Need some help picking a turkey choke

[Dgallagher1129]

I just bought a Benelli nova. Trying to decide on a choke size. .650- .665. I'll be shooting 3 1/2 shells. Not sure what shot size yet, does it make a difference with the choke size? Looking at jebs chokes.

[reynolds243]

yes shot size will matter some. Benelli mobile choke guns are generally pretty easy to pattern though.  Personally I like a 650-655 out of mobile choke guns using magblends.  Same combo usually works very well using LB Xr's 5s and 6s as well.

[Rzrbac]

I have no idea what's in my SBE II. For the last 3 shotguns ive owned, I called Kicks and told them the type of gun and shell I was using and bought what Mr. Boswell recommended. I haven't been disappointed.

[WNCTracker]

Decide on a shot size and if you want lead or HTL?  Then This time try calling Sumtoy for your SBE. William's got it down.


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[turkeykiller]

I've had Indian Creek Jen's Gobblin Thunder and Sumtoy.  Sumtoy blows them all away.

[3bailey3]

Sumtoy! I love Williams quote, how dead do you want them!

[BTH]

I hear great things about the Sumtoy chokes. I would like to try a 10 ga one myself.

One that my brother and I both shoot that digest right many loads we have both run through them is the tru glo SSX strut stopper xtreme. Great results from everything I have run through it.

[Alavoie52]

I'm not sure if they make it for a Benelli nova but the HS Strut Undertaker is decent and its fairly cheap as far as chokes go.

[Marc]

I might try patterning the factory full choke, and seeing how much tighter you want your pattern... 

The last 5 years, I have been shooting my standard full choke out of a Berretta, and have yet to have shot at a bird I did not come home with.

When patterning my turkey choke, I realized it was awfully tight at the ranges I was shooting the majority of my birds at.  When patterning my standard full, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had decent 40 yard patterns, and in all likelihood would kill a well-centered bird out to 45 (if I make a poor judgement on range)....

I am shooting Hevi-shot #6's (which do pattern tighter than lead)...  So pellet size as well as pellet type/material will make a difference on your choke choice.  Admittedly, if I were still shooting lead, I would likley use some sort of turkey choke, but I would still pattern my factory choke with my ammo choice to get some perspective of how much more choke I wanted/needed...

[Waynesworld23]

Can't go wrong with a jebs or a sumtoy both will be great tubes if you try a few types of ammo

[EZ]

I might try patterning the factory full choke, and seeing how much tighter you want your pattern... 

The last 5 years, I have been shooting my standard full choke out of a Berretta, and have yet to have shot at a bird I did not come home with.

When patterning my turkey choke, I realized it was awfully tight at the ranges I was shooting the majority of my birds at. When patterning my standard full, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had decent 40 yard patterns, and in all likelihood would kill a well-centered bird out to 45 (if I make a poor judgement on range)....

I am shooting Hevi-shot #6's (which do pattern tighter than lead)...  So pellet size as well as pellet type/material will make a difference on your choke choice.  Admittedly, if I were still shooting lead, I would likley use some sort of turkey choke, but I would still pattern my factory choke with my ammo choice to get some perspective of how much more choke I wanted/needed...

Very well said and something to think about. I subscribe to your way of thinking.