Choke tube ??

[Hatchet]

I never owned a shotgun that took chokes, all the shotguns I have is a Larona SxS, Remignto 870 30" barrel full choke n a 870 Remington with a slug barrel. Got a good deal on a Browning Goldhunter 30" vent barrel the only tubes he had was plus modified , said he deer hunted with it. My question is will these tubes do for deer or do I need to buy different one , if so what do you recommend ? Thanks

Edited November 21, 2013 by Hatchet

[boomsox24]

Modified will throw buckshot. However each gun and ammo is different. I would buy a patternmaster if you want to shoot buckshot. Then you can buy different ammo then pattern each one on paper to determine which one is the beat for you.

[BHC]

don't bother with slugs

[BowhunterNJ]

Honestly, I've done a ton of patterning…and you never know what your gun will wind up liking.

I have dozens of chokes I've tried for various shots out of my shotguns, and anything I read that was recommended "off the shelf" was not a guarantee (hence the dozens of chokes).

 

Having said that, I'd recommend two approaches:

1) Start with your stock chokes and see if you can find a shell that shoots well out of them at your intended maximum range (cost is shells and your time, but not chokes)

2) Consider all the money you may wind up spending on shells and chokes, and go with a custom shotgun load designed for your gun with a tested choke for the combo. Again not a guarantee, but I've found it's often MUCH closer and well within acceptable patterning.

 

An example of #2 is Nitro Ammunition company. If I would have skipped my testing, I would have saved a TON of time (days and days of time, gas, etc), the cost of dozens of chokes, all the varieties of shells I tried with each…and could have rolled that into custom ammo and a single choke with enough ammo for the rest of my life haha

Just some food for thought given my experiences!

 

Their site: http://www.nitrocompany.com

Their choke/load recommendations for pretty much every shotgun: http://www.nitrocompany.com/pattern.htm

[BowhunterNJ]

I know this is a turkey load comparison and you're interested in buckshot, but here is how Nitro ammo performed out of my gun with their recommended choke/load combat 40 yards.

High POI, but that was the nature of that gun (Benelli SBE2) and it's respective POA vs POI.

 

[Hatchet]

Lol ! Got 5 bills into this gun which is a little more than I could afford.But this gun felt like it was built custom for me n couldn't resist. I know the deal with finding shells to match the gun. Just don't want to waste money on shells if the choke isn't right for buckshot .he did trough a box of 3" mag double 00 says they shoot well out of it . Will start there if the choke I have is ok for deer! Thanks again

Edited November 21, 2013 by Hatchet

[Haskell_Hunter]

I also recommend blasting some ammo through it to pattern.  It'll answer your question for you, and it's a good excuse to go out and shoot the gun.  Win-win.

[BowhunterNJ]

Good luck, let us know how you make out!

[Hatchet]

Will do! Love my Remington , been vey good to me . But I can't wait to shoot this beauty! If she shoots as good as it looks n feels it will be my go to gun!

Edited November 21, 2013 by Hatchet