modified choke
04-05-2006, 02:05 PM
#11
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Posts: 99
RE: modified choke
I just read JLmoore's post and couldnt call my local gunsmith fast enough. He says its no big deal at all. It never even crossed my mind to have a barrel tapped to accept chokes. I bought a whole new gun cause my remington 1187 is a fixed modified. UN FREAKIN BELIEVEABLE. And my gunsmith only charges $75 to do it. He says the only catch is it has to be a certain thickness. Well guess where my remington is spending the weekend!!!!!!
04-05-2006, 03:44 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Heaven IA USA
Posts: 2,597
RE: modified choke
Your modified choke will kill every turkey it hits as long as you keep your shots within the limits of your gun.
Simply pattern the gun at various yardages and stay within that acceptable yardage when it comes time for the shot. The other thing you want to be sure of is to check your guns point of impact so you don't get any surprises if one comes in up close and personnal.
Yes it is nice to have a gun that will "mow'em down" at fifty yards but it is not a prerequisite to go turkey hunting. Over 90 % of the turkeys I have killed with a shotgun have been under 30 yards and a number of them under twenty. For some of these tight shooting guns if the bird is under twenty yards your handicapping yourself.
Simply pattern the gun at various yardages and stay within that acceptable yardage when it comes time for the shot. The other thing you want to be sure of is to check your guns point of impact so you don't get any surprises if one comes in up close and personnal.
Yes it is nice to have a gun that will "mow'em down" at fifty yards but it is not a prerequisite to go turkey hunting. Over 90 % of the turkeys I have killed with a shotgun have been under 30 yards and a number of them under twenty. For some of these tight shooting guns if the bird is under twenty yards your handicapping yourself.
04-05-2006, 07:42 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Bandera, Texas
Posts: 1,636
RE: modified choke
ORIGINAL: Bloodstayn
I just read JLmoore's post and couldnt call my local gunsmith fast enough. He says its no big deal at all. It never even crossed my mind to have a barrel tapped to accept chokes. I bought a whole new gun cause my remington 1187 is a fixed modified. UN FREAKIN BELIEVEABLE. And my gunsmith only charges $75 to do it. He says the only catch is it has to be a certain thickness. Well guess where my remington is spending the weekend!!!!!!
I just read JLmoore's post and couldnt call my local gunsmith fast enough. He says its no big deal at all. It never even crossed my mind to have a barrel tapped to accept chokes. I bought a whole new gun cause my remington 1187 is a fixed modified. UN FREAKIN BELIEVEABLE. And my gunsmith only charges $75 to do it. He says the only catch is it has to be a certain thickness. Well guess where my remington is spending the weekend!!!!!!
04-06-2006, 05:42 AM
#14
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Posts: 99
RE: modified choke
Hey I might need the address to that gun smith.
04-06-2006, 01:50 PM
#15
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Posts: 99
RE: modified choke
Sorry to report, My barrell was to small. But I still reccomend swinging it by your local gsmith and seeing what he can do. Or buying a new barrell. My gunsmith said the Outer diameter of the barrell had to be .850 of an inch. If that help anybody.
04-06-2006, 03:18 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Olympia, WA 98502
Posts: 299
RE: modified choke
ORIGINAL: Arrowmaster
Modifieds do not work well. They would have to be extremely close to be effective. I wouldnt use one. It may wound it and then suffer. I will only be an ethical hunter.
Modifieds do not work well. They would have to be extremely close to be effective. I wouldnt use one. It may wound it and then suffer. I will only be an ethical hunter.
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