Originally Posted by
zachb13
I recently just purchased a Benelli Nova with the 28” barrel. I decided to try out the factory full choke with 3 inch Winchester longbeard xr’s in #6 shot. I made two shots with a good rest and both were around 3-4 inches to the right. I then purchased a Carlson choke in .650 for the Winchester longbeards and shot it today. The size of the groups decreased drastically but each shot was 4 to 5 inches apart. It’s now shooting all over the place. I’m pretty confident that it was a very well squeezed off shot. Is there something I’m missing as to why it’s shooting so weird? Is it the sights? Thanks!
I have a Nova as well and have taken it turkey hunting with success. My suggestion would be to add a truglow sight as well, but also: 1) to sight in with trap loads at a shorter distance than 20 yards (it is cheaper than turkey loads) and check the impact center point. If okay then increase the distance.. If not you have a problem beyond operator error., it may be the sights or the barrel.2) If okay at a shorter distance (say ten yards) go to 15 and then 20, 25, 40. to check if the aim point off-center increases. If nothing else this will tell you your maximum distance to shoot. 3) You must have a study rest when sighting in for accuracy and not just your knee, try a shooting bench and sand sandbags to hold steady and eliminate/reduce operator error.