Here's a link to the article in which I published the results of my evaluation of 32 different turkey chokes, through 6 different guns with Hevi-13 shotshells.
It's important to note that I shot all 96 shells through these chokes and guns at what I consider to be normal early spring and fall temperatures, in the low to mid 50s, consequently pattern numbers are lower than you may experience as temperatures rise. I wanted to be as objective as possible.
It's also important to note, when reviewing the choke information in the chart, the exit diameter of the choke used.
http://allaboutshooting.com/article_info.php?articles_id=759
Hopefully, you'll find this information interesting and helpful.
Thanks,
Clark
Thank you Clark!
Interesting and very informative per your usual! :icon_thumright:
You're welcome. I hope the information is helpful.
Thanks,
Clark
Thanks Clark for all the many hours of hard work you do!
Thank you for all the work and sharing the information. I'm not sure if I missed it in the article, what size shot were you shooting with the 3" Hevi 13?
Great info. :icon_thumright:
Quote from: forcercon1 on April 01, 2015, 01:20:03 AM
Thank you for all the work and sharing the information. I'm not sure if I missed it in the article, what size shot were you shooting with the 3" Hevi 13?
Hevi 13 3/2/6's
You're certainly welcome for the work. I hope you find it interesting and helpful.
Thanks,
Clark
That is indeed a mountain of work completed sir. I am a little confused as your article mentioned several guns yet the chart only reference Crio threads? Is there a chart for each gun used that I am not seeing?
Great info - Thank you for the thorough job like usual.
Quote from: Strick9 on April 01, 2015, 10:54:52 AM
That is indeed a mountain of work completed sir. I am a little confused as your article mentioned several guns yet the chart only reference Crio threads? Is there a chart for each gun used that I am not seeing?
Thank you. I went back in and spaced the thread types some so that it's now easier to see the different ones. I appreciate your feedback and hope you find it helpful.
Thanks,
Clark
Clark,
I really appreciate things of this nature, my hat and a high five go out to you sir. That cleared her right up..
I see the winners as
#1 Invector Plus with the Wrights at 222
#2 Invector with the Jebs at 213
#3 Moss with Hevi shot at 201
I woudn't have thought that would be the case but am glad to hear it as I had been leaning towards a MB for a dedicated rig but now it will most certainly be a Browning with Invector Plus.
Great information!
Good info! :icon_thumright:
good stuff, thanks Clark :thanks:
Thanks for a true "apples to apples" comparison.
This is very hard to find of any product nowadays.
Great work
Glad to be of help.
Thanks,
Clark
Thanks for the article/work.
Quote from: Ranger007 on April 01, 2015, 08:52:31 PM
Thanks for a true "apples to apples" comparison.
This is very hard to find of any product nowadays.
Great work
How is this apples to apples when he used different exit diameter chokes out of the same gun for comparison? Not good science.
Plenty of good science there if you read between the lines and let your brain do some common sense applications as related to best pattern out of gun with said choke for particular shell. You Mt Juliet guys are a tough lot, I elk hunt and duck hunt with a couple fellers from Mt Juliet, tougher than hickory nuts I tell ya and all good as gold.
I appreciate all of the positive comments and hope that the information is at least interesting and maybe helpful to you. With all of the available options out there today in the way of chokes, shells and guns, let alone the variations of all those choices, evaluating all of them would be quite a task.
The Hevi-13 project was a pretty natural companion to the WLB project that was recently published in "Turkey Country" magazine. Those 2 projects and the 3rd Degree evaluation that I published, required a good bit of range time and several hours in compiling and analysis of information.
It's time to hunt turkeys this spring and I wish you all well as you pursue those big red-headed birds.
Thanks,
Clark
Quote from: gophert on April 02, 2015, 07:50:23 PM
Quote from: Ranger007 on April 01, 2015, 08:52:31 PM
Thanks for a true "apples to apples" comparison.
This is very hard to find of any product nowadays.
Great work
How is this apples to apples when he used different exit diameter chokes out of the same gun for comparison? Not good science.
i agree 100%. It would be hard to do a "true" test of chokes per gun. I would like to see various diameters of the same choke used in the same barrel. Then compare the next brand of choke in the matching diameters and so on. It would be hard to do but that would be apples to apples.