Anyone else ever had this problem?
03-22-2015, 07:32 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Location: Southern Illinois
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Anyone else ever had this problem?
I recently just bought a Remington VersaMax. I have been shooting the gun with no problems. I decided today that I was going to put in the turkey extra full choke to pattern it. The gun was shooting about 3-4 inches to the right. I switched ammunition and that did not seem to help. I put one of the regular chokes back in and it was spot on. I again put the extra full choke in and had the same results, straight to the right. I have never heard of this before, has anyone??
03-23-2015, 02:14 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: west central wi USA
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It's fairly common for shotguns not to shoot precisely to POA. That's why some guys go to scopes or adjustable sights. A good gunsmith can resolve that. They'll either bend the barrel slightly or more likely, bend the magazine tube to which the barrel is attached.
03-23-2015, 06:49 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
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I had an extra full extended choke that did the same thing except it shot low by much more than 3" or 4". It was tried on a couple of other shotguns but it never worked out right.
After changing to a different extra full tube the gun patterned just fine. The first tube might have been worth salvaging, but I chucked it in the bin.
After changing to a different extra full tube the gun patterned just fine. The first tube might have been worth salvaging, but I chucked it in the bin.
03-23-2015, 08:53 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
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Why would you suggest that when it's obviously the choke and not the gun that's screwed up?!
03-23-2015, 10:40 AM
#6
Fork Horn
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I appreciate the input everyone. I think I'm going to try and get another turkey choke tube for it from the dealer. Just a little frustrating, considering the price that was paid for the gun.
03-23-2015, 11:56 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
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As topgun so reasonably put it, It's not the gun but the choke tube. It's obviously not the gun itself since it shoots fine with other tubes threaded in. Sometimes you get one that shoots "off" because of a very slight "canting" on the threads and this shows up more so on extra full chokes. It could very well be that the threading on the choke tube is off. Never had use for those "extra full" jobs anyway. Always gotten by very well with a full. Actually killed quite a few Turkeys with Modified. All extra full does for me is increase recoil.
03-23-2015, 02:42 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
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Location: west central wi USA
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Unless the other chokes throw just as tight a pattern, it may not be noticeable until the pattern is small. Put the tube in someone else's gun. If it has the same affect, it's the tube. If not, it's the barrel. In either case it's not an insurmountable problem.
Al
