NoTox Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Just wondering if anyone has patterned teh sbeII with the factory full choke for turkey type applications. I don't turkey hunt but 1 or 2 time a season, therefore can't justify spending $80-100 on a choke if it is not a great improvement. Surely the factory choke can do the job. I hope to get out and pattern it this week, but I was just seeing if anyone had experience with this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 If I were going to use the factory choke, I'd at least invest in the Federal Flight Control loads. I haven't tried the full, but I got results with the modified factory tube in my SBEII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parknutz Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I have patterned the SBE II full choke with several different loads and I’m not real excited with the results!! All shots @35yds - First tried Remington – Premier H.V. 3” #5, next Kent ‘ultimate’ 3.5” #5, then Winchester Supreme 3.5” #5 – I was not pleased with any of the results- don't get me wrong it I'll kill but – My buddies were shooting super870’s with hevi-shot chokes with the same loads and just smashing the paper. I am wondering has anyone found that deadly combo of aftermarket choke and load for the SBEII. oh, what are fed flight control loads? More Info would be great. dg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I suppose if you were REALLY interested, you might wander over to Federal's website and have a look. /assuming you have internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzhead44 Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 If you are looking for a shot that will do the job, visit the Nitro Company web site. http://www.nitrocompany.com/ We pattern The Nova 26 inch this pass weekend using #5 shot Nito 2 5/8 which has 5-6 and 71/2 mixed. It is unbieveable. Oh yes we used the Comp N Choke XXX Full Check it out for your self. Happy hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcbow99 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I have the same dilemma with the sbe2. I just bought one and was looking for a turkey choke. I've read alot about it and checked on several forums. A bunch of guys are raving about the SRM Terror .655. They claim to be able to put "virtually" every pellet in a 30" circle at 40 yards. I know that Briley is making the extra full tube for the sbe2's. I'm not sure what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavocTec Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I will be patterning my Briley Xtra-full and factory chokes this week on my SBE2. Will try and post once I get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Kicks .655 patterned fine, but actually a bit less dense than the Kicks .660. Both acceptable and can put 50% of the pellets in the 10" circle area. I'll test a Terror .655 next week and report the results. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavocTec Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Sorry took so long to post a reply. I finally tested my factory tubes, Briley X-Full and Undertaker HS with multiple loads (Rem HVY 3" & 3 & 1/2" 5's & 6's, Win Supreme HV 5's, Rem Nitro Turkey, Federal Flight Control's...). It didnt matter what load, choke or distance to about 30 yards. I got the most consistent patterns with the X-Full -approx. 10 in the vitals & 180+ in a 10 inch circle most loads. The best performing loads were the cheap stuff - Rem Nitro Turkey 3" 5's & Win Sup HV 3" 5's (. I had some gaps in the pattern with all the "newer"(HVY & FC) style loads, but they all would still kill out to 35 yds and hit the target with considerably more punch. I never got anything I liked at 40 - 3 or less in the vitals and less than a 3rd of the pellets in the 10 with gaps no matter what I tried. I tried backing out to the IC with HVY Shot like a previous post in these forums suggested, but it was really sparse & lots of gaps all loads. I am going to go a little tighter this week and test a Carlson's .655 this week & if no results I'll be shooting less than 30 yards for sure this weekend & purchasing a Rhino or Kicks (like most of the posts on NWTF forum suggest) for later this season or next. I geuss I will get shooting less than 30 yards most of the time anyways, so I'm good to go this year. It sure would be nice if I could have confidence out to 40 in case I get excited and mis-judge that distance a bit! Hope this helps! [ 04-11-2005, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: HavocTec ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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