20 Gauge WLB Turkey Loads - A First Look

[01Foreman400]

I'd like to see a 20-25 pattern.

Gonna be tight!

 

[01Foreman400]

True.

They are trying to sale numbers and holes in a paper. I hate to see this because alot of hurt birds because of good marketing.

I stay with the Federal for over the counter or TSS for the guys that like to kill paper and birds.

I agree! Those Federal HW loads are going to be hard to top as far as production loads go.

 

[fountain]

I predict a lot of wounded gobblers with these shells. the 20 ga is making a strong comeback in the turkey woods with the development of the htl loads. now, there will be a cheaper shell that produces great patterns..but not the killing power that is consistently needed in the 20, and many hunters wont realize this. marketing can be part blame for this

I plan to get some and try them, and may even hunt them, but I will know what they do and how hard they will hit before I turn em loose in the woods. a few redneck penetration tests on roofing tin at various ranges can confirm this for me

 

[Johnny 71]

Any new test

 

[DRBugman85]

When I started Turkey hunting I shot a 20 ga full choke single barrel with low brass 7 1/2 shot and 7/8 oz Framed them dead (35 yards) Grand dad shot a Browning sweet 16 mod choke with dove loads and killed them dead (35 yards) with green coveralls and a sweat stain straw hat.The 20 ga Longbeard shot shells should frame a turkey dead as well with the chokes that are available today.1000 fps is by far faster than the shells I shot in 1962 .PS I shoot Longbeard 3 1/2 because I can today SMOKES THEM

 

[Timber1]

Does anyone know if heat effects the resin?
Will shooting them in cold weather opposed to hot change the patterning performance? What if you leave a box in a closed up vehicle on a hot day, will the resin change its adhesion properties?

 

[spurrs and racks]

Give me a 3" mag 12 ga

and the only reason I don't shoot a 10 ga is because I am too old to pack it around.

s&r