choke tube ?'s
 

I have a remmington x-full choke tube. I went out and bought a primos tight wad today, got it home and read that it says x-full. It is an extended tube ... Is this the only difference? should I even bother shooting it or should i take it back?

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It will likely pattern a little different, but check the constriction. even though they both say extra full one might be slightly tighter than the other, sometimes just a little difference in constriction can make a big difference on the patterning board

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There's really no way to tell how different the pattern will be without shooting. Getting that right combination can take a few $$ in trial and error.

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The Primos web site shows that the Tight Wad for the Remingtonhas a .660 constriction, the choke tube that Remington calls their x-full has a constriction of .690. Thats a huge difference so give a try.

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You are going to haft to tinker around with it try differnt load #'s, differnt shells and also know your range lol, but when when I got my turkey gun the factory choke flat out shot like crap with about 30 yards there was about 5-7 pellets it the neck but then I got a Kick's choke and TruGlo sights and it is shooting better I have killed 3 birds with it and not missed any but one with the Kick's choke (because it was farther than what I thought it was) but before the new choke I missed 2 birds... But try different stuff with your gun good luck:)

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You will notice a difference between the two.
What kind of ammo are you planning on shooting out of it?

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I decided to keep the tight wad. Went out and shot it in my Remington 870 wing master 12 ga. I shot 3 inch Winchester supreme.
At 25 yards I put 38 BB's in the head and neck area.
at 50 yards I put 13 BB's in the head neck area.
at 25 yards with 00 buck shot it was in a 12'' circle...in case a coyote decides to walk past my decoy :)

I think this will do the job for me this year

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Zach,
What size shot are you using, and is it lead or hevi-shot?
Go to the top of the turkey hunting forum and there is instructions on the best way to pattern turkey loads. Draw a ten inch circle aroud the tightest part of the group and count how many pellets are in the circle. Regardless of shot size the standard acceptable minimum number of pellets in that ten inch circle is 100 pellets, without many clusters or holes. My 870 doesn't like Winchester ammo at all, I tried three different loads then I gave them all away. I shot Kent and Remington shell with 2 oz of #5 shot and they patterned almost identicle, there was no need for the extra energy of the #5's because there wasn't enough pellet holes in the target beyond 30 yards. So I went back to the store to get remington 2 oz of #6 shot. #6 lead has enough energy to kill out to 45 yards. Now I just picked up Hevi-13 with 2 oz of #6 shot, I haven't patterned it yet buy i'm expecting good results.
Good luck..............Mike


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RE: choke tube ?'s
 

I am using 3" 5 shot with led shot. Do you think 13 BB's at 50 yds is not enough to do the job? should I try something different?