New Shotgun Barrel

weedwalker · 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

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

weedwalker · November 06, 2012, 03:21:26 PM

40 yd BBs, 9 hits in circle, 43 out

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

weedwalker · November 06, 2012, 03:33:43 PM

50 yd BBs. 8 hits inside circle, 31 out

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

riverboss · November 06, 2012, 05:19:44 PM

BB look good Ed, Im suprised the buck wasnt better.

FinsnFur · November 06, 2012, 07:38:36 PM

Very interesting! Hey thanks for posting that.

Rich · 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.

weedwalker · 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.

Rich · 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.

weedwalker · 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.

FinsnFur · November 20, 2012, 09:52:26 PM

Thats not a Obama / Biden poster in the back is it?

weedwalker · 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?

I couldn't find any of those Jim.

But it is some democrate ladys sign that I found.

CCP · 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.

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

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