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Remington Ventilator Choke

Started by MiamiE, January 31, 2013, 12:31:29 PM

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MiamiE

Going to start getting ready for opener next month. Last year I purchased a Remington Ventilator tube for my 870 Turkey Express, and I'm going to start buying some loads to pattern. The choke says lead shot only. What would you all recommend I buy to start off with. I'm thinking #5 or #6. Any reccomendations are appreciated! Thanks.

CntrlPA

I get good patterns with lead #6 and great patterns with hevi #7

MiamiE

Can lead be considered anything but Hevi-shot? Do they even make steel shot turkey loads?

allaboutshooting

Quote from: MiamiE on February 02, 2013, 03:37:14 PM
Can lead be considered anything but Hevi-shot? Do they even make steel shot turkey loads?

There are some turkey loads made that have steel shot in them and there are many small, #6 & #7 steel shot shells made.

Lead means just what it says, shells that have lead pellets only.

Thanks,
Clark
"If he's out of range, it just means he has another day and so do you."


ILIKEHEVI-13

Buy you some Hevi-13 #6's or 7's and you will see some very good patterns with that choke.  You can ignore the lead shot only on that choke.  I'm not going to go into details, but I have talked about all this before on here.  That choke will work as good if not better than a lot of chokes that say Hevi-Shot approved. 

tha bugman

+1 I tried the 7s in mine last year with the ventilator and it did great! :drool:
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on February 02, 2013, 06:34:04 PM
Buy you some Hevi-13 #6's or 7's and you will see some very good patterns with that choke.  You can ignore the lead shot only on that choke.  I'm not going to go into details, but I have talked about all this before on here.  That choke will work as good if not better than a lot of chokes that say Hevi-Shot approved.

3" 870 Shell Shucker

That choke is good with Lead 6's, and likes Lead 7.5's too.