So I shoot alot of shells through a lot of guns year round. I am an avid pattern tester so the other day I went to the range to pattern test the 3rd degree. I grabbed an 870 and put the Undertaker non ported choke in the gun and placed it in the same vice I have used for years. When I touched that trigger off...Holy Smokes...I thought it had broken my cheekbone. I thought well it might be the 3 1/2 so I shot two more 3" shells one that was HTL and the other was a lead load...the other two did the same thing don't know what the difference is but I won't be shooting that gun with turkey loads in it anytime soon. Maybe because I have gotten used to shooting ported chokes???
It's been my experience that porting in a turkey choke does nothing to reduce recoil. I'm not sure what made the difference for you, but I don't think the porting is the culprit.
Quote from: Borden811 on February 16, 2016, 11:02:45 AM
It's been my experience that porting in a turkey choke does nothing to reduce recoil. I'm not sure what made the difference for you, but I don't think the porting is the culprit.
I agree. Porting in chokes do nothing for felt recoil. What type of vise are you using?
Quote from: taylorjones20 on February 16, 2016, 11:56:04 AM
Quote from: Borden811 on February 16, 2016, 11:02:45 AM
It's been my experience that porting in a turkey choke does nothing to reduce recoil. I'm not sure what made the difference for you, but I don't think the porting is the culprit.
I agree. Porting in chokes do nothing for felt recoil. What type of vise are you using? Caldwell
Quote from: Borden811 on February 16, 2016, 11:02:45 AM
It's been my experience that porting in a turkey choke does nothing to reduce recoil. I'm not sure what made the difference for you, but I don't think the porting is the culprit.
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I blame it on aging.