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20ga Remington 870 3” 21” Barrel. 1 5/8 8x9’s

My .555 was slightly blown (had large holes in the 10” & 20”) Rounding 300/150

My .562 was super even. I really like the pattern and its in my gun to hunt with. Rounding 250/200

I prefer more in the 10” than the 20” but evenly spread. Does anyone think that I could get a pattern in between these two if I had a custom choke made .558 or .560?

I just like to tinker around with things. I understand both of what I have will work but I’m looking for an optimal pattern. Honestly if the .555 shot evenly with no large holes I’d hunt with it.
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Try that 555 with straight9s
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i have 22 rounds of 8x9's currently
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I think you would be splitting hairs. I would hunt the .562 pattern as is, but try straight 9s in both when you run out. BTW, what brand are your choke tubes?
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Splitting hairs. Just go hunt. Weather changes, barrel cleanliness between shots, etc could affect it as much as you're looking for
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you know in the target world we go .002 on chokes. Then start to split that. I just never figured guys would take it to that point in hunting. Now that TSS has became the normal shell :shock: folks have gone to killing paper so not telling what will come.
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I would be ecstatic with a 250/200 load of 9x8's. I am sure you could get exactly the pattern you are looking for with more tinkering, and if you enjoy it go for it!
That said you will not notice a bit of difference in hunting/killing turkeys.
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Thank you for the feed back everyone! I just have to decide if it’s really worth the cost now. Lol chokes aren’t cheap
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I bought a .558 IC to try because of their return policy. Hopefully it will be more even throughout the 10-20” than the .555 with those 8’s in the duplex I’m shooting.
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Heres my report... I shot this morning at lasered 40ydrs. 303 in a 10" and 135 in the 20" with the .558 IC
Found it interesting that the more open choke shot tighter for me than the .555. When I counted up everything it was the exact same pellet count from the 10 - 20" as the .555 just more even, which is exactly what i was looking for.
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I've hunted with a 260/200 paternity for the last couple years. That 562 is going to be wicked if you give it a chance.
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batsonbe wrote: March 18th, 2018, 9:12 pm Heres my report... I shot this morning at lasered 40ydrs. 303 in a 10" and 135 in the 20" with the .558 IC
Found it interesting that the more open choke shot tighter for me than the .555. When I counted up everything it was the exact same pellet count from the 10 - 20" as the .555 just more even, which is exactly what i was looking for.
135 in the 10-20 is pretty sparse. I would hunt with the .562
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Spuriosity wrote: March 19th, 2018, 8:17 am
batsonbe wrote: March 18th, 2018, 9:12 pm Heres my report... I shot this morning at lasered 40ydrs. 303 in a 10" and 135 in the 20" with the .558 IC
Found it interesting that the more open choke shot tighter for me than the .555. When I counted up everything it was the exact same pellet count from the 10 - 20" as the .555 just more even, which is exactly what i was looking for.
135 in the 10-20 is pretty sparse. I would hunt with the .562

I'm with Spuriosity 135 is pretty thin. I too would hunt the .562
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Have you tried a Rem SFLO?
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562 is what I run in my 870 Youth and it's right where I want it to be.

I personally wouldn't like the 558 pattern for me.
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I havent tried the Rem SFLO. I like the pattern of the .558 but I also am considering getting a .560 just to try to see how it performs. The .558 rolled a big one, (for SC), down the side of a steep hill today. He weighed 22lbs 9.5" beard 15/16"- 13/16" Spurs. He was roughly 30 yards away. I was super excited to get this bird with the first shotgun i ever purchased as a young boy. Very thankful for this bird, Praise god
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Congratulations on the bird!
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Thank you swampchicken!
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Try a Remington super full. Works for my friends that shoot 20ga #9 tss
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I am planning on getting some nitro straight 9 tss. Simply for improved pattern density. I don’t think 8s are needed. Major over kill for the range I will be shooting turkeys at.
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