Indian Creek .665 choke for buckshot (Deer)

[vpsalin]

There's pretty good consensus that Carlson Coyote type chokes give great patterns with Buckshot and allow hunters to greatly extend their range. The Coyote choke is .660-.663 constriction. It's also known as a good turkey choke.

That got me thinking, why can't I use my Indian Creek .665 choke with 00 Buck for deer hunting? Is it safe to do and I assume (expect) better patterns then my improve cylinder choke if I wanted to extend my range using buckshot, no?

[Old Dominion Tom]

I don't think you will damage your gun or choke shooting buckshot thru it, but my gut is that you would be way over choked with 00 buck thru a .665.

If you don't want to buy an additional choke, I would suggest you try Federal Premium WITH Flight Contol Wad out of you improved cylinder choke.  Your best bet would be to buy a choke optimized for buckshot.  I have had great success with Comp-n-Choke Deer choke.  They have two different choke constrictions depending on what size buckshot you shoot.  If you select this choke, try the Federal Premiums WITHOUT the Flight Control Wad.

[goblr77]

.665 is way too tight for 00 buck. Pure Gold makes an awesome buckshot choke with a .696 exit diameter. Mine worked great out of a Beretta Xtrema with a .733 bore diameter.

[Ihuntoldschool]

Won't hurt the choke. Too tight for optimal patterns with buckshot.

Better than cylinder/ improved cylinder?  Yes.

Anything in the 690- 700 range would be much better.

[Spitten and drummen]

Won't hurt the choke. Too tight for optimal patterns with buckshot.

Better than cylinder/ improved cylinder?  Yes.

Anything in the 690- 700 range would be much better.

I agree with this