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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Woods-n-water on March 03, 2014, 02:12:26 PM

Title: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: Woods-n-water on March 03, 2014, 02:12:26 PM
I shot my 870 with the 20" barrel yesterday. It's always shot the 3" mag-blends thru a tru-glo very well but I wanted to try the fed HW 7' s. Tried it through the ventilator, factory super full, and the tru-glo. I was not impressed to say the least. What's the best choke for that load ? I have a 665 jelly head that I didn't get to try. Just playin around a little but I'll still be shooting the mag-blends since I have a couple of boxes left.
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: wvnut3 on March 03, 2014, 02:15:57 PM
Fed Heavyweight #7 like to be choked tight and with a non ported choke..I found the 650 constrition works best in my Remingtons.. I use the trulock choke made for the Fed heavyweights. Lee
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: mossyoakpro on March 03, 2014, 02:37:10 PM
Jamey, 

Go to Butler and get one of the non ported Carlson chokes.....they are worth every penny.
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: Woods-n-water on March 03, 2014, 02:43:15 PM
Quote from: mossyoakpro on March 03, 2014, 02:37:10 PM
Jamey, 

Go to Butler and get one of the non ported Carlson chokes.....they are worth every penny.
Not really wanting to spend any more money on chokes. Just playin around with a box to see what they'll do. But thanks anyway. Did you get drawn for lazar ?
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: mossyoakpro on March 03, 2014, 02:46:36 PM
Rejected....that's ok, I am stock piling points so that I can do a couple of years worth of decent hunts.  I have 7 points now.
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: Longshanks on March 03, 2014, 03:04:40 PM
My best pattern with 870 21" bbl and Fed HW was with a Hastings non ported .665. Sold it at one point and hunted it down and bought it back.
Title: Re: 870 - Fed HW #7.
Post by: Woods-n-water on March 03, 2014, 03:18:22 PM
Quote from: mossyoakpro on March 03, 2014, 02:46:36 PM
Rejected....that's ok, I am stock piling points so that I can do a couple of years worth of decent hunts.  I have 7 points now.
I have quite a few points myself. We ll Putin for the first week next yr