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Turkey Blasters => The Blue Shoulder Club => Topic started by: Drum817 on February 03, 2010, 02:26:59 PM

Title: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Drum817 on February 03, 2010, 02:26:59 PM: I went around to a few shops today trying to find a load for Grandpa's old Iver Johnson. I couldn't find the Win XX 2 3/4" load....but I did find a stash of these. I think they are the old pre -flight control Feds. The guy has 6 or 7 more boxes. They were stuck over in a corner covered in dust. Are these good lead shells ?

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Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Shadetree Callers on February 03, 2010, 03:00:01 PM: Absolute turkey slayers.
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: SS Custom Calls on February 03, 2010, 04:25:44 PM: Dang right, them should do well for ya!!! Look forward to seeing some patterns man.

Al
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Porter on February 03, 2010, 06:02:15 PM: Those should definitely get it done!
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Post by: BigTomsCalls on February 03, 2010, 06:33:04 PM: Never used 2 3/4 but used the 3" for years and they work great.
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: GR8CALLS on February 03, 2010, 06:40:07 PM: Actually, I believe they are copper coated lead.....but they are great loads for fixed choke guns. You might also look around for the Active 2 3/4" shells (been out of production for some time now). The company is now known as Kent and if you can't find the Active, try the Kent 2 3/4" shells.

Bill
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Porter on February 03, 2010, 06:41:31 PM: Bill I've been going crazy trying to remember Activ. All plastic Hull and laid some devastating patterns.

I was going crazy and glad you posted that!
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: turkey stew on February 03, 2010, 06:48:39 PM: Quote from: Porter on February 03, 2010, 06:02:15 PM
Those should definitely get it done!
RkLu RkLu
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: GR8CALLS on February 03, 2010, 07:03:42 PM: Porter

Yep.........Active was made just up the road from me. I even have a couple of the prototype shells. They were clear see thru plastic that required an over shot wad. Still have afew boxes of the final production shells. Active used chrome plated shot and it really made for great patterns!
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Sloppy_Snood on February 06, 2010, 08:01:59 AM: Quote from: Drum817 on February 03, 2010, 02:26:59 PM
I went around to a few shops today trying to find a load for Grandpa's old Iver Johnson. I couldn't find the Win XX 2 3/4" load....but I did find a stash of these. I think they are the old pre -flight control Feds. The guy has 6 or 7 more boxes. They were stuck over in a corner covered in dust. Are these good lead shells ?

Those are decent Tim (no stupid Flite Control wad). *cheers*
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: Drum817 on February 06, 2010, 08:17:38 AM: Quote from: Sloppy_Snood on February 06, 2010, 08:01:59 AM
Quote from: Drum817 on February 03, 2010, 02:26:59 PM
I went around to a few shops today trying to find a load for Grandpa's old Iver Johnson. I couldn't find the Win XX 2 3/4" load....but I did find a stash of these. I think they are the old pre -flight control Feds. The guy has 6 or 7 more boxes. They were stuck over in a corner covered in dust. Are these good lead shells ?

Those are decent Tim (no stupid Flite Control wad). *cheers*

I've had couple of old timers tell me that was "THE" load back when it came out.
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: drabndouble on February 06, 2010, 08:46:53 AM: Those Federal shells are my next pick after the XX Winchester's . It's good stuff !
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Post by: Mzlhunter on February 10, 2010, 07:20:30 AM: I still have two boxes of Activ 6's. They patterened better then anything else back in the day but were always jamming up my 11-87.
Title: Re: Look what I found for Grandpa's gun
Post by: AlabamaDave on February 10, 2010, 11:21:14 AM: Great shells!...Ive killed A lot of turkeys with em.