I finally received some 20 ga Long Beards but they came during the season & I wanted to wait until afterwards to pattern them. The Winchester factory hoopla surrounding them would make one think they could kill from 22-250 distance!!
Actually, they do pretty darn well!
I am a neck-aimer so I have set my Hi-Viz sights to POI slightly higher so that the entire neck & head would fall in my patterns.......also in case I misjudge the distance!
Attached are the results of my testing @ 50 yds. I tested at 50 because Winchester claims these are 60 yd shells.........I seriously doubt that for a 20 ga!
I have shot the Fed HW #7 for years so I included a target of those for reference.
I think the LBs would give a better pattern with a choke of around 0.550 - 0.560 but I didn't have enough shells to try with a lot of chokes.
Actually, they do pretty darn well!
I am a neck-aimer so I have set my Hi-Viz sights to POI slightly higher so that the entire neck & head would fall in my patterns.......also in case I misjudge the distance!
Attached are the results of my testing @ 50 yds. I tested at 50 because Winchester claims these are 60 yd shells.........I seriously doubt that for a 20 ga!
I have shot the Fed HW #7 for years so I included a target of those for reference.
I think the LBs would give a better pattern with a choke of around 0.550 - 0.560 but I didn't have enough shells to try with a lot of chokes.