Moss 835 Patterns With Star Dot Choke

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Guys, I need a favor.  If you have shot some great patterns with a Star Dot choke and Hevi-13 or Win Xtended Range loads out of your 835, I'm going to ask you to post them here.  I want Sum Toy to see them.  Maybe he can help us out by your feedback.  I would like to see someone bring back the specs of this choke back to life since they seem to shoot about the best out of the 835's.  I think Sum Toy is the kind of guy that will listen to the shooters.  That's what we need in a choke maker.  

We all know this choke is no longer made, but I think I know one of the main reasons why it shot Hevi-13 loads so well.  

So post up your great patterns.  

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

I know that goblr77 had a great one that he posted on another forum. 



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[Tom Foolery]

3.5" 2.25oz #6's, 38 degrees 43yds

[Ctomp1974]

Love my star-dot. Hevi13, 3.5", 2.25oz #6 @ 40yds. 248 was my best ever and usually only average 235 in a 10" circle.

[3" 870 Shell Shucker]

The Star Dot also does well with Hevi13 in other choke configurations, such as INV+, and RemChoke.  I got 280 with Hevi13 3-2-7 in a RemChoke last year, and 159 with Hevi13 3-1.75-6 in an INV+ this year.

So, there must be more than just one kind of mojo going on in the Star Dot?

In INV+ and RemChoke, the Star Dot is a solid 35 Yard choke with Lead.  However, there is something going on in these chokes that Hevi13 really likes, that makes it a 50 Yard Hevi13 combo.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

I had a Star Dot .668 Rem choke for my 870.  I shot it with Hevi-13 loads and wasn't impressed.  I have heard from others that the Rem Star Dot was nothing to write home about as far as patterns go.  The other good Star Dot choke that I am aware of according to Reloader on here was the Star Dot .668 Browning/Win/ Moss 500 Invector choke.  But the 835 Star Dots were awesome in most every 835 from what I have heard.  It's the magical choke it seems for these guns.  They put up better numbers than most any other chokes made. 

[SumToy]

Thanks Guys.

This will give me something to look at to beat.  I think we can put numbers to match this may not beat it.  When you get to the 300 plus mark you don't have a lot of room to improve.  I know that don't say much as a sale's man to sale a choke but I like to be on the up and up.  

The one thing I have been   is the Winchester Elite.  We get good numbers out of the win lead, the Fed FCW and the HV-13.  Now with the Elite as of now you better with a box of rocks and sling slot.   I have not gave up we will find what it takes to make the 835 work with them.

[Mossy517]

William-
I dont think we need to beat the Star-dot, I think we need to match what they brought to the table, a good consistant pattern. I had a star-dot up until yesterday when I i sold it on here, it may sound funny, but I never shot it that much so I figured i would pass it along to someone who would use it. I have had the chance to shoot your .675 out of my 835 with the "new" lot of #7s, it put up 266. I bouught and have in the gun right now a Kicks .670, but I may need to see if I can get hold of your .675 again to try a few more loads through it.

I wish you the best, I think you have a good thing going. Keep listening to the guys that are paying your bills and you will have a fast growing choke business.

[goblr77]

Here's a couple more other than the one ILIKEHEVI13 posted for me.

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[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Those are awesome!   

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Here's another one for me. 

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

I'll go ahead and post this here.




I just wished I would have bought all these chokes that Walmart had marked down to $8 at the time in the late 90's or early 2000"s.