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2Shooter wrote: ↑May 20th, 2018, 11:33 am Hey VALongbeard, have you shot that load at 50 Yards? If so what did it do? Steve

Steve, I have not. 40 yards only. Averaged 145 in the 10 inch and 270 in the 20 inch with straight 9s.

batsonbe wrote: ↑May 18th, 2018, 4:38 pm Factory full - 10” 124 20” 129
Jebs x full - 10” 128 20 121
Dirty barrel wasn’t even worth counting

I figured you would have got better numbers than that with the Jebs. What constriction comp n choke are you going to try?

I gave jebs a try. They did a great job threading my barrel but their choke was too tight (.381) for my setup (browning invector/ Winchester/ Mossberg threading). Pattern was blown. I’m giving compnchoke a try. They come highly recommended. So we will see. Shooting Apex 27/32 9.5s What kind of numb...

I agree, even with the addition of the nitro card, I don't think pressure would even be close to max. It's a hard hitting little load for the .410. I would be curious how fast it is going.

Honestly, I do not. I really need to have them tested, but I haven't done it yet.

Someone reported success using 13/16 oz. in the 370NM load because of increased velocity and reduced pressures. In order to shoot the 13/16 oz load at reduced pressure within SAAMI guidelines, a lower charge of powder was recommended by Hal. This decreased velocity below the speed of sound. The pat...

370 grains is the biggest payload in any of the recipes. This equates to 27/32 of an ounce. However, I prefer the 13/16 ounce payload because of the addition of mylar. Just like it in the recipe because of the extra barrel protection. Also with straight 9s, my 870 .410 bore averages 145 in the 10 an...

Congrats Matt on the fine gobblers! Great season for you in Wisconsin, that is for sure. And.......I still can't get over how thick that beard is! Wow!

No,
Not needed at all.

.590 if I remember correctly

Glad to help!

Here are the pics.....

Sounds solid to me! Would love to see the pics if you can get them to load up.

I have come to the conclusion it all depends on what day the gun was built.....HaHa! There is definitely variation in the fixed choke system, regardless of manufacturer. My local gunsmith has a Mossberg model 500 .410 and his measured .389 if I remember correctly. This will put this into perspective...

I'm pretty sure Mossberg cuts their barrels at a true .410. I read somewhere where that was measured to be what they were, can't remember right off though.

I know Remingtons nominal bore is actually .415, but I am 99 percent sure Mossberg is .410.

Don't feel bad.......it has been tough here in southern VA this week too. All the birds seem to be henned up really bad, little to no gobbling, and the wind has been terrible some days. Makes for some tough hunting.......I have a particular field they frequent, just waiting for the hens to drag him ...

They are built on the same frame.......however, you cannot just swap a 28 gauge barrel onto a 20 gauge receiver and have a 28 gauge gun. There are other things that are specific to the 20 gauge as well. Bolt assembly is different, receiver cutout is different, forend, magazine tube diameter, etc.......

aristico wrote: ↑February 21st, 2018, 3:44 pm Lets throw a Remington 870 express in the mix?

I would take the 870 over either of them any day of the week. But, I am partial to 870s. And, the fixed full choke barrels pattern pretty well too.

I do 2 clicks which is plenty tight on an Ithaca Model 37 Turkeyslayer (old King Ferry model) and on a Browning BPS. I have never had a POA/POI deviation during the season using this methodology, but have seen a number of scoped guns which I had sighted in before the season get as much as 3"-6...

Ditto on the barrel tightening procedure. I use a piece of heavy rubber on the magazine cap and don't remove the barrel until the end of the season, running a bore snake 3 times from the chamber out the barrel after a shot. I don't do a heavy cleaning during the season unless I see plastic streakin...

Glad it gave you an idea hoobilly.......it does make it easier to make a witness mark. I actually see lots of people that do not take this into consideration with receiver mounted optics, and it can have an impact on the shot. Also, once I tighten the barrel down and sight in before the season, I cl...

Ok guys, this is really just a post to start a good conversation. This will probably especially help someone new to the game. As most of you know, the magazine cap, especially in 870s, can have a huge bearing on repeatable accuracy and patterns with receiver mounted optics since the sight is not att...

The forend doesn't add any weight at all.......but, the buttstock compared to a shurshot stock adds about a half a pound. Definitely heavier........that can be a deal breaker for some. But, I like it!

278 is a good number, but I honestly do not think that is at 40 yards. I've loaded and shot TSS 9s in my 870 .410, and got solid 145 to 150 10 inch circles at 40 yards. And I think that is about as good as 9s will do, unless you just have the magic gun. 200 is going to be a stretch consistently. I h...

I don't think they do anything ambidextrous as far as a shotgun other than just normal style stocks. Nothing like the Remington shurshot platform.

They do offer some ambidextrous options for rifles, just never seen any for shotguns.