Choke Question

I really hope to get out for Turkey one of these years, unfortunately there are no wild ones on Vancouver Island.. Its quite a trip to go somewhere to get a turkey but it will happen eventually...

I picked up a improved cylinder choke today from Wholesale sports to try out as soon as the new shotgun arrives.. Hoping to get one bear with my bow this spring and one with the shotgun...
 
BChoyt said:
I really hope to get out for Turkey one of these years, unfortunately there are no wild ones on Vancouver Island.. Its quite a trip to go somewhere to get a turkey but it will happen eventually...

I picked up a improved cylinder choke today from Wholesale sports to try out as soon as the new shotgun arrives.. Hoping to get one bear with my bow this spring and one with the shotgun...
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There are wild turkey on the Island, but for now they are on private lands. I'm hoping that some will be introduced into the wild in the near future, but with all the mink and feral cats in the woods, it will be a tough go.:(
 
Oh really? I didn't know that.. Sure would be nice to be able to hunt them here.. At least we have grouse and and waterfowl..
 
guntech said:
Factories do not make ammunition that will damage your choke without placing a warning on the ammunition box. Shoot slugs through any choke designation...
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Except extra full turkey and card shooter chokes. Pressure spikes and accuracy problems will arise, especially with the high velocity loads. (1600+ fps.)
 
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BChoyt said:
Thanks for the answers guys.. main reason for slugs is bear defence while im bowhunting them.. nothing like a pissed bear with an arrow in it charging you.
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A dead bear can't charge you... practice with your equipment, stay within your effective range and be selective of the shot you choose to take...
 
Trust me man. Ive been shooting a bow since I was 8 and I practice a lot.. but I have still had some perfectly placed shots on big bears that don't go down right away and they can get pretty upset and mean before they drop..
 
BChoyt said:
Trust me man. Ive been shooting a bow since I was 8 and I practice a lot.. but I have still had some perfectly placed shots on big bears that don't go down right away and they can get pretty upset and mean before they drop..
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And you are going to drop your bow and get the slug gun into action while the bear charges you with its last dying seconds after a double lung??? Not likely. The only valid argument would be in a tracking situation or with a back-up shooter... otherwise it is all on you. Sure, sometimes things go sideways, but preparation and being selective with regard to shot opportunities takes care of business... I am assuming that we are talking about black bears and not grizzlies... After 35 years of bowhunting bears, 20 years guiding bear hunters... I don't carry a gun into the bush when actively "hunting." And mostly not when tracking unless there is evidence of a poor or marginal hit... this is not foolishness or bravado... it is economy of effort when weighed against the chance of problems, which is very, very slim... I am all for feeling comfortable in the woods... if a shotgun and slugs gives you that level of comfort then by all means carry one... just don't allow the back-up gun to cause you to loose focus of your primary objective... making a clean, "one arrow" kill... which is what triggered my response... the tone of your below noted statement...

BChoyt said:
Thanks for the answers guys.. main reason for slugs is bear defence while im bowhunting them.. nothing like a pissed bear with an arrow in it charging you.
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xdmer said:
Couple yeas for shotguns, just going by what I was told and seen in more than one manual :/ shrugs.
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Best to ignore what you were told earlier because such perception is not true. I'd also read those manuals carefully to properly interpret the message. :)
 
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