Hevishot or Heavyweight in Non-HTL turkey choke

[wmd]

I bought choke from somebody and did not ask the question of whether is HTL-rated or Lead Shot Only ...

Of course it is listed as "Lead Shot Only"  - anybody shoot  HTL in a Lead-only choke?  Anybody shoot hevi or heavyweight through a Hastings lead-only choke?

Thanks.

[TrkyHntr]

I shoot fed hvywght #7's through my hastings .562 with no problems. I get awesome patterns too.



Shane

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[wmd]

Thanks!

[R AJ]

I have Hastings chokes in 12 and 20 and have shot H-13 and Federal HW as well as their other flite control lead shells and had no problems.

They do rather well with lead loads by the way.

[pdqt]

Have shot 4mm the last two yrs. hunting and testing. # of shells shot 30--40   Out of a 590 extended choke tube, rated for steel. Mostly with a    1 1/4 oz load.  THE CHOKE SHOWS SIGNS OF SWELLING !!!!  I can get it out by hand still, but has marks on the sides where it is rubbing.  Have also been shooting a mixture of the smaller shot also tss #8, 4, testing, and rem. hd #6 1 1/8 at a few ducks.

[wmd]

Thanks again guys.  This is primarily my sons's gun and we will be shooting 7's in Hevi and/or Heavyweights.  We got our youth waterfowl hunt this weekend and then after that it is full-on prepping for the turkey opener.