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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Mike Honcho on December 10, 2012, 10:52:24 AM

Title: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: Mike Honcho on December 10, 2012, 10:52:24 AM
Anyone have ideas/recommendations for chokes for my Ithaca Turkeyslayer?  I will most likely shoot  3" Hevi13
or Mag Blends.   Would also like to hear any good lead recommendations as well. Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: allaboutshooting on December 10, 2012, 12:03:43 PM
The chokes that most of my readers have had the best results with in Ithaca guns are the Wright's limited production turkey chokes.

They are non-ported, with crowned muzzles, 1.3" of parallel section and made from ETD 150 PH steel. With Hevi-13 shells, including Magnum Blend, the .660 exit diameter works well.

If I were going to shoot lead shells, I'd have to go with the White Lightning shells. That's be best lead load on the market today, in my experience.

Thanks,
Clark

Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: Mike Honcho on December 10, 2012, 01:44:21 PM
Thanks Clark!  Where can a person buy the Wright's chokes?
Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: allaboutshooting on December 10, 2012, 07:36:31 PM
They are limited production items but you can check with Wright's directly at http://wrightsgunsmiths.com/index.html

I have a few as well.

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: Mike Honcho on December 20, 2012, 01:47:30 PM
Clark:  Here is the photo of the factory choke tube that is in my King's Ferry built Ithaca 37 12ga Turkeyslayer.

Can you tell if it is Tru Choke or WinChoke/Invector from the photo?

Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: allaboutshooting on December 20, 2012, 08:08:12 PM
I've sent you a PM with a suggestion. Your gun should be threaded for Tru-Choke but in the picture that choke looks more like it has Win-Choke threads.

Thanks,
Clark

Please see my comments and the pictures below. When I compared your picture to the pictures I took of both Tru-Choke and Win-Chokes, I believe your is a Tru-Choke. That would also correspond with the mfg. date.
Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: allaboutshooting on December 21, 2012, 05:01:00 PM
Quote from: Mike Honcho on December 20, 2012, 01:47:30 PM
Clark:  Here is the photo of the factory choke tube that is in my King's Ferry built Ithaca 37 12ga Turkeyslayer.

Can you tell if it is Tru Choke or WinChoke/Invector from the photo?

This may be of help to you.

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee45/allaboutshooting/DSCN0579.jpg)

Left: Tru-Choke                    Right: Win-Choke

You should be able to tell which one you have. Comparing the pictures, yours looks like a Tru-Choke.

Thanks,
Clark
Title: Re: Choke/ammo recommendations for 1997 Ithaca 12 ga Turkeyslayer ????
Post by: 30_06 on December 28, 2012, 10:30:47 PM
Mine does well with a Tru-Lock.670 choke and Hevi-13 3" 2oz #7's, or #6's.
It also did well with a Indian Creek .665 choke and Hevi-13 3" 2oz #6's or #7's, and Winchester Elite 1.75oz #6's.

Forgot to mention mine has Winchoke threads.
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