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Title: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: JMalin on February 22, 2020, 09:14:34 AM
What choke tube shoots 3 inch heavyweight 7's well?
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: JMalin on February 22, 2020, 05:25:34 PM
Ended up ordering a Trulock made for federal tss #7.  Ordered 10 boxes of federal hvywt 7's.  Hope this combo does well for me.
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: bbcoach on February 23, 2020, 08:19:40 PM
Most 870 12's like .665 chokes.  IC, Sumtoy and SSX are a few.  Keep us posted on your results with the Trulock.
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: owlhoot on February 23, 2020, 09:50:46 PM
Carlson .640
defeats that flight control wad.
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: SKFOOTER on February 24, 2020, 07:48:10 PM
Quote from: owlhoot on February 23, 2020, 09:50:46 PM
Carlson .640
defeats that flight control wad.
This is exactly the choke u need!
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: briton on February 28, 2020, 06:59:40 PM
I use the rem turkey/predator .670 that came with my 870, it shoots very well with just about anything
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: Brwndg on March 13, 2020, 04:35:44 PM
I've read the Flight Control wad is stiffer in the 12 ga. Federal HWT compared to the 20 ga. Having said that, I should say that I do not shoot the 12 ga shell, but I do shoot the 20 ga shell.
My best results after testing four separate chokes was with the Carlson Long Beard choke. Awesome patterns.
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: Tom007 on March 13, 2020, 06:39:15 PM
Truelock makes a choke specific for this load and wad. Very reasonably priced too. Good luck....
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: Fullfan on March 13, 2020, 07:27:58 PM
Another vote for the Truelock Heviweight choke..
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: mightyjoeyoung on March 13, 2020, 08:03:08 PM
In both 3" and 3 1/2" in more than a few guns I'm getting INSANE patterns with the federal heavyweight 7s through the Carlson's longbeard choke.
Title: Re: 12 gauge 870 Federal Heavyweight 7 choke recommendation
Post by: mhamby on March 13, 2020, 09:26:52 PM
I have a Star Dot .665 in my Mossberg 500A that blisters a turkey's head with Federal Hvy 7's.