I have a Star-Dot now that I am thinking about giving a break or possibly selling to fund a new choke.
If you guys could have one choke restriction what would it be? I want to be able to kill a bird at 50 if need be but not be too tight at closer ranges that I miss because of it. i kow its not all about the restriction, so I should ask who makes a choke with restriction and internals that will be a good all around choke?
William @ Sumtoy showed me a pattern from a 935 that was shot with a .680 that looked real good @30yrds, with lead. What do ya think?
.675 Indian Creek OR A .670 PURE GOLD LOOKS TO BE THE BEST SO FAR
I would love to give Sumtoy , my business. I might go for a .675 that would split the .670-.680. Happy medium I guess.
Sumtoy, any pics of a .675 out of a mossy?
I have a PG. 670 for my 835. I was advised to go that route with no disappointments. However I do have a. 676 star dot on the way. Will post patterns when I get them
I have found that .675 seems to be a great exit diameter to start with on the 835's. I recently added a .670 Tru-Glo SSX. I am in the process of having Indian Creek make me a .670 to go along with my .675 Indian Creek choke. The Star Dot I have is .676 and it shoots very well. But I would stay within this range. But a .680 or .690 choke will work, too. I had a Jelly Head .690 and it shot well, but not as tight as these tighter chokes will.
I will tell you that at 20yds, the difference between a .670 and a .690 ain't going to be much. Both are going to throw super tight patterns. The key is to aim small miss small. I like to set up and not let a bird get right on top of me in the first place. I like toasting my birds before they even get to 30yds.
a rhino .670 would be a good choice also :icon_thumright:
If your already talking to William at SumToy....then go ahead and give him a try...he will work with you until your happy !!
Why are you wanting to make a change? That Star Dot is usually a great pattern throwing choke.
pg 670 in my 835 putting 205-220 in the 10 at 40 with the 3in magblends :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: Mossy517 on March 22, 2011, 03:09:18 PM
I would love to give Sumtoy , my business. I might go for a .675 that would split the .670-.680. Happy medium I guess.
Sumtoy, any pics of a .675 out of a mossy?
This was just the other day with Hv-13 7's at 40yards. We will have one in the shop tomorrow to test with the big loads. I will post numbers after we try the nitros.
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Mossy517, if your Star Dot is a .676 and you sell it you will regret it. You can spend a bunch of money trying to get other chokes to hang with it.
ill help ya make that decision ill give ya 50 for that star dot just pm me if your interested
then you can go buy ya a choke
I wouldn't be so quick to blame the choke then. You could have had a single, bad shell for some reason. I hand load and do everything the same every time, but during the same patterning session last year I had a 290 and then a 170. Don't have any idea what happened, but something came together for a poorer pattern in that one shell. Still great to kill turkeys. Also, there is some concern with the newest runs of the Hevi #7s, so you may just be seeing what everyone else is seeing with their shells this year.
Quote from: SumToy on March 22, 2011, 09:02:42 PM
Quote from: Mossy517 on March 22, 2011, 03:09:18 PM
I would love to give Sumtoy , my business. I might go for a .675 that would split the .670-.680. Happy medium I guess.
Sumtoy, any pics of a .675 out of a mossy?
This was just the other day with Hv-13 7's at 40yards. We will have one in the shop tomorrow to test with the big loads. I will post numbers after we try the nitros.
That look great William, I would be more than happy with that.
I agree, SumToy's patterns are great turkey killing patterns. I have thought about them myself, especially when I was having trouble with the 20 gauge.
You will not be disappointed if you hand load. The TSS is amazing stuff.
Call often, shoot straight!!
A friend of mine has a Carlson .670 that shoots the 3.5" H 13 great. Shot it for him Monday and was very impressed.
This from a Rhino/Nitro shooter.
Quote from: sugarray on March 23, 2011, 08:52:20 AM
I agree, SumToy's patterns are great turkey killing patterns. I have thought about them myself, especially when I was having trouble with the 20 gauge.
You will not be disappointed if you hand load. The TSS is amazing stuff.
Call often, shoot straight!!
I was on the verge of ordering a Sumtoy for my 20 Mossy as well. A PG .570 was my last ditch effort before ordering the Sumtoy and just so happen it gave me the numbers I wanted. I've got all my rigs choked like I want 'em now but when I buy another gun Sumtoy will get a shot.
how do you guys like the jellyhead 690s for the 835?
I have a jellyhead currently in my 835 and it patterns the H13 3.5" #6's & #7's very well.
I'm very happy with my jelly head/ 935.
ok one more. seems expensive. but how about the indian creek? found one on sale for $69
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=001050004
I have been getting what I feel to be good patterns with the Hevi-shot 676 choke and 3.5 magblends. 280 at 40 and 120 at 50. Pattern at 20 however is still fairly open (about 20 in). Hope this helps.