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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: rock54 on May 05, 2013, 10:02:02 PM

Title: whats the differance
Post by: rock54 on May 05, 2013, 10:02:02 PM
between a jelly head and a tight wad for a 20 gauge, say in a rem. 870

both say .570 on the package....

just knowledge and tryn to understand.... thanks russ
Title: Re: whats the differance
Post by: FullChoke on May 05, 2013, 11:23:23 PM
There may be several technical machining differences between the two, but basically the Jellyhead has a longer extension beyond the barrel, ported slots for exhausting gases and stripping wads instead of just holes and is generally able to provide better pattern density than the Tightwad.
Title: Re: whats the differance
Post by: gophert on May 06, 2013, 02:47:26 PM
Russ

Internal make up, length differences and most of all, the cost to make.  Personally, for the 20 ga, I think the tightwad is the BETTER VALUE of the two.  To me one doesn't really out shoot the other.  I have patterned both and neither out performed your more solid chokes like Indian Creek in both my 870 20 ga.
Title: Re: whats the differance
Post by: surehuntsalot on May 06, 2013, 08:09:49 PM
Quote from: gophert on May 06, 2013, 02:47:26 PM
Russ

Internal make up, length differences and most of all, the cost to make.  Personally, for the 20 ga, I think the tightwad is the BETTER VALUE of the two.  To me one doesn't really out shoot the other.  I have patterned both and neither out performed your more solid chokes like Indian Creek in both my 870 20 ga.


the tightwad is the better of the 2 in 20ga