2.75" Winchester Longbeard

[bluetick78]

I have a specific need for some Winchester Longbeard shells in 2 3/4". It's for an old shotgun that is probably not suitable for TSS ( nor do I want to spend $80-$100 for 5 shells). The gun only takes 2 3/4". Winchester's website shows it as an active item, but finding any of them locally or online has proved fruitless.
Do any of you know where to find a box or 2 of these? Or have some you'd be willing to part with?

 

[eamyrick]

I looked and haven’t seen any either.

 

[LongWayAround]

Scheels has a few options for 2.75" 12ga turkey loads, but no longbeard xr.

https://www.scheels.com/c/shotgun-ammunition/?r=gauge%3A12%3BshellLength%3A2-3%252F4%2520in.%3BshotType%3ALead%3BhuntingSeason%3ATurkey

 

[Jack321]

Granted its not "Long Beard" but its 2.75, lead turkey loads:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1161048857

 

[slatebuilder]

I have always wanted to try long beard xr 2.75”. If you can’t find that, Winchester superx 5 or 6 is great. The old Remington 2.75” nitro mags work pretty well too.

 

[Macintosh]

I used the longbeard xr stuff for years, but I havent seen it in a shop in forever. It does pattern noticeably tighter than any lead shells I tried. I dont know if its bismuth or some alloy, but it acts like its harder than lead. If you have access to try some, could be worth trying a bismuth waterfowl load in 6’s. Might be easier to find, and its not quite as pricey as tss. Being harder than lead it should pattern a bit tighter. Winchester offered some of the earliest bismuth shotshells I know of around the same time they introduced this…Id bet the xr is just bismuth shot.

 

[DuckDawg22]

I checked ammoseek and there is plenty of 3" but nothing in 2.75. If it ain't there, it probably aint anywhere

 

[bcv]

gunbroker

 

[eamyrick]

gunbroker

I’m sure you are a nice guy but I hope you get stung in the ear by a hornet because I just spent the last 5 minutes looking for it on gunbroker and there ain’t any there.

 

[bcv]

Fair enough.
You didn't put gauge so I had a 50/50 chance.
Turkey season is in or will be in for everyone soon. Most shells are sold out now but if you create a saved search... they'll pop up there...... eventually.