I really like the 15g/cc that the federal heavyweight has. I've already got a great setup with hevi 7s and that's what I'm hunting with but I also would like to get a set up for my 835 with the heavyweights. I just need some advice on a non ported choke (brand, constriction) for shooting 3 1/2" 7s. I know I need one without the wad stripping tech. Thanks for any input
I shot them out of a factory full barrel,they do good and kill real good.I would say a good under taker choke, hastings etc. will work. Tru lock and sumtoy make custom one to match your set up. Do not squeeze them too tight, a full or extra should be good.
Trulock.
After trying many chokes in an attempt to get a decent pattern, I settled with the Choke made by George Truelock. Out of my 3" 11-87 with a 21" barrel I can get 180ish an the magical 10". And out of my 3.5" 11-87 with the 23" I am able to get 200 ish. This with the Federal Heviweight #7 shot. Now the #6 shot does okay also.
Quote from: Fullfan on March 07, 2015, 11:21:07 AM
After trying many chokes in an attempt to get a decent pattern, I settled with the Choke made by George Truelock. Out of my 3" 11-87 with a 21" barrel I can get 180ish an the magical 10". And out of my 3.5" 11-87 with the 23" I am able to get 200 ish. This with the Federal Heviweight #7 shot. Now the #6 shot does okay also.
What's the constriction on those?
I shoot a PureGold .670 with the federal hw 7s. Shoots great with a 28 inch barrel.
I shoot a Trulock in my 870 and it throws a pretty good pattern. I'll tell you right now you don't need 200 in a10" circle to kill birds with these at any reasonable range. I misjudged one pretty bad in a field this year and those HW 7's hammered him anyway. They hit so hard even body hits will be lethal if they hit the right spot.
I shoot this shell in all 4 of my turkey guns. The trulock works well in the 870 but trulock doesnt make a HW designated choke for the 835 or 935. You can use the trulock .680 as a good choice. I've tried these chokes in my 835 and 935 with good results: Im talking 150 + all the way up to 180 +/- in the 10" and even coverage: Carlson's .675 unported, hevi-13 .676 ported, original truglo gobbler stopper unported .679 , Rob Roberts .680 unported. But...The choke I choose to use in both my Mossberg Ulti-mag guns is the Truglo Strut Stopper Xtreme (SSX) .670. Both the 835 and 935 throw killer patterns with the 3.5" HW7's and the SSX. I know this is a ported choke but the design places the ports outside of the constricted portion of the choke and it throws a great pattern with the federal shells
JEBS... Non-ported
Call Gobbler guns/Rob Roberts gunworks and talk to either Rob or Jonathon @877-251-9955 more than likely they will be able to help.....they are really good about sending /swapping chokes to help u achieve the best pattern.