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Did I mess it up?

Started by angus, March 24, 2014, 09:48:35 AM

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angus

Was at the store a few weeks ago and saw a few boxes of Heavyweight 7s in 20 gauge, so I bought a box to try in my sons turkey gun.. A Remington 1100 youth 20 with a .562 Hastings choke. His gun has shot Winchester 5s decent and always done a good job for us both, and in my excitement to try the 7s, I didn't even think about shooting it through the Hastings choke! I shot 3 shots through it and was amazed at how it shot, It wasn't till a couple days later I remembered that's a lead only choke.. Is it ruined now and what will the heavyweight shot do to that choke? Like I said, it shot amazing but I don't want to damage the gun or the choke..

FL-Boss

You should be fine... I have shot HEVI though many chokes that say "lead only"  If you are concerned.. pick up a Jelly Head or something like that.  But stick with #7 Hevi!

Rockhound

No worries bud, your good to go. Most of the lead only chokes are marked such so people won't shoot waterfowl shell through them

R AJ

As stated above you have no worry about that. I have many Hastings chokes that have shot h-13 and Fed HW . DO NOT SHOOT STEEL in them.

angus

Thanks guys :thanks:! Huge relief to hear that. I love :z-flirtysmile3: the way it shoots with those loads. No worry of me shooting any steel through it though, Not a waterfowl hunter.

Longshanks

I shoot fed HW 7's through my Hastings .665.   Shot 50+. No worries, shoots fantastic.