How does Winchesters newest Long Beard XR Shot-Lok Turkey load measure-up against the Supreme High-Velocity Turkey and the Super-X Turkey loads when it comes to patterning performance?
Pattering results are from a 12-gauge 3" Remington 870 Special Purpose with a 26" barrel and a Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction from bore gauge).
Pattern testing was done on 48" x 48" pattern sheets with a turkey head-and-neck target centered on each sheet. This turkey head-and-neck target provided an aim point and allowed for Skull/Cervical Vertebra Hit data for each pattern shot. The distance from muzzle to pattern was measured with a tape and then one pattern shot was fired at each of five pattern sheets with each load. Following the pattern shots, a 30" diameter pattern circle was centered over the densest portion of each pattern and the pellet strikes were counted. The five-shot average for pattern count, pattern percentage and S/CV Hits is shown in the figures below. Additionally, the in-shell pellet count is the average from five shells that were opened and counted.
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER LONG BEARD XR SHOT-LOK LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 3/4 oz #5 lead (305 pellets, resin encased, copper coated) 1,200 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 295 (97%) / 11.8
50 YARDS -- pattern 275 (90%) / 7.4
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER SUPREME HIGH-VELOCITY LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 3/4 oz #5 lead (293 pellets, buffered, copper coated) 1,300 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 257 (88%) / 5.8
50 YARDS -- pattern 170 (58%) / 2.0
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER SUPER-X LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 7/8 oz #5 lead (317 pellets, buffered, copper coated) 1,210 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 276 (87%) / 3.4
50 YARDS -- pattern 162 (51%) / 1.8
Now you can be the judge.
Good luck.
Pattering results are from a 12-gauge 3" Remington 870 Special Purpose with a 26" barrel and a Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction from bore gauge).
Pattern testing was done on 48" x 48" pattern sheets with a turkey head-and-neck target centered on each sheet. This turkey head-and-neck target provided an aim point and allowed for Skull/Cervical Vertebra Hit data for each pattern shot. The distance from muzzle to pattern was measured with a tape and then one pattern shot was fired at each of five pattern sheets with each load. Following the pattern shots, a 30" diameter pattern circle was centered over the densest portion of each pattern and the pellet strikes were counted. The five-shot average for pattern count, pattern percentage and S/CV Hits is shown in the figures below. Additionally, the in-shell pellet count is the average from five shells that were opened and counted.
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER LONG BEARD XR SHOT-LOK LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 3/4 oz #5 lead (305 pellets, resin encased, copper coated) 1,200 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 295 (97%) / 11.8
50 YARDS -- pattern 275 (90%) / 7.4
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER SUPREME HIGH-VELOCITY LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 3/4 oz #5 lead (293 pellets, buffered, copper coated) 1,300 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 257 (88%) / 5.8
50 YARDS -- pattern 170 (58%) / 2.0
12 GA 3" WINCHESTER SUPER-X LEAD TURKEY LOAD
1 7/8 oz #5 lead (317 pellets, buffered, copper coated) 1,210 fps
Remington Turkey Super Full Extended Choke (.063" constriction)
Distance -- 30" (%) / S/CV Hits
40 YARDS -- pattern 276 (87%) / 3.4
50 YARDS -- pattern 162 (51%) / 1.8
Now you can be the judge.
Good luck.