Winchester long beard XR range test

[chuckster]

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]

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]

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

[wannabhntr]

Oops, Jackelope beat me

[chuckster]

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]

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

[jackelope]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[jackelope]

Looks pretty deadly to me.

[jackelope]

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]

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]

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