Opinions on Carlson's longbeard xr choke

[hrpp20]

Who has tried it Carlson's longbeard xr choke. I am considering it for next spring, but how do I know it will give me a good pattern, and what if it doesn't? Longbeard is a popular she'll so of course I want to give it a try, but I hate to hand out 50 bucks for a choke designed for it if it's not going to work. Who has tired it with the Longbeard shells and did it work? If not, did you try any other lead shells through the choke and get better results?

[Onpoint]

Who has tried it Carlson's longbeard xr choke. I am considering it for next spring, but how do I know it will give me a good pattern, and what if it doesn't? Longbeard is a popular she'll so of course I want to give it a try, but I hate to hand out 50 bucks for a choke designed for it if it's not going to work. Who has tired it with the Longbeard shells and did it work? If not, did you try any other lead shells through the choke and get better results?

Worked out of my beretta.
I got 205 6's in the 10.
The jebs choke is what I decided to use though. Jebs puts up a more even 190

[allaboutshooting]

Who has tried it Carlson's longbeard xr choke. I am considering it for next spring, but how do I know it will give me a good pattern, and what if it doesn't? Longbeard is a popular she'll so of course I want to give it a try, but I hate to hand out 50 bucks for a choke designed for it if it's not going to work. Who has tired it with the Longbeard shells and did it work? If not, did you try any other lead shells through the choke and get better results?

I evaluated 32 different chokes through 7 different shotguns with 3" WLB shells with 1.75 oz. of #6 shot and those results were published in "Turkey Country" magazine, the March/April 2015 issue. I shot 3 shells through each combination, a total of 96, through those guns and chokes.

I did the same thing, using the same guns and chokes with 3" Hevi-13 shells with 2 oz of #6 shot.

Which gun and what barrel length do you intend to use? That would be helpful.

Thanks,
Clark

[PALongspur]

Several of my buddies are shooting this choke in Benelli SBEII with 28" barrels and getting good results. I tried one in my gun with a 26" barrel and the pattern was too tight for my liking. Very tight core, but with alot of fliers.

[hrpp20]

Who has tried it Carlson's longbeard xr choke. I am considering it for next spring, but how do I know it will give me a good pattern, and what if it doesn't? Longbeard is a popular she'll so of course I want to give it a try, but I hate to hand out 50 bucks for a choke designed for it if it's not going to work. Who has tired it with the Longbeard shells and did it work? If not, did you try any other lead shells through the choke and get better results?

I evaluated 32 different chokes through 7 different shotguns with 3" WLB shells with 1.75 oz. of #6 shot and those results were published in "Turkey Country" magazine, the March/April 2015 issue. I shot 3 shells through each combination, a total of 96, through those guns and chokes.

I did the same thing, using the same guns and chokes with 3" Hevi-13 shells with 2 oz of #6 shot.

Which gun and what barrel length do you intend to use? That would be helpful.

Thanks,
Clark

I have a maverick 88 with28" barrel. Is that issue of turkey country available online? I would love to read your article. Send me a link to it if you have it.

[wytrat785]

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,53721.0.html

Link to my pattern pics I posted here a while back. I ended up using the 3 1/2" 2 oz.#5s this spring. Gotta say they worked great on the tom I harvested this year. Dropped him like he was hit with a sledge hammer with nary a flop at 35 yards. It shoots a tight pattern like mentioned in above posts. I want to try the 2 1/8 oz. #5s to see if the pattern opens up a bit with the slower 1050fps. Overall I've been happy with my results.

[allaboutshooting]

Who has tried it Carlson's longbeard xr choke. I am considering it for next spring, but how do I know it will give me a good pattern, and what if it doesn't? Longbeard is a popular she'll so of course I want to give it a try, but I hate to hand out 50 bucks for a choke designed for it if it's not going to work. Who has tired it with the Longbeard shells and did it work? If not, did you try any other lead shells through the choke and get better results?

I evaluated 32 different chokes through 7 different shotguns with 3" WLB shells with 1.75 oz. of #6 shot and those results were published in "Turkey Country" magazine, the March/April 2015 issue. I shot 3 shells through each combination, a total of 96, through those guns and chokes.

I did the same thing, using the same guns and chokes with 3" Hevi-13 shells with 2 oz of #6 shot.

Which gun and what barrel length do you intend to use? That would be helpful.

Thanks,
Clark

I have a maverick 88 with28" barrel. Is that issue of turkey country available online? I would love to read your article. Send me a link to it if you have it.

Here you go: http://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/choking-winchester's-long-beard-xr

Thanks,
Clark

[batsonbe]

excellent post clark, thank you!

[vagobbler67]

I tried that choke in my Remington 11-87 shur shot 23" barrel and love it!!!!
It will give  200 plus hits in a 10" at 40 yard every time...3.5" 2oz #6
It is the setup that I am using in that gun now....
I paid just a little over $40 shipping included...If you keep an eye out on
ebay around turkey season or just before you can find it on sale.....

[Tennessee Lead]

It works great for me in my 835

[Izz74]

Bought one from MidWay USA this year for 34.99  It does real good.

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[batsonbe]

Unfortunately they don't make an optima plus option

[Izzyjoe]

I bought one before season, but only got to shoot it a few times. I tried some 3rd degree, terrible pattern! And I left my box of Lb's at home, and never had a chance to go shoot again. But it did very good with win sxp 2.75 #5 at 30yds.

[lowoctane]

I tried that choke in my Remington 11-87 shur shot 23" barrel and love it!!!!
It will give  200 plus hits in a 10" at 40 yard every time...3.5" 2oz #6
It is the setup that I am using in that gun now....
I paid just a little over $40 shipping included...If you keep an eye out on
ebay around turkey season or just before you can find it on sale.....

Hold that on his waddles- that picture is perfect!!!