First of all hello new to the sight. I'm blown away by your patterns guys! I haven't turkey hunted in a while and the last shell I used was winchester supremes #5s in 3 and 3.5" shells.
Ok I have a Benelli M1 that is my all time favorite shotgun and I have 2 barrels for it. A 28" M2 barrel i use for waterfowl, upland, crows and pigeons and a 24" with the mobile choke system i want to set up for turkey and I have a few questions. I tried the longbeards and they shot pretty good but poi was high. If I end up shooting lead which is probably what I will do it will #5s even if I have to try several chokes to get it shooting good. If I end up shooting HD shot I would like to try #7s if they are the equivalent to #5 lead in energy. The chokes I have are .655 terror and a .643 SSX truglo. The truglo didn't shoot as good so I mailed it to a fellow to have it reamed to .655. I have no idea where to start for #7s. Is it possable to find a choke that will pattern HD shot and lead well? I would also be open to #6 high density loads.
Now onto forcing cones... I'm not sure how I feel about this. I had ballistic specialities do a 3" in a Browning gold several years ago and they ruined my pattern. Before I sent it to them my patterns were hot in the center after I got it back they looked horrable. I hear Rob Roberts does it a little different and has good patterns with a longer cone BUT I'm still a little sceptical. Does your gun have longer cone and did you pattern before and after?
Thanks
Search this sub forum. There is a post with the information you are looking for.
Thanks.
Did you find the information you were looking for? I was on my mobile and couldn't do much to help.
Im on Mobile and I really didn't find much, and haven't gotten many responses. I guess this is like most sights if you don't have pretty pictures you don't get muchome love, lol.
This should be a good start for the choke/shell info.
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,52830.0.html
The forcing cone stuff can be found with a search.
Quote from: cuppednlocked on April 18, 2016, 09:54:17 PM
This should be a good start for the choke/shell info.
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,52830.0.html
The forcing cone stuff can be found with a search.
If u have any questions about he m1 feel free to message me. I have shot all barrel lengths and a bunch of choke/shell combos. Thanks for digging up my old thread for him. Hope it helps him some.
Your post has been a great help to me as far as a starting point with my new to me 24" M1.
Thank you very much. Here is a pattern pic at 35 and it may not even be the right one. I'm trying tapa talk for the first time and this is the first picture I have ever posted, as I'm a computard and I'm a out of touch middle aged hillbilly...
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Yep wrong pic. Let's try again...
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I promise the next pic will be a 10" counted pattern. Lol old dogs new tricks ya know...
This is an old post but in case your still following it. Id personally not shoot a gun without the forcing cones open. I've always had great luck.
The poi issue you're experiencing is normal w tight choke/load combos. Seems more often than not they're off. It's why they sell sights
Thank for your reply. I thought about getting the cone done but I have done it before and it made my patterns worse. Ballistic specialities did a 3" cone and it didn't move the fringe in it moved the center out. Disappointed to say the least. As for sight I feel like they are for rifles, I know I'm in the minority with this. I have guns set up for turkeys and none have sights other than bead sights and one has a mid bead. I like shotguns to be shotguns. Simple, shoot where you aim/point, fit like a glove and nothing extra besides a good sling. I weird like that.
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First call Indian Creek and get them to send you the choke they recommend for what ever load you are shooting.
2nd get a good sighting system to deal with the high
Point of impact!