1997xltlimited Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 On my turkey choke that came with my 835 it says lead only will these shells be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yes, just don't shoot hevi-shot through it. I also would not use the Federal Heavy-weight either. I use the Winchester Supreme's through my C-N-C XXX full choke. Is it the factory supplied choke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997xltlimited Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 yes factory choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 You'll be fine with those loads. Winchester Supremes rock! The heavy shot, tungsten ect, thats the shot that can ruin your standard choke. It is much more dense and heavier than lead. Thats why it gets better flight patterns. It is also 2x the price of any shotgun ammo out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997xltlimited Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 the manual said dont shoot steal through the factory turkey choke and that was it. thanks for the input.. I tried regular bird shot size 6 in my gun to test it out. at 30 yards 8 bbs in a 4x6 area. I then tried 3 inch winchester supremes size 4, and I had 41 in the same 4x6 area(inches) I didn't think that there would be that much different. Something that surprised me was that the bird shot was shooting about 5 inches high at that range and the turkey loads were perfect. Turkey loads were also much much tighter grouping. I am learning as I go. Will the same winchester supremes but in 3 1/2 pattern the same? I have not tried them yet but am going to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 A day at the range shooting 3 1/2 .12ga is like shooting a box of .300 win mags. OOOOUCH! The good part is you only have to do it once:D Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 A day at the range shooting 3 1/2 .12ga is like shooting a box of .300 win mags. OOOOUCH! The good part is you only have to do it once:D Good Luck. I'll take the .300 and .338 Win Mags any day over a bunch of 3 1/2" Turkey Loads!!! They are mean for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I use them with the factory choke that came with my win 1300. It also says lead only. My gun likes the winchester supremes in #5's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997xltlimited Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 should I resight for the 3 1/2 if I am using the same shot size only differnt length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I don't think that will matter. The difference in the 3 and 3 1/2 shells are, the amount/weight of shot. I believe the powder charge is the same, just pushing a heavier load down range= more recoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 yes factory choke. I used these shells through my Ulti-Mag choke with no problems. They didn't pattern very well, which is why I now use the C-N-C choke. This is why every shot gun needs to be patterned to find out which choke/load will preform the best! Even two guns of the same make and model can and will shoot differently! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Only the Supreme ELITES are non-lead. They in particular are soft heavies and are supposed to be fine with factory chokes. The Supreme XX magnums and Supreme HVs are copper plated lead loads. No problem with factory chokes on them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 good shells.. i shoot them thru a comp n choke in my weatherby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yup, those will work. So will Fed Mag Shok, Remingtons...like others said, just don't shoot the heavy weight and non-lead stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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