Turkey choke tube for Remington 11-87?

[Doug]

My youngest lad has acquired a Remington 11-87 12 gauge/3" chamber shotgun. He is asking his old man for advice as to what turkey choke he should get. When he was hunting with a Winchester, I had a spare Undertaker choke tube that worked well. I do not have a spare Remchoke or after-market turkey choke for this gun.

I KNOW that the winning combination will be the right choke tube and the right ammo, and a fellow could spend a pile of coin to get the optimum for his gun. This lad is going to buy inexpensive turkey loads, probably #6s, and he is not going to snipe toms at sixty yards. He needs a decent choke tube at a reasonable cost, to shoot turkeys at reasonable ranges.

I am looking for recommendations from any of you who have experience with turkey choke tubes in the Remington 11-87 12 gauge. I am sure there are lots of interesting gun/choke/ammo preferences, but I'd appreciate advice for this specific gun. Thanks for any advice you folks can offer.

Doug

 

[brybenn]

Try the flight control wadded ammo and the factory full choke. I admit i have several makes and models of turkey chokes but i often use a mod choke and 1oz loads shooting trap and have no issues breaking clays out to 30 to 35 yards. Turkey hunting is a marketing scam and a very lucrative one at that. If you are pushing limits of range yes a specialty choke will extend your range but how many turkeys are shot less than 25 yards away? Ive killed many with factory fixed full chokes in various guns. Worth a try anyway.
Primos tightwads have always produced decent patterns for me with a wide variety of loads. The carlson i bought for my beretta a400 has been a dismal failure for the price i paid compared to the standard full choke
Either way new choke or ammo hit up a few pattern boards at 25 30 35 and 40 yards to find what works and what your limits are and hunt within them

 

[warzaw]

Try the flight control wadded ammo and the factory full choke. I admit i have several makes and models of turkey chokes but i often use a mod choke and 1oz loads shooting trap and have no issues breaking clays out to 30 to 35 yards. Turkey hunting is a marketing scam and a very lucrative one at that. If you are pushing limits of range yes a specialty choke will extend your range but how many turkeys are shot less than 25 yards away? Ive killed many with factory fixed full chokes in various guns. Worth a try anyway.
Primos tightwads have always produced decent patterns for me with a wide variety of loads. The carlson i bought for my beretta a400 has been a dismal failure for the price i paid compared to the standard full choke
Either way new choke or ammo hit up a few pattern boards at 25 30 35 and 40 yards to find what works and what your limits are and hunt within them

Great advise .