Are some Gun & Choke Combos picky about the Load being used?

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

Just some notes after looking through a bunch of old Turkey load patterns...

In my 3" 870 with 28" Barrel, my best patterns have been with:
Factory #5 Lead Loads - Indian Creek .665 (Also Factory #5, #6, and #7 HTL)
Factory #6 Lead Loads - Ventilator .655
#6 Lead Reloads - Indian Creek .675 or Ventilator .655
#4x#5x#6x#7.5 Lead Reloads - Ventilator .655
(I have a Kick's GT .650 that eats light loads, but I haven't run any Turkey loads through it.)

In my 3" BPS with 28" INV+ Barrel
All Factory Lead and HTL Loads, and Lead Reloads - Indian Creek BDS SS .665
Every Pattern with Every Load has been rock solid.  1 Choke, Regardless of Load.
If this was a dedicated Turkey gun, I could glue this choke in place and forget about it.

The 870 combo varies, but the BPS combo is constant?

[mightyjoeyoung]

Same thing for me and my 835's, my thumbhole gun in particular.  The thing just digests about every load I feed it and spits out great patterns with a number of different chokes.  My buddy Norm's 870 SM on the other hand?  About as finicky a gun as you will ever find.  Went through no fewer than 6 chokes and 10 different loadings of both pb and htl shot till we finally  settled on one combo.  My SBE II while somewhat finicky shoots shoots great with a few loads/brands with the .670 PG in it.

[chatterbox]

I had an issue with inconsistancy with my 835 with multiple loads. I attributed it to a short barrel, and it seemed that I could just never get what I wanted.
I picked up a SumToy choke and that all changed. I have shot everything from the old red pre-flite control feds, up to the Win XRHD's, and I get nothing but nice, even patterns. Some loads put up bigger numbers, but I have not found a choke that produces a better killing pattern out of my gun than the SumToy.
This justs proves that any gun can be a killer if you find the right combination.