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Title: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 06, 2012, 03:18:54 PM
I wasn't happy with my old shotgun barrel. I had gotten it cut down to 20" and re-threaded for chokes. It was shooting pretty good patterns but I just didn't like the way that the chokes fit into it. So I bought a Carlsons 18 1/2" chrome lined replacement barrel with screw in chokes for my Rem 870. Took it out this afternoon to check the pattern with the Carlsons Coyote choke in it. I shot BBs and 4 BUCK at 30, 40, and 50 yards. The BBs did good but the 4 BUCK didn't do so good. I'll be hunting with BBs though so it will be OK.
The targets are 24" X 24" paper with an 8" circle.

30 yd BB. 18 hits in circle, 54 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0001.jpg)

30 yd 4 BUCK. 9 hits in circle, 20 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0002.jpg)
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 06, 2012, 03:21:26 PM
40 yd BBs, 9 hits in circle, 43 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0003.jpg)

40 yd 4 BUCK, 2 hits in circle, 15 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0004.jpg)
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 06, 2012, 03:33:43 PM
50 yd BBs. 8 hits inside circle, 31 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0005.jpg)

50 yd 4 BUCK. 2 hits inside circle, 15 out

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Shooting/DSCN0006.jpg)
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: riverboss on November 06, 2012, 05:19:44 PM
BB look good Ed, Im suprised the buck wasnt better.
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: FinsnFur on November 06, 2012, 07:38:36 PM
Very interesting! Hey thanks for posting that.
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: Rich on November 07, 2012, 07:57:31 AM
The 30 yard patterns are OK, but the 40 yard patterns are pretty thin. It does take a lot of time and effort to find a good choke/load combo, but I find it worth the trouble.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/cronkcalls/DSCF12921-1.jpg)
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 07, 2012, 08:10:34 PM
Yeah Rich, I'm dissapointed with the patterns I got. I wasn't bragging on them, just posting what they did. I've got several other chokes I'm going to try before I give up on it. It's just gonna be 2 weeks before I can do it because of my job.
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: Rich on November 08, 2012, 08:25:43 AM
Quote from: weedwalker on November 07, 2012, 08:10:34 PM
Yeah Rich, I'm dissapointed with the patterns I got. I wasn't bragging on them, just posting what they did. I've got several other chokes I'm going to try before I give up on it. It's just gonna be 2 weeks before I can do it because of my job.
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Yes, I understand where you are coming from. If your new barrel is standard Remington bore diameter, a .675 tube from Kicks would likely place you in the ball park for #4 BUCK. Good luck sir.
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 20, 2012, 03:12:07 PM
Got out to shoot a little more this afternoon. I started out with tighter chokes. But the more I opened up with the chokes, the tighter my patterns got. Just the opposite of what you think they would do. I settled with a Modified Rem-Choke. It's shooting about a 20" pattern at 40 yards. A little high, but knowing that I can correct for it. The circle is only about 6", smaller than a paper plate. The big hole was not the wad, just 4 or 5 shot hitting close together. I saw the wad fly out about 30 yards.
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: FinsnFur on November 20, 2012, 09:52:26 PM
Thats not a Obama / Biden poster in the back is it? :laf:
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: weedwalker on November 21, 2012, 12:14:32 AM
Quote from: FinsnFur on November 20, 2012, 09:52:26 PM
Thats not a Obama / Biden poster in the back is it? :laf:

I couldn't find any of those Jim. :nono: But it is some democrate ladys sign that I found. :biggrin:
Title: Re: New Shotgun Barrel
Post by: CCP on November 21, 2012, 04:23:38 AM
QuoteThats not a Obama / Biden poster in the back is it?

Jim I thought it might be his Obama sign when I seen he was shooting a target that is in the back of his truck. :laf:

Then I seen it was Weedwalker and figured he was shooting a democrap sign in the back of someone else truck. :innocentwhistle:


Good pattern there Ed. I still think you should shoot 2 cases of dead coyote loads through that barrel to break you it in.