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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: Ohiohunter88 on February 23, 2020, 09:39:19 AM

Title: Sx3 chokes
Post by: Ohiohunter88 on February 23, 2020, 09:39:19 AM
Jebs.555 vs indian creek. 555 in a winchester sx3  shooting tss  pattern pics  ?
Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: kwild835 on February 23, 2020, 08:50:56 PM
That's going to be tight.  A SX3 has a backbored barrel. It has a .630 bore opposed to the regular .620 20 gauge bore.  I would try something like .570-.585.  It doesn't have to be an expensive choke either, I used a .585 Carlson's in my SX3 and it averaged 320/220 patterns with a 1 5/8oz load of TSS 9's.
Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: Reddog1966 on February 23, 2020, 09:18:49 PM
I shoot Federal TSS #7 with a Carlsons Longbeard XR Choke (.568) out of my SX3.  I'm very happy with the results.  I will test #9 tss soon.  It was on my agenda to test today but some other things came up. Here is a post I put up last year with this choke and load.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,87555.0.html

Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: RiverRoost on February 23, 2020, 10:22:14 PM
Quote from: Reddog1966 on February 23, 2020, 09:18:49 PM
I shoot Federal TSS #7 with a Carlsons Longbeard XR Choke (.568) out of my SX3.  I'm very happy with the results.  I will test #9 tss soon.  It was on my agenda to test today but some other things came up. Here is a post I put up last year with this choke and load.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,87555.0.html

Keep us posted on the 9's
Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: Reloader on February 24, 2020, 03:57:00 PM
Try a Primos TW .570.  That choke was too tight for hunting with most handloads for me as well as the old HW7s, but many like crazy tight patterns.

Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: squidd on March 01, 2020, 08:45:56 AM
Tested these two rounds yesterday with an SX2/26"/open bead/.585 Carlson's choke at 40-yds.

I'm sure the Kent shells need a different sized choke.

Also, still need to drill/tap receiver to add a red dot.
Title: Re: Sx3 chokes
Post by: Fullfan on March 02, 2020, 08:00:38 AM
Through my x3 long beard the Indian creek .555 way to tight at 40, with very lil wiggle room. Now the Truelock .585 has a smashing core and a nice even 20"  Pics are on my phone if you want a text. This is with hand loaded 1 5/8os of 9's.