I don't get the turkey choke obsession

[compton30]

I was very nearly sucked into the choke tube game. Bought a Vortex Venom instead. Best thing that ever happened to my turkey rig.

[Goodtimekiller]

Why do we spend so much time arguing about things like this? If someone wants to spend the money to be as deadly as possibly at 40 yards, let them. Let's all be happy and get along, turkey season is almost here in TN!


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[Lazy coyote]

I get really good patterns from my factory full, but I've been wondering if a ported turkey choke would help with recoil.

[fallhnt]

I get really good patterns from my factory full, but I've been wondering if a ported turkey choke would help with recoil.

I was always happy with my factory Remington turkey chokes and Federal flight control shells, but on my newest build it just wouldn't pattern. So I thought I would give a ported choke a try. I bought a .650 ported choke thinking  it would help with the recoil. The pattern is to my liking but I feel no difference in recoil. The only thing I notice is my middle finger doesn't hit the trigger guard but the barrel still lifts the same.

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[Uncle Nicky]

Nothing wrong with finding the best tool for the job. I'm more confused by guys who want to shoot arrows at turkeys, or shoot them with a .410, "just to raise the bar a little". To each his own I suppose....

[fallhnt]

While I have killed quite a few birds with a factory full choke in a Remington 870 and a fixed full in a Model 12, it by no means makes me want to not have a better pattern.

I use turkey chokes to maximize my efficiency in killing turkeys. The shot is the least of my turkey hunt. I just want to know when it gets to that point, there is very little question as to the outcome.

Nothing wrong with finding the best tool for the job. I'm more confused by guys who want to shoot arrows at turkeys, or shoot them with a .410, "just to raise the bar a little". To each his own I suppose....

Like Clint says,"A good man knows his limitations. " ....

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[BrowningGuy88]

While I have killed quite a few birds with a factory full choke in a Remington 870 and a fixed full in a Model 12, it by no means makes me want to not have a better pattern.

I use turkey chokes to maximize my efficiency in killing turkeys. The shot is the least of my turkey hunt. I just want to know when it gets to that point, there is very little question as to the outcome.

Nothing wrong with finding the best tool for the job. I'm more confused by guys who want to shoot arrows at turkeys, or shoot them with a .410, "just to raise the bar a little". To each his own I suppose....

Definitely to each his own.

I've killed them with the 410 too and probably will again at some point, but it will be with TSS if I do.

I think the biggest thing in all this is that we enjoy the hunt, have the knowledge of our gun/ammo ability and then the self control to not pull the trigger unless the Tom is well within our kill range.

[bamahunter]

Its a hobby of its own.

I think that's your answer...