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Author Topic: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight  (Read 2483 times)

Offline WildSpur

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Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« on: April 24, 2019, 09:32:29 PM »
Hey everyone.  I am planning on getting an 870 youth model with a 21" pipe for my boy. 

A buddy has an Indian creek 570 he wants to get rid of. 

Though a magblend guy at heart with my 12, I am really eyeing up the federal tss loads in 8 or 9 shot.  I want a good hunting pattern for a youth--not looking to break any pattern records.  Just something reliable to 40 if the shakes happen!  From what I remember--the 20 is roughly 1 hundredth off of a 12.  Like a 670 in an 870  12 guage should produce reliable results, etc.

Thanks!

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Online jrmcclure

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2019, 11:55:26 AM »
Forgiving pattern .572 Remington super full choke.. tighter patterns .555 Indian creek. The  best load is a heavy load of tss #9's in the 1 5/8- 2oz range. There are lighter loads if recoil is an issue. Also hevi shot still make a light load of #7's that's 1.25oz.

Offline owlhoot

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2019, 01:51:56 PM »
That hevi 7 load in mine anyway likes the ssx choke and that load just goes pop with a lot less recoil than most.

Offline dirt road ninja

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2019, 02:10:04 PM »
anything in that 570-580 range will do what you want at 40 yards, with 9's.

Offline ahfox16

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2019, 02:12:42 PM »
Falling into the FWIW, category, my 870 with 26" barrel shoots about 150 Longbeard 6's in the 10 inch circle.  My 870 youth with 21 inch barrel shoots 115 with that same choke, which is the Remington Turkey Choke .572.

If your buddy want's to sell his IC at 570 I'd be interested if its the non-ported model.

Offline LRD

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2019, 03:10:42 PM »
My son and I are both shooting 21" barrel 870s with hand loaded TSS #9.  He is shooting a 570 Primos Tightwad, and I am shooting a 575 Carlsons.  Both throw great hunting patters at 40 yards.

Offline PEPPERHEAD

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2019, 08:51:41 PM »
I'm shooting a Carlson .575, Federal TSS #9. Great even pattern out to 40 yards

Offline RiverRoost

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2019, 08:58:33 AM »
I’ve got a youth 870 with a Remington super full in there and get 260 in 10” at 40! Great pattern and the gun is like carrying a feather.

Offline Tom Foolery

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2019, 09:20:10 AM »
I shot .550, .562 and .570.  Mine threw the best pattern with the .570 with lead, h13 6’s and HW 7’s. 

Offline WildSpur

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Re: Newby to 20. 870 choke diameter insight
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2019, 09:58:35 AM »
Thanks for the insight every!  I will be taking that choke off my buddies hands!

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