Patterning my Turkey Gun!!!!!

[skip1600]

i use the kicks on my super nova and have put 5-7 pellets into the kill zone using number 6, 2 1/4oz 3 1/2 winchester shells at 60 yards (not saying i feel comfortable with that shot but its there) the only problem ive had with it is it rattles loose fairly easily . likely can solve that with some teflon tape or something but i dont mind screwing it back in every once in a while.

 

[DVXDUDE]

Well I took your advice guys. Bought a Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .655 ported turkey choke for my Mossy 535


HOLY CRAP this thing did wonders for my patterns

At 20 yards. 95 pellets in a 6" circle

at 35 yards 58 pellets in a 6" circle

 

[Mauser GDog]

First shot with the 3.5" I smacked my nose with my hand and just about broke my nose LOL blood all over my gun and hand. Rookie move I know, But JESUS wasn't expecting that. So used to trap loads LOL

I hear that! I was stupid enough to try my first 3.5" Turkey load the morning of a day long skeet shoot. Sitting position, WHAMO! bruised cheek and sore shoulder, by the end of the day and 250+ skeet loads my arm was about ready to fall off.

Good thread, going for turkey this year so this is all very helpful.

 

[pbonura]

Figured it was the choke.Good luck in the woods.

Well I took your advice guys. Bought a Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .655 ported turkey choke for my Mossy 535


HOLY CRAP this thing did wonders for my patterns

At 20 yards. 95 pellets in a 6" circle

at 35 yards 58 pellets in a 6" circle

 

[brybenn]

Nevermind I found them. Here is a dimentional comparison of the chokes:

Kicks Gobblin - available in .665 and .655
Indian Creek - .665
Rem Turkey Super Full - .660

Kicks Gobblin in .655 is tightest followed by Rem then Indian Creek.

Wilson precision makes extended 12ga chokes that are 0.6380. Now that's tight

 

[finstr]

There's alot more to a good choke tube than constriction only. How fast it tapers, the material it's made from, over-all length, ports,etc. Finding the right combination of tube and ammo is the key.