Guest cowpoke Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 I would like to try hevi-shot this year for turkey and am curious what experience any of you have had with what choke worked best. I shoot a Remington 870 with a 20 or 21 inch barrel. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question I tried hevi shot #5 3.5 inch with my Benelli Nova. I used a undertaker choke made for hevi shot .675 if I remember right. I shot at 40yrds then changed to a #5 federal 3.5 and a kicks gobblin thunder choke.655 patterns were both pretty good. 10 more shot in a 10inch circle with the federal. Then I shot a 3.5 inch winchester supreme #6 and had the best pattern 128 in a 10 inch circle, 18 more than the federal. I decided to go with the #6 winchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question [ QUOTE ] I tried Heavi shot thru my jelly head tube from Primos. It didn't pattern as good as Federal #4 so i went back to them.(870 3" 12 guage) [/ QUOTE ] Primos says you wont be disappointed either! I guess you help me answer my question about the jellyhead choke! I too was going to switch over to hevi-shot this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question [ QUOTE ] Take a look at nitrocompany.com web site. They have recomendations for your gun. I shoot the nitro/rhino combination and get 250+ hits in a 10" circle at 40 yards. [/ QUOTE ] I think a box of shells is 40 bucks for that stuff. A little much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaHunter Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question No its 57 for me,lol....i plan on getting it tho!!! I havent heard anything bad about this stuff and the patterns are amazing. Anyways how many times do you really shoot your turkey gun? I mean a box of 12 would last me atleast 5 years probably more , i would only use it for spring gobblers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question Do you need a special choke made just for shooting hevi shot or can you use any Turkey choke for hevi shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rod Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question Hevi-Shot #5's (3") pattern GREAT in my 12 ga. 870 with an Undertaker. A friend of mine bought a Jellyhead for his 870 last year. He and I did some shooting, even tried each tube in our own guns. The Undertaker was far better in both guns. Not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Re: Hevi-shot choke question I've tried Remington's version of hevishot out of a Tru-Glo choke tube and had good results!! But for the "BEST" results, try Nitro Hevishot loads out of a Rhino choke tube!! One word......AWESOME!! Here is a actual pic of one of my pattern targets. I counted an honest 316 pellets inside that 10" circle at 38 yards. The Nitro load I was using was their #H378 3" load. What can I say, that pattern speaks for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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