I was just curious what kind of choke tube everybody uses and what kind of ammo have you found shoots best out of it?
Depends, I have two Winchester 1300's. one is set up with an Indian creek and shoots hevi shot the other one has a comp n choke that shoots winchester long beards. All are 3" shells and #6 shot
I Just bought some hevi shot mag blends and a hevi shot turkey choke tube to go with it. Ill find out how it patterns in a month or so.
I just bought an Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike for my son's gun and I'll be picking up a box of Hevi #6s (they recommend #7s but I can't find them) and a box of Magnum Blends to see which one patterns the best out of it. Before that, he just shot the factory full choke and Winchester XX's and killed a bird at 51 and his little brother shot one last year at 47, folding them both.
My gun patterns really well with the factory full choke. I shoot Winchester supreme #5s. I've killed 2 birds over 50yds with it and 2 more between 35-50, all 4 were stoned instantly.
I have a Benelli Super Black Eagle II and haven't ever used anything besides the Crio chokes that came with the gun. They hold a great pattern, with Remington especially. I've heard and read good things about Carlson's though
Shotgun: Stoeger M3500 I use a kicks high flyer full to put a hurt on some ducks. Ammo typically varies but I bought a bunch of 3.0" fionchi at the end of the season on clearance. Enough I may be good for next season. I used some at the end of the season last year and it shot just as well as the higher priced stuff. For turkey I use the choke that came with the rifle and remmington 3.5" ammo.
Funny this got moved from turkey hunting just cause its about gun hunting. oh well. I decided to go with Winchester XR longbeard 3 1/2 # 5's with a Comp-N-Choke.
Remington super full in .665 and hevi #6 do well in my 870. I've also had my forcing cone lengthened, bore polished and run a 28 in barrel. Some folks say they won't shoot a bird past 40 and that's fine, but I've patterned my gun at 50 and wouldn't hesitate one minute to take that shot.
Mossberg 930 with the 28" waterfowl barrel, Xx-Full Mossberg turkey choke shooting number 3 or 4 shot usually... I'll take em out to 60 yards, I've been using Federal Blackcloud waterfowl load some the past yr or so and have been happy with it Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 2