I dont know how long this has been out but I just ran across it. Trulock doesnt publish
an exit diameter but what I gather, it is 565 . Trulock's regular turkey choke is 580.
Has anybody used this?
Mine will be delivered tomorrow. I also have the Carlson .575" to try.
Quote from: archdriver on March 18, 2014, 04:01:08 PM
I dont know how long this has been out but I just ran across it. Trulock doesnt publish
an exit diameter but what I gather, it is 565 . Trulock's regular turkey choke is 580.
Has anybody used this?
It may also be a .562 but I don't have one to try. You are close however. Seems like SUM body has been making a 562-5 popular for Fed HW #7s for awhile now.
Quote from: lakeplainshunter on March 18, 2014, 06:08:36 PM
Mine will be delivered tomorrow. I also have the Carlson .575" to try.
Haven't tried the Trulock, but I shoot the Carlson .575 in a Remington 11-87 Compact and get close to 150 in 10 with Fed 7s and 120 with the Fed 6s.
How does the Sumtoy 562-3 shoot Federal 7 HWT? I don't have a 562-5.
I shoot the trulock and I love it. It's gaining popularity in the 12 gauge but guys don't seem to be shooting it in the 20 on here much. It is .560 and it is a hoss. Very pleased with mine and glad I bought it.
Quote from: BowBendr on March 19, 2014, 03:00:43 AM
I shoot the trulock and I love it. It's gaining popularity in the 12 gauge but guys don't seem to be shooting it in the 20 on here much. It is .560 and it is a hoss. Very pleased with mine and glad I bought it.
Glad to hear that. I'm going to try one myself sooner or later.
Quote from: lakeplainshunter on March 18, 2014, 06:08:36 PM
Mine will be delivered tomorrow. I also have the Carlson .575" to try.
Mine arrived today. The Trulok is .560" for the Federal 7 HWT. It just needs to warm up now so I can test them.
How doe this Trulock .560 pattern the Fed Hvywght 7's?? :OGturkeyhead:
My average has been around 120 through a Benelli M2 24" barrel with the Trulock Fed choke.
Quote from: earlyriser on March 20, 2014, 06:21:01 PM
My average has been around 120 through a Benelli M2 24" barrel with the Trulock Fed choke.
Is it a nice even pattern? I could live with those numbers, but higher would not be bad either.
It was a very even pattern. I put the 12 in the safe and this is now my go to hunting gun.
yes and they are an awsome choke with the federal heavyweight #7,buy one i think you will like it if not send it back within 60 days for a refund!!
I think I'll stick with my Sumtoy .562-5 tube. :OGturkeyhead:
Quote from: SKFOOTER on March 20, 2014, 11:39:09 AM
How doe this Trulock .560 pattern the Fed Hvywght 7's?? :OGturkeyhead:
In my 870 youth, the Trulock choke averages a nice evenly placed 150-155 all day long and it's not splotchy like a lot of other chokes i've seen. I love the gun, the hw 7's and the choke...it's turned out to be an awesome combo. I will probably never carry my 835 again.
I purchased a Trulock Hvywght. 7 choke from George at the convention this past weekend for my Winchester SX3 20 gauge w/24" Cantilever barrel. It is a .570 constriction and I can't wait to pattern the Fed Hvywght. 7's thru it once it warms up.
Quote from: BowBendr on March 19, 2014, 03:00:43 AM
I shoot the trulock and I love it. It's gaining popularity in the 12 gauge but guys don't seem to be shooting it in the 20 on here much. It is .560 and it is a hoss. Very pleased with mine and glad I bought it.
Same here.. Trulock and Fed 7s ... deadly out to 45 yds.. I killed a big tom stone dead at 43 yds last year with my son's youth 20 ..
I bought one too a couple weeks ago. As luck would have it, weather hasn't cooperated for a testing session. Will be interesting to see how it compare to the Suntoy 562-5 I've been using for several years.
Looking at one sitting on my desk right now and will hopefully pattern it this weekend. I will post up when I do.
Have one in my Mossberg super bantam and it is outstanding to say the least. :z-winnersmiley:
Quote from: lakeplainshunter on March 18, 2014, 06:08:36 PM
Mine will be delivered tomorrow. I also have the Carlson .575" to try.
you are going to love that Carlson choke with those 7's
Got to pattern the Trulock Fed Hwt #7 choke this weekend. In the TurkeySlayer it did fine, 125ish, but not as good as the SunToy, 140s. I'd hunt with it if I didn't already have the SumToy. YMMV as I've found both my M37 20s won't post high number like other 20s.
