Best load/choke in SBE2 for ducks/geese

[craigb703]

Could I get some recommendations on chokes/loads?

 

I usually shoot Win Supreme BBs in my SBE1 w/ Pattern Master.

 

I'd like to learn what people have to say before burning up a bunch of shells.

 

Thanks

[tucker301]

Shot sizes....

Which ducks?

Which geese?

How?

Where?

Over what?

 

Primos Dead Zone tubes

 

[ 09-01-2006, 06:13 AM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

[Rifleman1st]

Order a terror .675 from srm products and you'll never use another tube for waterfowl again.

[craigb703]

Tucker,

 

Blacks, Green heads, Cans, or Giant Canadas hopefully over the decoys but sometimes skirting the spread.

 

On the Potomac there are fixed blind sites so the locals get wise, quickly.

[craigb703]

Riffleman,

 

SRM only has older style Benelli - I'm looking for my SBE II.

 

I do have the Sure Cycle guts in my old SBE and it works well.

 

Thanks

[tucker301]

I like steel 3's and 2's on decoying ducks with the chance of geese dropping by.

 

For strictly geese, I load a 2, followed by two BB's.

 

If you're gonna shoot hevi-shot, then simply step down two shot sizes on each.

 

Primos Dead Zone tubes.

D is for decoy.

P is for pass.

[Guest BLACK JACK]

If you can afford almost $3.00 every time you pull the trigger I like #6 Hevi-Shot on decoying ducks 2s or 4s for pass-overs. For geese go with Tuckers recommendation.

 

As far as aftermarket tubes I would say put that money into more ammo. With one of the five factory tubes you should be able to come up with a deadly combination.

[mudhen]

Originally posted by craigb703:

Riffleman,

 

SRM only has older style Benelli - I'm looking for my SBE II.

 

I do have the Sure Cycle guts in my old SBE and it works well.

 

Thanks

You are incorrect.

 

http://www.surecycle.com/default.asp

 

'Benelli Crio Choke'

 

Just don't shoot large hard shot through a tight Terror - chokes can bulge.

 

mudhen - CA

[tucker301]

Here's a more direct link for those of you who can't seem to find your baseball mitt.

 

Link

 

Then find the model BRTF-TCW

[Orphanedcowboy]

Have y'all looked at the Hevi-shot Dead Coyote choke tube, on the Benelli it is .670 constriction id with a 1 1/2" parallel section, I purchased one for my SBE II and one for a Mossberg 935, and planned to pattern them this week, but a stomach virus has prevented that, I will post results the minute I am done.

[winchester21]

Easy question. SBE 2 . Remington Heavi shot. Modified choke. the stuff is freaking unbelievable. Deadlier than lead ever had a chance to be.Steel sucks . Terrible idea in the first place unless you like wounded birds. Just adjust shot size to what ever you are shooting.

[craigb703]

Anyone tried the "Extended" Pattern Master?

 

http://www.mackspw.com/item.asp?im=PAT250+11&d=PatternMaster_Extended_Choke_Tube

[Orphanedcowboy]

I patterned the Dead Coyote tubes and it shot everything tight, under 40 yds it would be devastating, I was killing crows out to 60 yds with no problem, was hammering them. I tried some Bismuth reloads around 1200 fps and the patterns were 100 % at 40 yds, I didn't get any pellets outside the 30" circle until I crossed the 50 yd mark with the SBE II. I tried it in 3 guns and only had 1 flyer outside 30" at 40 yds with the 935, the SBE II, and the M2 both stayed inside the circle. I am using a Hogdon reload in a 2 3/4" Remington hull, with 1 1/4 oz of #4's over longshot powder. I also tried them with the TM, they were tight but not as tight as the reload, and I suspect it was because of them being around 1300 fps and higher.

[Rifleman1st]

Over the last 2 weekends I've killed 14 gesse with my SBE II and ,675 TERROR tube. I used Federal premium T shot 3.5" mags. Shots ranged from in your face to over 65 yards. I've never had issue shooting large steel thru my terror tube. I bet there's over 1000 rounds of BBB and T shot thru it. Just make sure you aim for the head on those close shots.

 

Also 1 thing that helped me immensley was I replace the front bead with a fiber optic one off of Tom Knapp's web site the difference is amazing.

 

Good hunting, Rifleman.

Edited January 26, 2012 by Rifleman1st