chuckster · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2015, 06:48:16 PM »

Me and my wife are shooting the same primos brand turkey choke, not sure the model without checking. I do not know what my buddy was shooting besides that it was extra full.

wannabhntr · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2015, 07:09:17 PM »

Is yours extra full? If not I would start there. I would suggest full at the very least.

jackelope · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2015, 07:12:19 PM »

I'd be trying some different chokes and bet you'll find something that works. It's like a rifle. Different barrels, different guns, different patterns.

chuckster · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2015, 07:15:09 PM »

Yeah am shooting a extra full turkey choke, like I said am getting well over 100 hits with the 3.5 inch just cant get it out of the 3 inch long beard.

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2015, 10:26:29 PM »

At 40 yards with the LB XR 6 shot 3 1/2" shell I did pretty good with my 835 and factory choke .695 I have chatted with Trulock chokes and will be getting a tighter choke tube before we head out for Turkey season. Going to go with either the .683 Carlsons or the .680 Trulock choke. My suggestion to you would be get a little bit tighter of a choke.

chuckster · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2015, 11:25:42 PM »

My bad i dont know why I thought we were shooting primos chokes but I pulled them and looked there are TruGlo Gobble Stopper Xtreme Chokes .665 constriction.

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:40:27 AM »

Chuckster I found my 40yard target using the 3 1/2" LB XR 6shot.

jackelope · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:56:49 AM »

Looks pretty deadly to me.

jackelope · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:58:17 AM »

If you guys really want to pursue it, you can call Carlson choke tubes. Tell them what gun you're shooting and what anmo you're shooting and they'll recommend a tube to you. I've done it twice. Gone with their suggestion and never looked back. I think it's www.choketube.com

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:19:41 PM »

Good point jackelope they do a great job at Carlsons. The pic is flipped sideways don't understand why it happens but oh well. My wife shoots a Carlsons out of her 500 and it throws great patterns. Carlsons came out with a choke tube for the LB XR as well.

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2015, 08:28:01 PM »

If you go down to a 20 i don't think i would shoot 7's

That would not give you a very effective range. I would go with heavyshot 6's and a good turkey choke

MtnMuley · « **Reply #15 on:** March 09, 2015, 09:55:02 PM »

I shoot 3.5" Longbeard XR's #5 out of my Rem 870 24" turkey gun with a Kicks choke and have groups at 40yds that have too many holes for me to count. Love em.

chuckster · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2015, 07:04:35 PM »

Took the shotguns back out again today. I tried my other turkey choke, I got just over 100 hits into a 8.5 inch by 11 inch piece of paper 32 hits into the turkey head and and neck, and 12 hits into the brain and spine. The target was one I printed at home that derby city calls lets you save then printout. I also shot my wife's gun once again she got 175 hits to the paper, with over 60 to the turkey head and neck, with 25 hits into the brain and spine. I was once again shooting at 40 yards. So my wife's gun is still shooting these shells a lot better then mine, but I think we are both good to go. I also bought some Federal Premium Mag-Shok heavyweight 20 guage 6 shot. Ill give those a try once they show up for my new gun.

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2015, 07:15:32 PM »

Just ordered my Carlsons choke tube for my 835 in .683 to try and get a tighter group with the Long Beards XRs now I wait

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