Stevens 555 in .410

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Stevens 555 in .410

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I picked up this nice little gun last week and got to put a few rounds through it today. Not the best conditions but I feel it has good potential... and I want to use it next Saturday for the season opener.

26" barrel with inter-changeable chokes, trigger is crisp. The no kick is a big bonus too. Even some decent wood.

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Thanks for the look

Denny
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Thats a good looking rig there.
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Very nice rig. Do both barrels shoot the same POA/POI?
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Sweet looking gun and sure hope it works as well as it looks!!!!! :thumbup:

I'm not up on my sights, so what kind have you fitted to it?? I like the looks!!! ;)
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Good looking gun. I never seen anybody put there sights that close together.
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Denny, impressive looking gun. Did you experiment with the rear sight position before settling on it there? Gil
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014 - that has yet to be determined

TruGlo Magnum Gobble Dot Pro-Series is the sight

As far as the rear sight position, the closer the sight is toward the back for me I noticed I have a better chance of a left and right variance on the front sight. Everything is in focus at the same time and as I get older this works for me as the focal point is in line to the front sight. I once saw a picture of a gun that had the rear sight tight to front one. I thought that was odd but may end up there one day.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

Denny
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Interesting observation and facts!! ;)
Thanks a bunch, as I broke my mid-green sight off and looking at options!! :thumbup:
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What chokes are you going to use?
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I just have the factory full and mod full in right now due to time constraints, I sent one of the extras to William at Sumtoy to evaluate and see if he can make a set for me. I sort of doubt I will see them before season if he can make them but my fingers are crossed.

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Stevens 555 in .410

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Very nice!
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I like that a lot. Looks nice.
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Just got my barrels back from William at Sumtoy today, I had him make up a pair of chokes for my 410, .375 and .390 restrictions.
Raining here today but when I get a chance I will see how they pattern..

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Looking forward to the patterns...
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Love that little gun. Nice
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Okay, the .390 restriction was the winner. The .375 had no real concentration of shot anywhere, it would be better up close. Seems odd but whatever.....

120 in the 10 at 40, 111 in the 20

These are 9's

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Is that the tighter constriction?
What size shot are u loading?
9's or 9.5's?
Does that little gun have selectable triggers?
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No, the more open one

9's

Yes on the trigger
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Denny, the gun will do the job. It's now up to you. ;) Gil
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Killer pattern - nice.
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Nice rig Denny.....and sweet pattern. I'm always amazed at the .410 TSS patterns.
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Very nice. That just could be my next
Little turkey gun too!!!
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Looks very good!
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Nice looking gun, I like the sites you put on your gun, may have to think about adding them to this 28ga if I decide to take it out for turkeys.

I picked up a Stevens 555 28ga a couple months ago. I really like the gun, great triggers, nice wood, and at 4.8lbs, I have a hard time not grabbing it when going for a quick dove shoot. Factory chokes are not good, replaced them with carlson extended chokes.
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GLS wrote:Denny, the gun will do the job. It's now up to you. ;) Gil
Well I blew it today, got a little impatient and misjudged the distance.

My field distance judging is not very good, LOL

Better luck tomorrow!

Denny
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