What Constriction Choke Tube?

[travis13]

I am getting a Gobblin Thunder for my SBEII and would like to know what constriction you recommend. I will be shooting Winchester Supreme Elite (Extended Range) #5's and Winchester Supreme #5's.

[Spur Collector]

Opinions are going to vary on this, and guns vary a litle too. Most people will probably say .660. I have a friend who shoots the .655 and #5s and gets awesome patterns. When I buy a Kicks tube it will be .655.

 

Over constricting can blow your pattern, but I've seen my friends patterns, and they aren't blown at all.

 

I shoot the Indian Creek in the .655 and Hevi-13 #5s. I actually shot the .665 Indian Creek along side the .655 with a few different brands on ammo and the .655 was a little better.

[Flhawghuntr]

The thing to do is get the choke and then find a load that works for your set up. Each gun and shell/choke combo shoots differently though it is a good point to start to narrow your choices by checking what others are shooting.

[HUNT2HUNT]

I went with the Kicks Gobblin Thunder in .655 for my SBE2. Have not shot it yet. I have read a lot on this subject and a lot of SBE2 owners prefer the jellyhead. I may buy it and compare it.

[HUNT2HUNT]

I must be nuts the more I think about this. I buy a SBE2 and it comes with a set of crio chokes,and I still go out and buy 1 and probably 2 more chokes. Spending cash on a hunting sport never seems to end,excluding the high price of ammo.

[bowhntr1980]

For the money, you may want to look into a Jellyhead .660 which you can shoot hevishot through too. Around $42.00 total with shipping from www.wingsupply.com I had the best results out of my SBE II using Hevi 13 3.5" 2 1/4 oz. #6 shot. Check out some of the other threads to see some of the results. I think Mudhen uses a jellyhead with Win. XR and he is satisfied.