choke/ammo recommendation for citori...help

[awesomeame]

did a search, but couldn't come up with anything decent..?

i have a 3" citori, 20ga, 26" which i'll be using for turkey this year. it didn't come with a super-full choke. can anyone recommend a good choke/ammo combo to use?

Matt

 

[Lefty Dick]

Nope.

But I might suggest that time spent finding out what patterns well in your shotgun might be time well spent.

There is no full proof way to predict load/choke prefrences without doing patterning.

 

[Fassteel]

did a search, but couldn't come up with anything decent..?

i have a 3" citori, 20ga, 26" which i'll be using for turkey this year. it didn't come with a super-full choke. can anyone recommend a good choke/ammo combo to use?

Matt

Kent Cartridge make some decent ammo in 20 gauge for Turkey loads. Get a 10 pack of number 4's in 3 inch. Screw in your full choke in your bottom barrel and your Mod in your top barrel. Grab a piece of cardboard, draw a turkey head in the center, lean it against a tree, walk back 30 paces, sit down, take aim at your head and fire. Then go see how many of the pellets are in the head and neck area.
See what your gun will do first before you spend money on accessory items. FS

 

[Grouse Man]

Take nothing for granted - you must test pattern whatever you're shooting to see what it does. EVERYTHING affects pattern: velocity, shot size, shot composition, wad, shot weight, forcing cone, choke, etc. Just fyi, a heavy load at high velocity may put fewer pellets where you want compared to a slower and lighter payload. Try buffered and plated shot as well; they generally tighten things up. And don't overlook steel as an option.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Kent Cartridge make some decent ammo in 20 gauge for Turkey loads. Get a 10 pack of number 4's in 3 inch. Screw in your full choke in your bottom barrel and your Mod in your top barrel. Grab a piece of cardboard, draw a turkey head in the center, lean it against a tree, walk back 30 paces, sit down, take aim at your head and fire. Then go see how many of the pellets are in the head and neck area.
See what your gun will do first before you spend money on accessory items. FS

FS and the next poster give some really good advice, but if you have access to a range finder use it to measure distance .
Use the range finder to train to identify distance with the naked ryr, if possible use the range finder on turkey as well in practice to become adept at guessing distance .
And as they both said, use the ammo you are going to use to hunt these birds and become familiar with the patterns they throw at different ranges.

You might even try different ammo brands to confirm best results come turkey season.
Rob