im looking for suggestions on turkey choke tubes for a remington 870. shoots 3in.
What size shot?
I had my best patterns at 30 yards with the remington super full choke and winchester extended range #6 shot. Hope this helps.
Scooter
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thanks guys. i think this will be a big help. i hear very good things about indian creek so i think im goin to give them a try
Can't go wrong with an Indian Creek...................legit :TooFunny:
Quote from: Spellnj3 on February 10, 2011, 05:48:09 PM
Can't go wrong with an Indian Creek...................legit :TooFunny:
:agreed:
It's a great choke
What shells are you going to use?
Quote from: Gobble! on February 10, 2011, 06:35:02 PM
It's a great choke
What shells are you going to use?
i have remminton turkey loads from last year. they are #5 copper plated but i think im going to go with hevi 13 this year maybe number 7. i will pattern a few kinds. ever since last year i have had turkey fever
Quote from: shoot2kill23 on February 10, 2011, 06:40:18 PM
Quote from: Gobble! on February 10, 2011, 06:35:02 PM
It's a great choke
What shells are you going to use?
i have remminton turkey loads from last year. they are #5 copper plated but i think im going to go with hevi 13 this year maybe number 7. i will pattern a few kinds. ever since last year i have had turkey fever
Don't get too carried away with getting your pattern "super tight" unless you hunt a lot of open terrain. Where I hunt, my shots are usually 30 yds or less and the super tight pattern thing cost me last year. You know how they say, "A bought lesson is a taught lesson"? Well, I bought a FEW last year alone. Get a good, even pattern and don't get carried away with the #'s. I have a feeling my JH .665 and Kicks .655 will be staying at home this year unless I try shooting lead again.
It's hard to beat a Indian Creek .670 BDS choke.
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on February 10, 2011, 07:47:59 PM
It's hard to beat a Indian Creek .670 BDS choke.
what kind of pattern are you getting with the .670?
Are you using it with a Remington?
I know theres not much talk about them, But I used to us an Undertaker choke. For only about $20.00 it's worth a shot.
Who could forget about the famous Remington Ventilator? I'm shooting one with some old white Hevi 13 #6.
Quote from: Spuriosity on February 10, 2011, 09:47:29 AM
Quote from: slickyboyboo on February 10, 2011, 09:46:15 AM
Depends on what kind of pattern you want out of your gun.
Hevi 13 #6 or #7s with a really tight pattern:
JellyHead .660, Indian Creek .665
Hevi 13 #6 or #7s with a little more open pattern:
JellyHead .665, Pure Gold .670
Hevi 13 Mag Blends or #5 Hevi (if you choose to go there):
JellyHead .665, Pure Gold .670
Nitros: Any of the above chokes will work well with the H51013A or H510C
as for the H517T I would stay away from it with an 870, simply because it won't be worth the extra money and punishing recoil, for at most, the same amount or a few extra pellets at 40 yds.
All these are just from my experiences.
Excellent post, Slicky.
Dang nice post :)
Probably saved him or her a ton of $$ & time chasing stuff around!
mudhen
Quote from: Gobble! on February 10, 2011, 08:05:20 PM
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on February 10, 2011, 07:47:59 PM
It's hard to beat a Indian Creek .670 BDS choke.
what kind of pattern are you getting with the .670?
Are you using it with a Remington?
About 270 shot in a 10" at 40yds taped from tip of choke to target. About 500 shot in 20". That's with the Hevi-13 3" 2oz #7 loads.
Yes that is with a Rem 870 28" barrel that I polished myself. I posted some patterns in the 870 pattern thread from 2 different chokes I have that both shoot very well in my 870 with the Hevi-13 3" #7 loads. The Indian Creek BDS I have is actually stamped .669. Mike told me I must have the only .669 choke that they have made. LOL! But I know they do have some .670 chokes made and I just tell people that a .670 ought to shoot about as good as mine since it's only a .001 difference. I just know that it shoots very even tight patterns and shoots exactly to where I aim my bead.