I am in the market for a Super Black II with Steady Grip,and wanted to get some insight into a choke/shell combo recommendation ? I have a Benelli Nova Steady Grip that I shoot with a Hevi Shot choke and Hevi shot 3" shells # 6 shot that patterns very well. Just this week I killed a gobbler at 57 yards with that combo, so curious if that same setup would work in the SB Eagle II?
I have a SBE with steady grip and I shoot a Rhino .660 choke and Nitro ammo. It produces over 300 in a 10" at 40 yards consistently. I think they are the best turkey gun on the market, and I actually just bought a SBE2 with steady grip. I just sent it to Rob Robertson's for a trigger job and I am going to try one of his chokes, so have not fired it yet but I suspect that it will produce similar results as the SBE. You will be very happy with a SBE2 steady grip, and if you really want the best shooting combo for the gun, look hard at the Rhino/Nitro combo that Nitro recommends for the SBE2. It is a little expensive but it will probably save you money eliminating trial and era of a bunch of different shells and chokes.
Ridge Rooster
Personally I don't think pistol grip stocks belong on hunting guns....of course they have the kOOl looking factor.
But on the SBE it turns the safety into a snap off affair....if you need to ease it off with a finger on each side to not make any noise it's impossible. They don't lend to wing shooting either.
Here's some videos of my SBE with Winchester Extended Range #4 shot.....40 yds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBwjFvWa9Jw
Two different brands of ammo at 50 yds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqjPp-nQ-tM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CflAvFFGXIs
Pistol grips are excellent for turkey hunting regardless of what your opinion is and it just doesn't get much better than a pistol grip sbe2.
So said some out'e door writer....
Pistol grips are a big big asset to a turkey gun. Necessary No, but it is a more comfortable holding gun while waiting at the ready! Just my opinion!
Ridge Rooster
After hunting with one the past few years if have a hard time not using one! IMO they are a game changer and it's something I put very high on my list of items I almost can't do without.
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I use a Final Strut choke from Rob Robers in my SBE2 . It's a .660 and i get good patterns with both H-13 #6 and #7. I love the pistol grip stock it's the way to go for a turkey gun.
While they may feel good to some, I really don't like pistol grip stocks on anything. Plus they're ugly to me. Guess the marine corps ruined me on pistol grips. I think I'm the only recent veteran I know that hasn't run out and bought an ar-15. To each their own though.
Quote from: L.F. Cox on May 11, 2014, 03:16:28 PM
So said some out'e door writer....
Jesus Christ will you get off your friggin high horse. I'm so tired of reading your sh*t posts about how if it's not a modified choke shooting lead 4s (or cannonballs) out of a plain jane gun it doesn't work. I respect your decision to shoot what you do and that's great but just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's wrong or bad.
I'm with you deputy, I've been biting my tounge for a while. I actually can't stand when I come across his posts. I actually quit reading them. I think the man is just angry with himself.
And yes, I love a pistol grip on my turkey gun!.
So if I don't agree then "I'm angry".....you boys sound like the angry ones to me.
Quote from: reynolds243 on May 11, 2014, 04:00:31 PM
After hunting with one the past few years if have a hard time not using one! IMO they are a game changer and it's something I put very high on my list of items I almost can't do without.
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If you don't mind me asking what's with the Bible verses tatoo'd on yer turkey gun ?
What's it to you? I believe in god and Jesus's as my savior so any thing that reminds me of the sacrifice he made so I could live is a positive thing. In addition to the fact that all the eyes that have seen it is just another way to spread the good word.
Tattooed seems an odd way to phrase putting decals on my gun. Not really sure why that may be an issue for you
For such a religious feller you sure seem angry....
Being raised a Baptist I view those decals on an instrument of death as somewhat sacrilegious.
Quote from: reynolds243 on May 11, 2014, 05:38:21 PM
Tattooed seems an odd way to phrase putting decals on my gun. Not really sure why that may be an issue for you
Everything is an issue to him. He's a troll.
Quote from: L.F. Cox on May 11, 2014, 05:46:32 PM
For such a religious feller you sure seem angry....
Being raised a Baptist I view those decals on an instrument of death as somewhat sacrilegious.
Haha dude get out of here. And why are you saying I'm angry. I personally couldn't care less what your opinion is on any subject to be honest.
Quote from: L.F. Cox on May 11, 2014, 04:55:27 PM
So if I don't agree then "I'm angry".....you boys sound like the angry ones to me.
You sound like a pain in the a*s that has nothing better to do than come here and give people sh*t.
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Quote from: L.F. Cox on May 11, 2014, 03:16:28 PM
So said some out'e door writer....
Nice try..
reynolds243 that gun is awsome!!
Ridge Rooster
You sound like a pain in the a*s that has nothing better to do than come here and give people sh*t.
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If we could buy him for what he was worth and sale him for what he thought he was worth, we'd have more money than Bill Gates ;)
Wow. What is going on. How come it seems as though a couple people on here can't just be easy going. Turkey season will be over soon and I hope this bickering is not what we will endure til next season.
Reynolds243 that is an awesome looking gun. It's yours and you keep adding on whatever you want as long as it's legal and it will not be anybody's business what it says or looks like.
L. F. Cox some advice for you would be to calm down and get off your high horse. There used to be a fella on here called Frankinthelaurels a couple years ago and he acted just like you in some aspects. Needless to say, his BS caused Oldgobbler to finally boot him off. Just try to let people have their own opinions and stop acting arrogant when they don't agree with yours.
We are all grown adults and we need to start acting like it. Just be nice and this forum will continue to feel like an online family where we can share our passion for the wild turkey, which is exactly what Shannon has said he wanted a numerous times.
Good post tomstopper.
Does it really matter what a man puts on his gun? Like everything else on here you just feel a need to pick at somebody else's way of doing something. You feel you need to be all high and mighty on any and every subject posted. For someone who pokes and ridicules everyone else's way of hunting and claim to be "Mr. Turkey Hunting", it seems a little odd that I've seen very few if any pics of you with any dead spring gobblers. But I'm sure your response will be you don't need to post pics to prove anything. Maybe,but just back off everybody else.
Truth is you no doubt make some fine calls and I'm sure have killed your share of birds,but the attitude is really getting old.
Quote from: L.F. Cox on May 11, 2014, 05:46:32 PM
For such a religious feller you sure seem angry....
Being raised a Baptist I view those decals on an instrument of death as somewhat sacrilegious.
How many spring longbeards did you kill this year and how many did you kripple? eYe bet my pistOl grIp laid mOre to rEst than yOurs did. :-*
Give it a rest guys. . . :z-dizzy:
Agreed...I suspect OG will handle this shortly
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All of this nonsense is what destroys an otherwise great forum. I've never understood why grown men go into attack mode once they get behind a keyboard on the internet. You gentlemen that are filling in symbols to avoid spelling out curse words need to grow up! Thanks for sharing that garbage with the young people that are reading these posts!
I'll tell you another thing while I'm at it, gentlemen. If those of us that own firearms and enjoy hunting and shooting can't get along, we are truly in trouble! We all have opinions that should be respected without all of the rest of this foolishness.
This has been quietly handled -- I apologize for the disruption -- Shannon