hevi-shot

newguy23 · 02-03-2005, 02:21 PM

I was just wondering if it could possibly hurt your gun to shoot hevi-shot if you do not use a hevi-shot choke? The guy at Bass Pro told me it would, but I have an incling it really doesn't... Any ideas?

ShallowRio · 02-03-2005, 02:49 PM

I've never had a problem, but will say I don't feel its worth 2 1/2 times the cost of copper plated lead Turkey loads in a 12gu. Now in a kids or ladies 20gu, I've gotten better paterns using the factory Full tube over after market extra Full or extended Turkey tubes which are hard to find. Its definately worth it in a 20gu.
Hevi-shot is not guna get you a 60 yard shot and you shouldn't need that. Call em closer.

newguy23 · 02-03-2005, 10:20 PM

I guess I have answered my own question... From Remington's Web site...

"Some turkey chokes, including the Extra Full with .040 inch of constriction available from Remington were designed for use with softer lead shot and should not be used with Hevi-Shot. If a choke was not designed to be used with steel shot or Hevi-Shot, it should not be used. For wingshooting, the more open chokes designed to handle steel have proven to be quite useful when using Hevi-Shot."

hmmm.... You think they should put this on the box or something!

rochelle · 02-05-2005, 11:20 AM

I shot it out of my rem choke with no problem last year.

rayferd t · 02-05-2005, 06:48 PM

I would use a tube recommended for steel or heavy shot. My cousin blew the choke tube out of his gun last year, I shot an 870 12 gauge and use a stardot extra full .668 approved for heavy shot, using HEVI 13 3" shells with 1 3/4 ounce of 6s put 166 pellets in a 12 in circle at 42 yrds, had 39 head/neck hits in the turkey target and 317 pellets in a 20 inch circle. They are high though, paid 26 bucks for a box of 10 but on paper the doubled my pellet count.
Ray

strut · 02-05-2005, 08:55 PM

I have shot Nitro Hevi shot thru a Remington Ventilator .655 which is not rated for HS use in my 870 SM, shooting the 3 1/2" #5's in 2 1/4 oz. load and I can't see any damage or scoring marks on either the choke or barrel. Most experts say that the .655 might be to tight, but my pattern is great, but it still won't out do the same load with the Rhino choke, close but not quite as good. Anyway, both of those chokes beats the factory chokes I have hands down, there is really no comparison.