Scott Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I just got 'my' dream gun yesterday, a 24" camo Super Black Eagle. I couldn't wait to take it out today and pattern it for the upcoming turkey season. I have had some bad experiences with auto's in the past and was worried, but what a gun!!! It cycled everything that I put in it from 2 3/4 to 3 to 3 1/2...... My manual suggests putting a few boxes through it before I try the light loads. Anway, heres my setup. Today I shot Remington Hevi-shot, 3 1/2 inch, 1300 fps, # 6 with a Briley .675 Hevi-shot choke. (using an actual size turkey head target) 30 yards - 51 pellets in head & neck 50 yards - 28 pellets in head & neck 70 yards - 19 pellets in head & neck (I aimed right on, but noticed that if I had aimed a little higher, I would have had even better results) I was very, very pleased and was shooting free-hand with no rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popapi Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by Scott: I just got 'my' dream gun yesterday, a 24" camo Super Black Eagle. I couldn't wait to take it out today and pattern it for the upcoming turkey season. I have had some bad experiences with auto's in the past and was worried, but what a gun!!! It cycled everything that I put in it from 2 3/4 to 3 to 3 1/2...... My manual suggests putting a few boxes through it before I try the light loads. Anway, heres my setup. Today I shot Remington Hevi-shot, 3 1/2 inch, 1300 fps, # 6 with a Briley .675 Hevi-shot choke. (using an actual size turkey head target) 30 yards - 51 pellets in head & neck 50 yards - 28 pellets in head & neck 70 yards - 19 pellets in head & neck (I aimed right on, but noticed that if I had aimed a little higher, I would have had even better results) I was very, very pleased and was shooting free-hand with no rest. That is AWESOME mine will be in tomorrow,and I can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Scott-Did you get the new SBE 2? The reason I ask, is because I am shooting the same setup as you but with an original SBE and am not getting near those results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 7, 2004 Author Share Posted April 7, 2004 I'm shooting the original SBE. I wanted to make sure I got it before our turkey season, and the SBE 2 will not be available here until later in the spring. DJ, are you using the same Briley .675 HS choke that I mentioned? Remember, anything tighter than modified has a tendency to 'throw' the pattern when using HS. A friend of mine tried his full choke with HS and the pattern was horrible. He didn't know that he shouldn't use a tight choke with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Yes, I am using the Briley Hevi-Shot turkey tube. Mine patterns 3" lead #5's the best so far. Hevi 6's are a close second but not good enough to justify the money they cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawshooter Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I have had very similar results to Scott with my SBE and Briley Hevi-Shot choke (.675). But, in my gun the high velocity waterfowl loads patterned much better than the standard velocity loads. The waterfowl loads are 3 1/2" 1 5/8" oz #6 shot. [ 04-07-2004, 08:51 PM: Message edited by: southpawshooter ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 spshooter, I'm shooting 1 3/4 oz at 1300 fps. The Nitro Magnum High Velocity at 1 5/8 gives you 1350 fps. I may give it a try sometime just to see how it does in my gun. Is that the load you are shooting? Shooting # 6 shot, you get approx. 339 pellets with 1 5/8 and 365 with 1 3/4. I wanted to shoot 1 7/8 (391 pellets) but have only found it at 1225 fps, which is slower that I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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