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Old 02-03-2006 | 04:00 PM
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Need info on benelli nova 12ga. choke and shell combo just bought one going to try and take a turkey with it this spring.
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Old 02-03-2006 | 06:24 PM
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i use kicks.gobblin thunder with winchester h.v. 31/2 im going to experiment with it soon
try the new h.v and the new win. shells
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Old 02-05-2006 | 02:13 PM
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There are a lot of different choke tubes out there that work great. The Undertaker, Jelly Head, Comp-N-Choke, Kicks, just to name a few. You really have to shoot them and put different loads through them to find the best for your gun but any of them should perform well.
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Old 02-12-2006 | 03:41 PM
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i shot a fall gobbler a couple weeks ago with my nova. i have a tight wad choke made by primos and used a 3 1/2" federal mag shok #6. distance: 44 paces! longer than i like to shoot but it did the job and made me a believer.
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Old 02-12-2006 | 10:40 PM
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This will be my first year turkey hunting with a gun. I've taken several with a bow, but have moved and there are fewer birdshere. I now have a Nova with the 28" barrel and the Briley X-full choke. I should be patterning several different loads next week. I'll post the results then.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 08:59 PM
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Well, I finally patterned my Nova and Briley x-full choke combo. I tried about 10 different shells and all were turkey killers at 30 yards. The Remington Hevi Shot in the 3 1/2" with # 6 was good, but only matched the Federal 3" Flight Control # 6's. Winchester Supremes in the 3 1/2 # 5's came in 3rd best. The Federals are half the price of the Remington Hevi shot, so they win. 20 hits average on the brain and spine with both (4 shots).
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Old 03-07-2006 | 09:18 PM
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ive got the same gun with the undertaker choke that Alex Reutleage gave me and I shoot 3 1/2 6's and last year I killed my turkey at 56yds and had 9 pellets in the head. on paper there were 21 in the kill zone at 50yds. so get the undertaker.
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