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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1184025" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>I have had one for a few years. To me it is just like any other 870 except for being able to chamber a sick of dynamite. I had shot a lot of 3" mag 12s and big bore rifles over the years but the first time I shot my super mag 870 with a 3 1/2 turkey shell loaded with 2 1/2 oz of 4 shot it was EYE OPENING. Or should I say EYE CLOSING. I had on a tee shirt, flannel shirt a M65 Army field jacket with the heavy winter liner in it on. I was sitting down with elbows resting on my knees shooting at a target 40 yards away to see what kind of pattern I got with the .665 choke. The first time I pulled the trigger it kicked so hard it rolled me over on my back. After 5 shots I could not shoot any more that day. Since then I have found that the 2 oz loads of 5 shot from Winchester and Federal do not kick as hard but really shoot tight and a turkey does not stand a chance out to 60 yards. I also know some fellows in east NC that use these to deer hunt with using buck shot and kill deer out to 80 yards or so with no problem. One fellow uses 4 buck for really thick areas where shots are not over 50 yards and it looks like a claymore mine has been set off when he shoots. I have worked up a load with a 1 oz Lee turn key slug using 2 3/4" shells and use a Rem rifled choke tube that will shoot a ragged hole group at 60 yards. I have not had time to shoot it at longer distances. Good guns but be ready the first time you shoot a 3 1/2" if you have never shot one before. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1184025, member: 10178"] I have had one for a few years. To me it is just like any other 870 except for being able to chamber a sick of dynamite. I had shot a lot of 3" mag 12s and big bore rifles over the years but the first time I shot my super mag 870 with a 3 1/2 turkey shell loaded with 2 1/2 oz of 4 shot it was EYE OPENING. Or should I say EYE CLOSING. I had on a tee shirt, flannel shirt a M65 Army field jacket with the heavy winter liner in it on. I was sitting down with elbows resting on my knees shooting at a target 40 yards away to see what kind of pattern I got with the .665 choke. The first time I pulled the trigger it kicked so hard it rolled me over on my back. After 5 shots I could not shoot any more that day. Since then I have found that the 2 oz loads of 5 shot from Winchester and Federal do not kick as hard but really shoot tight and a turkey does not stand a chance out to 60 yards. I also know some fellows in east NC that use these to deer hunt with using buck shot and kill deer out to 80 yards or so with no problem. One fellow uses 4 buck for really thick areas where shots are not over 50 yards and it looks like a claymore mine has been set off when he shoots. I have worked up a load with a 1 oz Lee turn key slug using 2 3/4" shells and use a Rem rifled choke tube that will shoot a ragged hole group at 60 yards. I have not had time to shoot it at longer distances. Good guns but be ready the first time you shoot a 3 1/2" if you have never shot one before. :D [/QUOTE]
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