As best as I can remember you should only fire buck shot from a cylinder bore. a cylinder bore choke does have a slight taper and is designed for shooting buck shot. Firing buck shot from a full choke or anything other than a cylinder bore causes a bouncing effect on the shot as it is exiting the barrel. It tends to spread to fast. Using a cylinder keeps the buck shot together for a longer distance.

It would probably not hurt the turkey choke for 1 or 2 shots but I myself would not risk hurting my fine turkey choke especially at today's prices, but over all it would depend on the type of choke that you have. If it is designed for steel shot it would not hurt it but if it is designed for lead shot only then even 1 shot could cause major damage.

Also slugs are able to be fired from a full choke because they have rifled groves.,and the rifled groves are designed especially for that purpose.


Phil