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Title: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: dresnor on February 18, 2018, 08:00:10 AM

Hello everyone!

I picked up a Remington Versa Max Sportsman with a 28'' barrel and would like to use it for turkey hunting. I am new to turkey hunting, I have been out a few times but never really focused on it like I should. This year is going to be different.

I did some searching on this forum for choke recommendations and I could not find anything recent. I am not sure what I am going to use for ammo. I have Winchester long beards in both 3'' and 3 1/2'' in #5 and i bought a bunch of Turkey thugs on sale in both 3'' and 3 1/2" in both #4 and #5.

I will mostly be hunting in the woods not a lot of fields. I am concerned if I get a choke that is too constrictive, especially with the long beards that closer shots will be tough. But I also don't want to be limited too much since the area I hunt has some clearings and roads from being logged that could call for longer shots.

Also, I am unsure if I would need a ported or not ported choke. I don't know the advantages of having a ported or not ported choke so any advice there would be great.

Thank you in advance,

Jeremy

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: Tsawyer340 on February 18, 2018, 08:11:41 AM

Indian creek 665 with Winchester long beards or hevi 13 works good with my Versamax.

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: taylorjones20 on February 21, 2018, 04:01:52 PM

I agree with Tsawyer. IC .665 LongBeard #5's or Hevi shot

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: BrowningGuy88 on February 21, 2018, 04:31:40 PM

A friend of mine shoots the 22" turkey edition with rifle sights.

The turkey/predator choke that came with it shoots LB's and Hevi Mag Blends surprisingly well.

I haven't counted his patterns, but they are uniform and dense. I've witnessed its effectiveness on turkeys too...

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: dresnor on February 21, 2018, 05:48:46 PM

Where are you guys finding the Indian creek pro bore chokes in .665? I can only find them in .670.

Thanks guys for the help!

Jeremy

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: Chuck1443 on February 21, 2018, 06:06:04 PM

Sumtoy made one for mine. I've only shot LB's with great patterns @ 30-40yds, 15-20yds not much room for error.

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Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: Tsawyer340 on February 22, 2018, 09:11:43 PM

Quote from: dresnor on February 21, 2018, 05:48:46 PM
Where are you guys finding the Indian creek pro bore chokes in .665? I can only find them in .670.

Thanks guys for the help!

Jeremy

My bad.. it is a .670, not .665

Title: Re: Versa Max choke and ammo recommendations.
Post by: dresnor on February 24, 2018, 09:50:21 AM

I ended up ordering a Sumtoy .665 for my Versamax. In my research I have heard nothing but good things about his chokes and his customer service.

I can't wait to get it and try it out.

Jeremy

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