Repro Parker Bros brass shot shells

[Josey Flynn]

Matt, what kind of range are you seeing out of your turkey loads? what is the barrel length and chokes? also what shot size are you using. I'm used to hunting turkeys with a 3" 12ga with 1 3/4oz of #5 shot and very tight turkey choke. The reason I ask is I have been struggling a bit this year not having the confidence to shoot at longer ranges, I have been hunting with a DH12 with 30" full chokes and 2 3/4-1 1/2oz #5s. I am wanting to load some 10 gauge loads and hoping to get a little more range. I am hunting the mountains of central Va and it is not an easy task to get a mtn Tom to venture closer once he's settled on a ridge to strut. I have had them hang up at 40 yrds multiple times this year and haven't been able to pull the trigger.

[J. A. EARLY]

Josey,

Buy or load some Tungsten 18g/cc 9s in the 12 with 1 1/4 ounces of shot and the 12 will turn into a 45 to 50 yard plus gun easily. The load has 453 pellets and has more energy per pellet than a number 5 at that distance. The same load in number 5 lead has only 217 pellets. The load I am using is 1300 fps and because the pellets are so small they do not lose their velocity at longer ranges as larger lead pellets do. And because the Tungsten Super Shot loads are double shot-cupped and with buffer, I have never had any barrel scoring. The 2 3/4" 20 gauge loads of one ounce 9s more than double the amount of shot in a turkey target at forty yards as compared to a 3" 1 1/4 ounce lead load in the same 20. I have shot lots of targets in the last two years with it (and a few turkeys) and I would never go back to lead or even Hevi-shot (12g/cc). Just my 2 cents.

https://www.tungstensupershots.com/viewtopic.php?t=7

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