Win 1300 Set Up

[coachmitchel]

Looking for some help setting up my brothers win 1300.  I am tryin to get him started in turkey hunting.  I use an 870 and Encore.  What choke and shells are guys using in the 1300?  Thanks!

Coach

[BrowningGuy88]

Jellyhead .665

Winchester Xtended Range HD #6   ---  3 inch

Killed a bunch for my grandfather.

Daman

[1esso]

My backup gun is a Win. 1300 Turkey 22" barrel  with .660 JH., Patterns nice.

[Alabama]

Ill be shooting my dads tomorrow
Win 1300 22" barrel  hastings .665 2oz hevi 13 6's

[BOFF]

XXX Comp Choke H13 2oz #7s   

205 shot in 10.25" tupperware lid circle at 40 yards.




God Bless,
David B.

[paboxcall]

Win 1300, 21" barrel
JH .660
H13 3-2-7

274 in a 10" at a lasered 40 yards.

[allaboutshooting]

Looking for some help setting up my brothers win 1300.  I am tryin to get him started in turkey hunting.  I use an 870 and Encore.  What choke and shells are guys using in the 1300?  Thanks!

Coach

You have all kinds of good choices for chokes and shells. Those guns shoot some excellent patterns in my experience. I'd "deep clean" the barrel fist and then it largely depends upon whether you want to shoot lead or tungsten-based shot and how much you/he wants to spend on a turkey choke.

In order of what's worked best for me in that gun, 3" Hevi-13 "Bronze" shells with 2 oz. of #6 shot; 3" Winchester Xtended Range Hi-Density shells with 1.75 oz. of #6 shot and 3" Winchester HV (Black Shells) with 1.75 oz. of #6 lead shot.

Chokes: I shoot most of them and find that in that gun anything between .643 and .670 will work, depending upon the design. It's more about how the designer combines the elements to produce the "internal geometry" of his choke than anything else. That's why chokes with such a variance in exit diameters can all work well.

With a good deep cleaning, a good shell and a good turkey choke of your choosing, your brother should be just fine.

Thanks,
Clark

[Spring Creek Calls]

Clark laid it out about as well as can be done. With that said, I shoot a 1300 with a .655 Gobblin' Thunder by Kick's and the white hulled (1.75 oz.)  Hevi 13 in #6. The barrel length is 22".

[Quax]

Ill be shooting my dads tomorrow
Win 1300 22" barrel  hastings .665 2oz hevi 13 6's

How'd it go? I've been searching for a Hastings .660
or .665 for my dads weatherby sa-08