Superfull Turkey and Skeet Chokes?


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bigalexe
August 10, 2009, 11:08 AM
I already have the regular 3 chokes for my 12-gauge. Im wondering if the Superfull Turkey chokes and the Skeet Chokes offered by Mossberg are really different enough from the 3 standard sizes to be worth getting?

I've seen the superfull turkey choke used and can say that makes a bit of a difference.

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oneounceload
August 10, 2009, 11:31 AM
What three came with your gun - IC, M & F? A skeet choke is supposed to be .005, while an IC is .010, a M .020 and a F .030 constrictions. If you're shooting skeet or hunting birds in close cover, a skeet choke can be nice - but you do need to pattern any choke to see what it does with your load in your gun. Don't just go by the label and assume that is what you're getting

Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
August 10, 2009, 11:49 AM
Depends - are you gonna hunt turkeys? The extra-fulls do tend to work well in my limited experience where a very tight pattern is desired, such as when turkey hunting.

The skeet choke, no, IMO. Well, it's different enough, but not very useful.

bejay
August 10, 2009, 12:34 PM
ive only got 2 for my mossberg 500 the modified and extra full and they are both deadly on turkeys out to about 40 yards the extra full does have a slightly tighter pattern wich could put a few more bbs in a turkeys head but the modified has a decent pattern also, so in my opinion no its not worth buying additional chokes, but it would be a good idea to pattern your gun
might print out some targets with a turkeys head on them and see what type of a pattern you will get.

Virginian
August 10, 2009, 12:36 PM
Skeet chokes will definitely give a nice even open pattern at closer ranges than Imp Cyl. with smaller shot. Great quail choke in my opinion. I had a SxS choked SK1 and SK2 on purpose.
My experience with turkey chokes has been that they will give you the good tight center pattern further out, but the outer pattern will be splotchier than with more conventional full range chokes. So they are good for exactly what they say, but not that great for wingshooting.
Your results may vary.

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