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)
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)
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)
BB look good Ed, Im suprised the buck wasnt better.
Very interesting! Hey thanks for posting that.
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)
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.
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.
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.
Thats not a Obama / Biden poster in the back is it? :laf:
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:
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.