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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Buster" data-source="post: 1433957" data-attributes="member: 99718"><p>I have tried many, many different loads, when I first got my 835 Mossy, including Heavy's but the best that I found for my combination has been the Federal 3&1/2" 2oz of #5 shot. I can consistently get over 7 hits in the areas of the brain & vertebrate area of the turkey targets out to 60 yards and many times to 70. You also need a heavy enough shot to penetrate at this distance and do damage to the boney areas. To check this I like to see shot go through both sides of an aluminum can at 70 yards or farther, if they don't then they should not be used past the distance that they will, this is just my standards that I use to get an Idea if the load is capable of killing at that distance. Some of the other loads I tried will go through the can easy enough but the pattern has too many holes in it! Each gun & chock combination shoots different, what shot poorly in my gun may be excellent in yours. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Buster, post: 1433957, member: 99718"] I have tried many, many different loads, when I first got my 835 Mossy, including Heavy's but the best that I found for my combination has been the Federal 3&1/2" 2oz of #5 shot. I can consistently get over 7 hits in the areas of the brain & vertebrate area of the turkey targets out to 60 yards and many times to 70. You also need a heavy enough shot to penetrate at this distance and do damage to the boney areas. To check this I like to see shot go through both sides of an aluminum can at 70 yards or farther, if they don't then they should not be used past the distance that they will, this is just my standards that I use to get an Idea if the load is capable of killing at that distance. Some of the other loads I tried will go through the can easy enough but the pattern has too many holes in it! Each gun & chock combination shoots different, what shot poorly in my gun may be excellent in yours. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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