mikem771 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 I recently bought an M2 and now i am in the process of testing some turkey chokes. I started with the Crio choke (Trulock) .665, and would like to try the JH .660 + Rhino. The problem is I just bought the JH .660 choke and now I am receiving conflicting reports from suppliers on which type of choke fits the M2. Some say Optima plus while others say the SBE2 choke. I thought I was supposed to use the optima plus but now I am not so sure... Is the Optima plus choke the same as the SBE2??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK JACK Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Yes they are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Yes and no. Yes, in that they will fit each gun. No, in that they might not perform the same in the two different guns. Benellis are underbored, Beretta Optima Plus guns are overbored. I have Benellis that are .721-723 bore that like .660. I may even order a .657-.658 from Rhino this year and try some of the new #7 non-tox loads. A .730-732 (or whatever OP guns are) might not like .660. I hear most OP guys shoot .670. I would start with anyone's .660. I think you may mean Nitro ammo, as I have not seem ammo from Rhino yet. That being said, your M2 SHOULD like the .660 JH. I'd start with lead #6's and move up to Win ER's if your guns likes #6's. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK JACK Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 I stand corrected. I didn't realize the bores were not the same. Pure Gold has some exchanging to do then LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Originally posted by BLACK JACK: I stand corrected. I didn't realize the bores were not the same. Pure Gold has some exchanging to do then LOL I'd see what they do in your guns before returning anything. I like the charts on www.carlsonschokes.com - they let you see what each constriction should throw in a gun. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem771 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 [ 07-06-2006, 08:07 PM: Message edited by: mikem771 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem771 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 That’s interesting stuff, Thanks. Do underbored guns have a tendency to shoot tighter patterns than the overbored guns? I was wondering why one manufacturer would chose to have a certain model overbored and then have another model underbored. I assume there must be advantages to each... I plan on trying the JH .660 tomorrow. The Trulock Crio .665 seemed to prefer HS #6 followed by Win ER #6 and lead #5. Lead #6's didn’t perform well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Originally posted by mikem771: That’s interesting stuff, Thanks. Do underbored guns have a tendency to shoot tighter patterns than the overbored guns? I was wondering why one manufacturer would chose to have a certain model overbored and then have another model underbored. I assume there must be advantages to each... I plan on trying the JH .660 tomorrow. The Trulock Crio .665 seemed to prefer HS #6 followed by Win ER #6 and lead #5. Lead #6's didn’t perform well. Well, Benelli's are underbored so the inertia system will work, so it's not a marketing ploy. Underbored guns can shoot tight with the right choke, but they can just as easily have blown patterns due to overchoking. Browning touts it's overboring as creating more even patterns. My Brownings do pattern very well, especially when it comes to steel shot. Hard shots does not usually like to be overchoked... mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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