turkey chokes

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Dave: Sent you a PM with order info and a question.

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I replied to your PM Sgt. Rock

thanks

I currently just have a full choke tube for my 12g but want to get a turkey choke. Seems to be a lot of choices out there starting at around $20 going up to around $80. anyone care to share their preferences.

I like patternmaster, there spendy but a quality choke. The biggest thing is to pattern it at the range and see how it performs with your gun. Let us know how it goes and what you choose. Good luck

Alot’s going to depend on the firearm (mfr. and model) as well as what you plan to shoot out of it (hi-density/hevi-type-loads vs. lead). Each and every gun is different, but there are some general rules of the road to follow with each gun and type.

Joel

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Alot’s going to depend on the firearm (mfr. and model) as well as what you plan to shoot out of it (hi-density/hevi-type-loads vs. lead). Each and every gun is different, but there are some general rules of the road to follow with each gun and type.

Joel

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Well said Joel

I think its a Carlson? Shoot out of a Remington 870 Supermag 3.5 inch shells. Make sure you pattern with at least a couple different brands before the season. In my combo I have to shoot Winchester Supremes. The Federals did not hold as tight of a pattern in my setup.

I have a winchester 1300 and do plan on using the heavy loads, guess I’m just wondering if the lower end chokes like strut or primos are much of an upgrade or if I need to jump up to the higher end like a patternmaster to realize much gain . Is there a place to find out recommended chokes for different firearms or is it just kind of trial and error.

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I have a winchester 1300 and do plan on using the heavy loads, guess I’m just wondering if the lower end chokes like strut or primos are much of an upgrade or if I need to jump up to the higher end like a patternmaster to realize much gain . Is there a place to find out recommended chokes for different firearms or is it just kind of trial and error.

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Aha! A gun I know and own! I can tell you that I’ve patterned my 1300 with a variety of loads and a variety of chokes. The best combination I ever found was with the old Remington Hevi-Shot, 3″ regular velocity #6’s (no longer mfr’d as such, now it’s called Rem. HD turkey loads)and HS Strut Undertaker 0.675 choke. I’d avg. in the high 140’s for a pellet count at 40 yards in a 10″ circle if memory serves me right. The winchester pumps aren’t back-bored like alot of the autos, so they tend to prefer a constriction in that 0.675 ballpark, erring on the more open side before the more closed. At least that’s been my experience when trying other tubes.

If you’re going to dedicate this gun to turkey hunting, and are willing to spend the money, I’d look towards the indian creek or rhino tubes. They’re a bit more spendy, but consistently outperform others in the NWTF still target competitions each year no matter which gun they’re in.

As for ammo, I have no experience with the Remington HD Turkey loads, but on a hunch would guess that the Winchester Extreme Xtended Range HD loads would perform better. They outshoot just about every competitor, no matter which chokes in each of several turkey guns I own, and they offer better (more) payload in terms of oz. shot compared to others.

Do you need these to kill turkeys? No. However, using the best equipment will ensure the cleanest kills, even when your shot and/or conditions may not be. I killed a good amount of birds with my older 1300 using copperplated lead and 3″ shells, but now use that gun as one of my backups. My effective range was 40 yards.

As for figuring out combinations of guns/chokes/loads, trial and error with your specific gun is best. There are alot of people like myself out there with advice, but that’s only what works best for them. Getting together with your friends and splitting costs is the best/cheapest method to get the most experience. Keep records! I did some, but with I had better ones!

Joel

I have the win 1300 and just use the x full choke that came with it, patterns well with wincester and remington loads #6 and #5. 3in.

edit, I haven’t tried the heavy loads just the normal turkey loads with no problem 1 maybe 2 shots a year.

Chippee,

Maybe you should post up what gun you’re using and see what others with the same hardware are using for effective results.

Personally, I bang ’em with a Benelli Nova, Carlson choke tube, and 3 1/2″ Federal copper-plated #5’s.

Yep, it stops ol’ Tom pretty well…