Choke for buckshot in 835

[coyotetrpr]

With the arrival of the new turkey thug my old 835 is going to switch to a home defense gun. What choke would be best for shooting 00buck? Thanks for the input because I have never shot buckshot.

[Five O]

Buck shot is not a good choice for home defense. It will shoot through half your house and possibly hit your family members. Dove loads at 10 feet will get the job done just fine

[Philippe]

Buck shot is not a good choice for home defense. It will shoot through half your house and possibly hit your family members. Dove loads at 10 feet will get the job done just fine

I totally agree with ya, but i keep 3 inch #4 turkey loads in my home defense shotgun.

[Five O]

Plus if they do live through it theres no way they will ever dig 500 8's out of them Leave em a little something to remember you by

[TrackeySauresRex]

Buck shot is not a good choice for home defense. It will shoot through half your house and possibly hit your family members. Dove loads at 10 feet will get the job done just fine

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[coyotetrpr]

hadn't thought of it this way thanks for the input

[surehuntsalot]

full choke and #4 birdshot in all of my loaded shotguns in the house

[jjenkins]

Old turkey shells in an improved cylinder choke in the house. It wont go thru walls and hurt others but will "Hammer" an intruder.

John

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[tiggere]

Old turkey shells in an improved cylinder choke in the house. It wont go thru walls and hurt others but will "Hammer" an intruder.

John

at the ranges you will be using it I would opt for an open choke...I would almost like it better if it looked like the end of Elmer Fudd's gun...

[SumToy]

We can fix that up for you.   

Now we have talked about this a lot.   We blow holes out to around 58 to 60 with most guns and a number 9.   Now most rooms in a house is smaller then that.

  So sir I did not want to kill him I just wanted him to stop and not hurt us.  That is why I shot him with BIRD shot like you shoot little old rabbits or snakes with.  I have no idea why it blow that hole in him. 

Now in that case if you was to miss after it goes in one side and out the other side of a wall it would not do as much damage to someone else like buckshot would. 

[deadhead]

Remember it's harder to clean up blood splatter from buckshot than #6's.

[WW]

Use #4 buckshot which has 41 pellets with any turkey choke. It's so tight, you won't have to shoot but one time and they'll be dead right there!

[mike103]

Bird shot is for killing birds.

Turkey loads are for killing turkeys.

Buckshot is for protecting your family, #1 buck and bigger.

Google the FBI study about penetration with buckshot.

The google the "box of truth" for info about penetration thru sheet rock with different loads. Fun reading. The guy really shoots stuff.

[albrubacker]

Mike that box of truth site is awesome! Thanks for sharing

[MossbergMike]

yeah I never gave it much thought that site really opened up my eyes and helped me pick a home defense weapon thanks again.