|
Author
|
Topic: ported/extended choke tubes
|
Steve C
Knows what it's all about
Member # 510
|
posted March 09, 2005 06:08 PM
Does anyone have anything positive/negative to say about extnended/ported choke tubes. I like the idea of more consistent patterns and maybe extending the kill range a little bit, but the prices would keep the normal guy from buying multiple ones to test them and compare. I just bought a used in xlnt cond SP-10 and the shotgun only has one tube MOD. I would like to find something that would go good with buckshot loads. Or am I just spinning my wheels and should leave well enough alone??? any suggestions???
--------------------
CSVCA http://www.csvca.com
Posts: 82 | From: El Monte, CA | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged
|
|
slydog
Knows what it's all about
Member # 389
|
posted March 09, 2005 07:58 PM
Steve,
I shoot HeviShot dead coyote through my Mosberg 835 and have found that the tighter the choke the better. I know it sounds wierd but I have learned that the shot (Tungston-nickel) is formed from compressed powder, thus when it goes through a very tight choke the pellets that don't fit are crushed and resort back to powder form.
I have over 300 rounds through a xxxfull comp-n-choke. its a ported and extended tube and it works well out to 70 yards...
I quit using 00 many years ago and went to #4 buck shot but its getting hard to find.. Then I tried the dead coyote and have never looked back..
just my thoughts, good luck
sly
--------------------
Smote the Yote with a slydog custom call
Posts: 179 | From: SW Idaho | Registered: Aug 2004
| IP: Logged
|
|
Az-Hunter
Hi, I'm Vic WELCOME TO THE U.S. Free baloney sandwiches here
Member # 17
|
posted March 09, 2005 08:20 PM
I can't speak to their use for hunting, Im not keen on shotgunning coyotes. My experience with ported choke tubes comes from a competitive point of view. Many matches I shot were "three gun" events, pistol/revolver,rifle,shotgun matches, all involving mulitple targets, engaged in the quickest lapsed time.
For fast shotgun work, compensated choke tubes do give faster follow-up shots, and do, to some degree, keep the muzzle rise down. I had a Remington 1100, that I had the smith drill holes up and down the front/sides of the muzzle, akin to what Pro-Port was doing, and one 1100 that had screw in Briley ported choke tubes. Both worked equally well to my mind.
Biggest advantage for my use was in bowling pin matches, five official bowling pins, 18 inches or so apart,set one foot in, on a 4'x8' steel table.Shotgun was at low ready, buzzer sounds,you shoulder shotgun and go to blazing. Time is stopped when all pins are cleared off the table. Best time I ever had was using the gunsmith ported drill job 1100. That run had all pins off in 2.17 seconds....thats fast follow-up shots, aided in my opinion, to the compensated choke tubes.Don't know if that kind of quick follow up is really needed for coyotes....but it couldn't hurt:)
I don't think you'd go wrong by getting a
Posts: 1627 | From: 5 miles west of Tim | Registered: Jan 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
Steve C
Knows what it's all about
Member # 510
|
posted March 09, 2005 09:18 PM
First of all, thanks for the input!
Slydog, I don't think they make a dead coyote load for 10ga. There's a turkey load with 2 shot, but I don't know if that would do the trick.
Az Hunter, I'm not really looking for fast follow up shot. I was looking to see if the ported tubes made a significant pattern difference. I don't care about recoil reduction, but I thought the porting mainly releases the gas at the last moment keeping the wad from continuing to push through the shot and extorting the pattern.
Does anyone use any of these ported chokes with better pattern results for #4 buckshot loads??? Especially if they use the Rem SP-10. Again, thank you very much for the input.
--------------------
CSVCA http://www.csvca.com
Posts: 82 | From: El Monte, CA | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged
|
|
Leonard
HMFIC
Member # 2
|
posted March 09, 2005 10:23 PM
So, who did you buy the SP10 from? Anybody I know?
Good hunting. LB
--------------------
EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All.
Don't piss me off!
Posts: 31462 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
Cal Taylor
Knows what it's all about
Member # 199
|
posted March 10, 2005 06:14 AM
I still have mine, Leonard. It's one of those guns that I think will stay here. But I am ordering the type of choke we are talking about. They cost 80 bucks out of Cabelas, but I have seen that they do show considerably better patterns in a 12 gauge with buckshot loads, so I think they should do the same in the 10.
I'm still playing with different factory loads and may end up getting the stuff to reload for the 10 guage so I can play with some heavi-shot and some stuff like that. Copper plated lead BB's seem to do well, and the 4 buck and 1 buck are pretty good too. All of my previous coyote shooting with a shotgun has been from the air. Now I am trying to figure out how to do it from the ground.
[ March 10, 2005, 06:15 AM: Message edited by: Cal Taylor ]
--------------------
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.
FoxPro Field Staff Member
Posts: 1069 | From: Wyoming | Registered: May 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
Leonard
HMFIC
Member # 2
|
posted March 10, 2005 08:37 AM
I've heard from some people, that the only way to actually get what you want, is to load them yourself, just like rifle cartridges. The heavishot I have seen advertized is all #4 and #5, not what I consider coyote medicine. Those particular chokes are a bit spendy, if you ask me?
Good hunting. LB
--------------------
EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All.
Don't piss me off!
Posts: 31462 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
Steve C
Knows what it's all about
Member # 510
|
posted March 10, 2005 09:00 AM
I bought the SP-10 from Gunbroker.com for $606-looks new-haven't shot it yet. It has the 22" barrel with iron sights. Good thind is.. for the price i got it for, I can afford to buy the reload equip later.
--------------------
CSVCA http://www.csvca.com
Posts: 82 | From: El Monte, CA | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged
|
|
varmit hunter
Knows what it's all about
Member # 37
|
posted March 10, 2005 03:51 PM
Sly
What is the inside diameter of the choke you are using?.
Working for lohman and MAD I have a pile of chokes from .660 up. I havent tried the T's in a super tight choke yet.
Thanks
Ronnie
--------------------
Make them pay for the wind.
Posts: 932 | From: Orange,TX | Registered: Jan 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
slydog
Knows what it's all about
Member # 389
|
posted March 10, 2005 04:41 PM
Ronnie,
The choke that is patterning the "T's" best for me is a .669 but I'm waiting on a tighter restriction choke from Carlson's (.659 )
and yes sir I have smoked coyotes at 70+ yards using Hevi Shot Dead Coyote but I won't use anything smaller than TripleB and prefer "T's"
After shooting this combo now for over a year you couldn't give me #4 or #1 buckshot.
BTW good hearing from ya
sly
--------------------
Smote the Yote with a slydog custom call
Posts: 179 | From: SW Idaho | Registered: Aug 2004
| IP: Logged
|
|
Big Bird
PAKMAN
Member # 602
|
posted March 12, 2005 09:56 AM
I recently bought a "Terror Choke" for my 3.5" 12 ga. It definetly increased pattern density and effective range in my waterfowl and turkey loads. Love it. Just getting into predator hunting so have not patterened loads for yotes yet.
My waterfowl loads went From like 60% of shot in a 30" circle at 40yds with factory mod choke. to @ 89% of shot. My Brother put me on to it after he bought one for his Browning Lite Stalker 10GA.
I'll see if I can get his pattern info for the 10.
Otherwise do a google search for Terror chokes, or Refuge forum there is a lot of info there on after market chokes.
They offer a extremely tight choke for predators which I haven't bought yet. Good luck.
Posts: 3 | From: South central WI | Registered: Mar 2005
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
