OK, NOW I'm pumped!!
03-14-2004, 11:54 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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OK, NOW I'm pumped!!
I got a new choke the other day and patterned it today. I found that it makes my barrel shoot WAAAAY high (about 10 inches at 30 yards) but I can compensate for that. Man I'm glad I took the time to do that!
But the real reason I'm pumped is that on the way to the range at my camp, we saw 7 turkeys! 4 hens running together, then a lone tom (and a good one at that), then 2 toms running together. These sightings were at different places.
Our season opens next Saturday! My vacation begins Friday morning! 12 days of pure bliss! CAAAAN'T WAIT!!!
But the real reason I'm pumped is that on the way to the range at my camp, we saw 7 turkeys! 4 hens running together, then a lone tom (and a good one at that), then 2 toms running together. These sightings were at different places.
Our season opens next Saturday! My vacation begins Friday morning! 12 days of pure bliss! CAAAAN'T WAIT!!!
03-15-2004, 05:22 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: OK, NOW I'm pumped!!
Roman,
I shoot an Ithaca mod 37. I had an extra 30 inch barrel given to me several years ago that had a "polychoke" on it. That's an external choke that is variable by twisting a constrictor on the end of the barrel. I had that cut off down to 24 inches and tapped and a choke tube inserted. The gunsmith put in a "Colonial" TSTK2 which was a XX-Full. It shot like crud! Holes all in the pattern! I figured it was too much constriction, so I got him to switch it out last week for a TSTK1, or X-Full. It patterns well, but high. Actually, it shoots fairly consistently with 4's, 5's, or 6's. I tried Super-X and Remmington since that's what I already had. I see no reason to change.
The only downside to this tube is that it is threaded EXTRA fine, so I can't substitute any of the aftermarket tubes in it. He said that he had to go with that one because of the thickness of the barrel where he cut it off.
I am considering getting Ithaca to build me a "Quad Bore" in their custom shop. That is a 4-stage constriction down the entire length of the barrel. Ithaca says that this allows the shot collumn to string out and hold a much tighter pattern. I just need to work out a price with them - and then justify it to my wife.[
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I shoot an Ithaca mod 37. I had an extra 30 inch barrel given to me several years ago that had a "polychoke" on it. That's an external choke that is variable by twisting a constrictor on the end of the barrel. I had that cut off down to 24 inches and tapped and a choke tube inserted. The gunsmith put in a "Colonial" TSTK2 which was a XX-Full. It shot like crud! Holes all in the pattern! I figured it was too much constriction, so I got him to switch it out last week for a TSTK1, or X-Full. It patterns well, but high. Actually, it shoots fairly consistently with 4's, 5's, or 6's. I tried Super-X and Remmington since that's what I already had. I see no reason to change.
The only downside to this tube is that it is threaded EXTRA fine, so I can't substitute any of the aftermarket tubes in it. He said that he had to go with that one because of the thickness of the barrel where he cut it off.
I am considering getting Ithaca to build me a "Quad Bore" in their custom shop. That is a 4-stage constriction down the entire length of the barrel. Ithaca says that this allows the shot collumn to string out and hold a much tighter pattern. I just need to work out a price with them - and then justify it to my wife.[
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