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Hevishot or Heavyweight in Non-HTL turkey choke
Hevishot or Heavyweight in Non-HTL turkey choke
Started by wmd, February 03, 2012, 06:30:05 PM
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Hevishot or Heavyweight in Non-HTL turkey choke
February 03, 2012, 06:30:05 PM
I bought choke from somebody and did not ask the question of whether is HTL-rated or Lead Shot Only ...
Of course it is listed as "Lead Shot Only" - anybody shoot HTL in a Lead-only choke? Anybody shoot hevi or heavyweight through a Hastings lead-only choke?
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February 03, 2012, 07:36:18 PM
I shoot fed hvywght #7's through my hastings .562 with no problems. I get awesome patterns too.
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February 03, 2012, 07:59:44 PM
Thanks!
R AJ
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February 03, 2012, 08:32:58 PM
I have Hastings chokes in 12 and 20 and have shot H-13 and Federal HW as well as their other flite control lead shells and had no problems.
They do rather well with lead loads by the way.
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February 04, 2012, 11:51:58 AM
Have shot 4mm the last two yrs. hunting and testing. # of shells shot 30--40
Out of a 590 extended choke tube, rated for steel. Mostly with a 1 1/4 oz load. THE CHOKE SHOWS SIGNS OF SWELLING !!!! I can get it out by hand still, but has marks on the sides where it is rubbing. Have also been shooting a mixture of the smaller shot also tss #8, 4, testing, and rem. hd #6 1 1/8 at a few ducks.
wmd
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Re: Hevishot or Heavyweight in Non-HTL turkey choke
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February 05, 2012, 10:20:19 PM
Thanks again guys. This is primarily my sons's gun and we will be shooting 7's in Hevi and/or Heavyweights. We got our youth waterfowl hunt this weekend and then after that it is full-on prepping for the turkey opener.
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