Turkey Choke

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bassfishindoc

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Hey everybody, I am heading to my parents new farm to go turkey hunting this weekend. This will be the first time I have ever hunted turkey and I need to know a good quality turkey choke I can purchase for my Remington 870. I know nothing of turkey chokes and know there are hundreds of different types so any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't think I will have time to mail order a choke before Saturday so suggestions as to one that could be purchased at Walmart, Dick's, or Bass Pro Shops would be greatly appreciated.
 
or extra full

One gun is IM and my other is full because its what I have and both guns are multi-use guns but I also never take a shot beyond 30-35 yards so that is sufficient for me. If I were to make one of them a dedicated turkey only gun it would be extra full all the way.
 
I think I'd lean towards the XFull if I didn't have time for testing.

Rem. 870 should be one of the easy ones to find.

Go to Cabela's and do a search there.

Get into their customer feed back and see what they have to say by users.

Maybe ask me after the 15th and I might have an answer or at least an opinion for you as I'll be out after a turkey with a 870 Express with Xfull choke and 1 3/4 or 2oz of #5s.

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
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The full choke that came with your gun will work fine. If you want to buy a turkey choke Ive had good success with HS Struts Undertaker, and my boys both shoot Gobblestoppers. They've worked well so far this season.

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Turkey Chokes?

You would definitely want a standard full choke at the minimum. I personally prefer an extra full choke for turkeys. Good one is the Primos "Jelly Head" choke.
 
Full at a minimum and xtra full if you can get one. BUT, please take the time to pattern whatever you decide to use before you shoot at a live bird. We take the time to sight in our rifles before deer season and we should take the same time to pattern our shotguns before shooting at live birds.
 
I use a TruGlow Gobblestopper Turkey choke. Patterns well from my Shotgun and you should be able to find them just about everywhere for the Rem 870.
 
I have a Patternmaster extended range choke. I have never had a bird get away from me. Only downside is they are $100, like everyone else said use the full choke that came with your gun. Make sure you use a good turkey load and PATTERN YOUR GUN! Ive seen WAY too many people shoot birds and watch them get away because they didnt use a good load and they didnt pattern their gun.
 
remington

Remington makes an extended extrafull, and an extended/knurled superfull.
I have used both in my 20" rifle sighted 870 bbl, and find the superfull does pattern a bit tighter than the extra with the various loads I've run through it. both are superior to a standard, flush mount full choke. In my gun anyhow.

These are factory choke tubes and should be widely available. Best part is there not nearly as high priced as some of the specialty, aftermarket tubes.

A standard flush, full choke, is minimal. Be sure and shoot your new choke with the loads you intend, as oft times shotguns do not hit where they point. I use 30 long paces and and sheet of newspaper, with a sheet of letter paper centered as an aiming point.

Sit still, good luck
 
There used to be one from Briley that was a shooter, but as mentioned before your full choke tube that came with the shotgun new should be fine. I killed tons of turkeys(about 15) with my full factory choketube.;)
 
On such short notice I'd just use the full choke that came with the gun. You can spend $30-$50 for one of the aftermarket tubes and it may give you a few extra yards, or maybe not. You won't know until you pattern your gun. I use the extra full tube that came with my 870 turkey gun. It is not that much better than a standard full choke tube, but since it came with the gun at no additional cost I use it.

When you have more time to research the matter you may decide to upgrade. I wouldn't rush out and buy just anything on short notice and try to hunt with it before I patterned it.
 
while we're at it

Might as well mention loads. Although lots of toms have been laid low with a std 1-1/4 oz field load, go with a 2-3/4 or 3" mag load if your gun will chamber the 3" number.

Shot size ranges 4, 5, or 6, and after years of shooting #6, I switched over to #5 and have not regretted it. Fours have always seemed a bit thin in my test patterns. There's many that argue that #6 may actually be a bit light past 30 yds. I cannot comment on the new "space shot".

Again, be sure and shoot your new set up beforehand, preferably on something other than a coke can.
 
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