mauser06

im not new to this or anything...i know all guns pattern diffrent ect ect....spare me that lecture but im going to be patterning Thumper here sooner or later before the season.....im shootinga Remington 870 express turkey mag...3 inch mag gun with a 21inch barrel....shooting a Undertaker Hevi-Shot extended tube....last year it patterenddang nicewith remington high velocity 3inch#6 hevishot loads...but i only got a few left.......i dont know what to do.....stick with the load i know patterns good.....try the new Federal heavy weight load......or the new winchester load?? what load been patterning the best so far??? any one better then the other generally speaking?? or anyone not as good as the other?? the federal load really intrest me.....35% heavier then lead..... thats some heavy stuff right there......just wondering if anyone had some info or recomendations.....the choke shot winchest HV 5s and lead #4 fed flight controls last year pretty dang nice as well ..the rem hevishot was better....but the 2 lead loads were right behind it....if that helps any.....thanx guys

killmeatm

Out of my gun the Fed heavy weight didn't shoot good at all but then neither did the rem hev-shot. So far the best thing I have found is the Hevi 13 with the Win xtended range coming in a real close 2nd. This is coming out of a mossberg but my 870 liked the win xtended range alot better than the rem hevi and the fed heavy weight, I havn't shot the hevi 13 through my 870 yet.In the 870 I got the best pattern with a rhino .660 choke or a jellyhead .665. My hastings .660 and the puregold .670 didn't do all that great.

ranchand99

My friend also has his best results in his 3" 870..28" barrel with the 3" WIn HV #6's.I'd say stick with it if you are shooting 45yds or less.Go with 5's up to 50yds or so,and 4's to 55yds.If you were shooting a 3.5" I'd add 5yds to each of those distances,b/c there is 1/4 oz more shot in them.Hope I helped.

Mr. Longbeard

I have the same set up... My gun shot the Win Ext Range the best