I went shooting with a couple of my buddies today that I turned on last spring to Hevi-Shot loads. Now they both killed a bird using the Hevi-Shot last year and were sold on it. So we patterned our guns. Mark just recently bought a Moss 835 that I talked him in to buying. I gave him a Pure Gold .670 choke just a few days ago that shot great for me. I gave him some of the Hevi-13 1.75oz #6 loads and using that Pure Gold choke he put an unheard of 234 shot in a 10" at a tape measured 40yds. I personally have not seen that load shoot better. Heck last year I put what I thought was a great pattern with of 243 shot with the Hevi-13 3.5" 2.25oz #6 in a 10" at a tape measured 40yds out of my 835 and MAD Max .680 choke. And he dang near did as good with a lot lighter load. I was impressed. Anyway him and his son are all dialed in. I'll try and get a picture later of his pattern.
I shot a few decent patterns. But then I told them I'll put the Star Dot choke back in my 835 and shoot 1 shell of the Hevi-13 3.5" 2.25oz #7 out of my 835 with the great shooting lot #300325 that I showed them patterns from last year. Anyway here's the results. This should show most folks why I shoot 7's out of the 835 with the Star Dot choke. This is my personal best. Temp was about 75 degrees. Again this was a tape measured 40yds from tip of choke to cardboard. I have my TruGlo red dot sight about deadnut. There's way over 100 shot inside the head and neck. I think there was 30 shot in just the vertebrae and skull area.
Now here's the backside so you can see how ate up and tight it was and how that shot blew plum through very easily the cardboard and burried into a hard stump. Only about 10 shot didn't penetrate completely through the cardboard. And remember that's because there was all wood behind the center of the cardboard. Maybe this will finally convince the doubters that 7's has what it takes to kill a turkey very easily at 40yds and then some.
I shot a few decent patterns. But then I told them I'll put the Star Dot choke back in my 835 and shoot 1 shell of the Hevi-13 3.5" 2.25oz #7 out of my 835 with the great shooting lot #300325 that I showed them patterns from last year. Anyway here's the results. This should show most folks why I shoot 7's out of the 835 with the Star Dot choke. This is my personal best. Temp was about 75 degrees. Again this was a tape measured 40yds from tip of choke to cardboard. I have my TruGlo red dot sight about deadnut. There's way over 100 shot inside the head and neck. I think there was 30 shot in just the vertebrae and skull area.
Now here's the backside so you can see how ate up and tight it was and how that shot blew plum through very easily the cardboard and burried into a hard stump. Only about 10 shot didn't penetrate completely through the cardboard. And remember that's because there was all wood behind the center of the cardboard. Maybe this will finally convince the doubters that 7's has what it takes to kill a turkey very easily at 40yds and then some.
