crowhunter Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Is it alright to use a turkey choke and number 4 buck shot in my Super Black Eagle,or will it hurt the gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblcluck Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Turkey chokes normally are used with #4, #5, and #6 size shot. I would think that Buckshot would damage your choke because of the larger pellet size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublebarrel Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 The choke manufacturer might be able to give you some guidance, but in general, I would agree with dblcluck. Remington's web sight mentions full chokes for buckshot. Mossberg's web site says that extra full turkey chokes are NOT recommended for buckshot. At the very least, if you are talking about lead, you would probably end up with deformed pellets that would fly wild and blow your pattern. With steel and Hevishot, I think you would eventually get damage (if not on the first shot), and the damage could be to the barrel, not just the choke. If you have a safe place to do it, pattern your gun with the buckshot load you want to use at the distance you expect to shoot starting with more open chokes and moving up until you get the pattern you need (and of course, don't go beyond the manufacture's recommendations for maximum choke constriction with buckshot. Might want to try calling Briley(http://www.briley.com). They could at least give you recommendations for their chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBDIII Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Crowhunter, Just curious, are you having trouble with patterns using buckshot?? I have a SBEII and have been trying everything to get a good pattern with buckshot , I tried Patternmaster , 2 differn't Kicks tubes and all of the factory tubes that came with the gun. So far the best pattern I have been able to get is from the Stock IC chocke tube believe it or not. in my gun atleast , the tighter the choke tube the worse the pattern . I would be interested to hear how yours patterns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeshot Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 RBDIII, What type of buckshot were you using to test your patterns? What brand? What size buckshot? Number of pellets per shot shell? Magnum load? What pattern did your buckshot produce and at from what distance? Thank you, threeshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowhunter Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 Originally posted by RBDIII: Crowhunter, Just curious, are you having trouble with patterns using buckshot?? I have a SBEII and have been trying everything to get a good pattern with buckshot , I tried Patternmaster , 2 differn't Kicks tubes and all of the factory tubes that came with the gun. So far the best pattern I have been able to get is from the Stock IC chocke tube believe it or not. in my gun atleast , the tighter the choke tube the worse the pattern . I would be interested to hear how yours patterns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowhunter Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 I do a lot of Coyote hunting trying to get the best pattern,the #4 buck in 3 1/2in and 3"54 pellets and 44 in 3s did a little checking last year I had the tightest pattern with the turkey choke but I don't want to hurt my gun or myself.Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osceola Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Can not speak for #4 buck but I can for HeviShot B. Both Remington and Undertaker HS choke diameters are .675 for 12ga. in an extended choke tube. Cabelas Super Full rated for HeviShot is .660, patterns well at 60yds with 2's and B's. A standard full is .700 though it's not usually used in an extended choke. I shot over 100 rounds of HeviShot through my SBE internal Full choke before going to a tighter constriction with no problems. Choke requirements for HeviShot are not the same as steel. Be Safe [ 01-05-2005, 01:30 PM: Message edited by: osceola ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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