Quote from: gaboy on February 23, 2015, 10:19:51 AM
Got to pattern the Trulock Fed Hwt #7 choke this weekend. In the TurkeySlayer it did fine, 125ish, but not as good as the SunToy, 140s. I'd hunt with it if I didn't already have the SumToy. YMMV as I've found both my M37 20s won't post high number like other 20s.
I have two 870 youth 20s and neither post high numbers like everyone else on this site is getting. Both average mid 140s with Sumtoy and Truglo SSX chokes. Personally, I don't want a 170-180 10" pattern out of a 20. That leaves very little wiggle room.
I bought a Trulock because they are just a couple of towns from me and Mr George did right with me for a problem I had with some duck hunting chokes. Trulock or Sumtoy are the way to go. I got very even 160s pattern at 40 in the Trulock in both my youth 870 and my SA-459. The patterns are on the 20 patterning board.
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I just finished patterning the Fed Hvywt 7 in my M2, 26" barrel. Tried a couple Trulock Chokes.
Trulock Heavyweight Choke (.565):
164 pellets ave. in 10" @ 40 yds
220 pellets ave in 10" @ 30 yds
260 + in 10" @ 20 yds.
Trulock .570 Choke:
139 Ave in 10" @ 40 yds
222 ave in 10" @30 yds
250 ish in 10" @ 20 yds.
Both are good at 40, worried they are too tight in close. Not sure which one I will keep.
About what I am getting. I will shoot at a turkey target tomorrow at 20 steps and see how it looks. I said I was done shooting, but I will try one more. I let one get about 20 yards away last year instead of shooting him at 6 steps. Just figured it was a safer shot (with my 12).
My Trulock put up 150's with Fed. HW's. Does a little better with TSS. (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/08/073feb59d122ede6db071a7e931fddaf.jpg)
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You got me wondering, so I shot at a turkey target at 15 yards as I have killed a few at that range.
The hole in my target is exactly where I was aiming. I think there is easily an acceptable left/right spread
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Quote from: gaboy on February 23, 2015, 10:19:51 AM
Got to pattern the Trulock Fed Hwt #7 choke this weekend. In the TurkeySlayer it did fine, 125ish, but not as good as the SunToy, 140s. I'd hunt with it if I didn't already have the SumToy. YMMV as I've found both my M37 20s won't post high number like other 20s.
I have two 870 youth 20s and neither post high numbers like everyone else on this site is getting. Both average mid 140s with Sumtoy and Truglo SSX chokes. Personally, I don't want a 170-180 10" pattern out of a 20. That leaves very little wiggle room.
Same here with my 870. I finally shot the Trulock this past weekend. Temps were in the upper 50's and it was in the 120's at 40 yds. with the Federals. I've tried a lot of the popular chokes in this gun and the only combo that has delivered high numbers has been the Jellyhead with Nitro Triplex and Straight 7's.
The Rem SF and Primos Tightwad, both popular among many here with the Federals, failed to do this well. What I really liked with the Trulock was the overall pattern aside from the 10" circle. Not a lot of holes and plenty of margin for error. The other chokes did not seem to perform like this. I'm sure if I shot it in warmer temps it would print higher numbers, but I'm not concerned. It will work well for it's intended purpose and in reality shoots better than most guns I was killing turkeys with 20 years ago ;D
Did an internet search for trulock 570 and this post came up so Im pushing it to the top. I picked up the old 560 Heavyweight choke and the new tss choke, also 560 used for a great deal. My 870 combo is a bear to pattern with fed 7s. Have shot about 10 chokes through it and the most I can get is around 120. Both of thes chokes lit it up in my 870. One shot 175 and the other shot 176 back to back shots with#7s
I also figured out this 870 does not like to be chemically cleaned between shots. Just a bore snake clean.
Gonna call and see if they will make me a 570. Want to try one for Federal #6s. Im still sitting on a stock pile of heavyweights.
Looking for the Trulock choke in 870 for the Federal Heavyweights. I've also got a big stock pile. Have tried 3 different chokes and the best I can get is in the mid 120's. Those chokes are the Remington SF, The Longbeard XR choke (.568) and a Carlson's 575.
PS. All the above shoot about the same. They will certainly kill a gobbler at 40 yards. However, my Nova with a Sumtoy .570 shooting the same Federal Shell gives me upper 150's.