makemenuts Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I purchased a pair of Kicks chioke tube extenders in Modified for my 20 g and 12 g SBE Benelli's...most of the ballistics reports that I have read spoke highly of the ability of these tubes to tighten patterns especially with larger steel loads. Here are the results: 20 G Benelli 3" #5 Kent Impact # of hits within a 30" circle at 35 yards with Kicks modified = 88 with Benelli factory modified = 96 of note was the fact that there were 49 just high hits (on paper, but outside of circle) with the Benelii facotory modified choke...very few with the Kicks choke 12 G Benelli 3" #3 Fiocchi Steel # of hits within a 30" circle at 35 yards with Kicks modified = 139 with Benelli factory modified = 113 (23% improvement) Kicks provided a much nicer pattern on the larger steel pellet than the tungsten pellet...I am returning the 20 G choke tube and keeping the 12 G. Now I need to determine how to shoot a bit lower with the 20 g to get that pattern up to 145 pellets in the circle!! Or should I adjust the drop to "C"? Any insights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemenuts Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 and since this was my first post, I am not making any representations on any product...except my SBEs (I own two SBEs and one 20 G M1) Thanks for any help with the "high" shooting issue on the 20G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemenuts Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 not one person has any insight??? are there any Benelli folks that read these forums? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOGWILD Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 only takes minutes to change shim and try different fit, it's a crap shoot to get pattern where ya want it with so many different chokes and sizes of pellets but YOU will need to come to a happy conclusion that the chokes are good for you!! SBE's are known for shooting high. I would adjust my POA or keep the 20 Ga choke if your math is making you happy? Myself i use the Primos tubes for all my shooting, they did just fine for me on pattern board ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemenuts Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 not to jinx myself but the 20 gague is sweet...I've tried to choose a sight plane a bit lower than normal and the results have been good. The Kent matrix shells that I had from a few seasons ago are a nice load. I will be trying the WIngmaster HD loads soon. Any input on the HD shotshells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timb99 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Did you do just one pattern with each? That's not enough to make any definitve conclusions. If you really want to learn anythign, do about 10 patterns. Then see what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphanedcowboy Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 not to jinx myself but the 20 gague is sweet...I've tried to choose a sight plane a bit lower than normal and the results have been good. The Kent matrix shells that I had from a few seasons ago are a nice load. I will be trying the WIngmaster HD loads soon. Any input on the HD shotshells? M2 20ga #6 Wingmaster HD Trulock IC 40yds 90%: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benelli4life Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Benelli factory Modified is actually full Steel and Kicks Modified is actually Modified Steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I purchased a pair of Kicks chioke tube extenders in Modified for my 20 g and 12 g SBE Benelli's...most of the ballistics reports that I have read spoke highly of the ability of these tubes to tighten patterns especially with larger steel loads. Here are the results: 20 G Benelli 3" #5 Kent Impact # of hits within a 30" circle at 35 yards with Kicks modified = 88 with Benelli factory modified = 96 of note was the fact that there were 49 just high hits (on paper, but outside of circle) with the Benelii facotory modified choke...very few with the Kicks choke 12 G Benelli 3" #3 Fiocchi Steel # of hits within a 30" circle at 35 yards with Kicks modified = 139 with Benelli factory modified = 113 (23% improvement) Kicks provided a much nicer pattern on the larger steel pellet than the tungsten pellet...I am returning the 20 G choke tube and keeping the 12 G. Now I need to determine how to shoot a bit lower with the 20 g to get that pattern up to 145 pellets in the circle!! Or should I adjust the drop to "C"? Any insights? One way to shoot lower is to try one of those magnetic hi vis sights on the end of your barrel. Those sit a little higher than the stock bead and when you line everything up that should lower your POI a little. I done that on one of my guns and it did help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemenuts Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Goose2...thanks for the good input...I thought about trying a magnetic sight but quite honestly, I've been shooting the gun so well this season, I don;t want to change anything! I'll track my shooting and see where this ends up at the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashtx556ftw Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 if you use an inside micrometer to check the difference in the 2, you will likely find the kicks choke to be around .0003 - .0005 of an inch tighter. this is generaly the case with all after market chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdef883 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I cant wait till I get the gold I purchased for so far im hearing freinds saying its a trustworthy site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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