These are from last week. I shot the Longbeard XR 3 1/2" #5's and the Hevi Magnum blend 3.5" that I have been using. I had to put on a new sight on my 870 anyways, so I figured I might as well shoot them side by side.
The Longbeard has a very dense core, with fewer pellets on the outer part of the pattern, while the Magnum Blend has a much more uniform pattern. Both would put a tremendous hurting on a turkey, but I believe the Magnum Blend is a little more forgiving and put significantly more total pellets in the circle.
The Longbeard has a very dense core, with fewer pellets on the outer part of the pattern, while the Magnum Blend has a much more uniform pattern. Both would put a tremendous hurting on a turkey, but I believe the Magnum Blend is a little more forgiving and put significantly more total pellets in the circle.