Savage m301xp .410 Bottomland

[RED NECK]

My new .410 xp arrived this morning and I have some time today so I thought I'd get it put together and cleaned up, I just got finished and It was filthy. I pulled the base off and used loctite when I re installed it,this model came with a red dot,1x30,looks like its a tasco. I am going to use it for now. It could be years before I use this for turkey hunting,at least in Ontario as they are not legal, yet.

I want to purchase an aftermarket choke for it,in January. I have watched a lot of patterning videos,but I am still not sure which choke I want,I am leaning towards a comp n choke but not 100% sure yet.

I will be using it for grouse and other small game until they are legal for turkey.

[turkeymanjim]

Shoot the choke that comes with the gun. I tryed indian creek choke and sumtoy choke and the factory choke shot better than both in that same gun. If your going to shoot tss, use a little bit more open choke. What I have found out over the years that tss shoots better with more open chokes.

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[RED NECK]

I will be shooting tss if and when I hunt turkeys,I have read good and bad reviews about the stock choke, I still will purchase at least one aftermarket choke for it, I'd lean towards a .385.

[turkeymanjim]

This is my factory savage 410 choke at 41 yards measured with rangefinder with federal tss 9 shot.

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[Leadchunker]

Shoot the factory choke save the extra money for ammo I've taken several out past 40 with factory choke and apex ninja 9.5

[Vintage]

Factory choke for me. Shoots Great.

[RED NECK]

I'm more than likely going to end up with at least two aftermarket chokes for the gun, I am not too worried about the cost of chokes and I like collecting them as well as guns. I am going to order a comp n choke first and then something else.This gun may not be used for turkey hunting, for years, or maybe never.

[RED NECK]

I put a little rds-22 red dot on this little gun today, I have some Federal tss #9 on the way, I can't buy any other as I have looked and I can't turkey hunt yet with a .410 up here but I sure can get it dialed in and ready, for the future or for trips to places where they are legal. I have not ordered a choke, I plan on shooting the stock first, I was thinking of getting a caliper to check diameter on all my turkey chokes.

[Meleagris gallopavo]

I like to try at least one aftermarket choke just to have a comparison.  Pretty easy to sell if it's not as good as the stock choke.


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[RED NECK]

I agree, I do as well. I found a shop that has the winchester double xx diamond turkey in 7.5. I emailed them to see if they ship,I'll probably never use it to turkey hunt but I'd like some to test and shoot. I am not holding my breath it will be even legal before I am 50 (42 now) if ever to hunt turkeys up here with a .410 but, I have killed hundreds of grouse in my life shooting .410's and I am already interested in adding another .410 here in the next few months, for just a grouse hunting .410. I may go with walnut/blued for it.