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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/28/16 07:55 AM
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marshmud991
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Truglo SSX and federal heavyweight 7s is a very deadly combo.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
#1932121
11/28/16 08:46 AM
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buzzard
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depending on barrel length there are a couple choices on choke. I do agree with the fed heavyweight 7's though. mine is the youth model with 18" barrel and it ended up liking the .575 best.
"Hell with them fellows, buzzard got to eat same as a worm"
Josey Wales
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: marshmud991]
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11/28/16 09:55 AM
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Birmingham, AL
ivanwright
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Truglo SSX and federal heavyweight 7s is a very deadly combo. Thanks! Check the "pattern" thread pinned to the top of the forum. Lot's of good info in there. Will do  depending on barrel length there are a couple choices on choke. I do agree with the fed heavyweight 7's though. mine is the youth model with 18" barrel and it ended up liking the .575 best. Right now it's got a full length barrel on it... but I'm trying to decide whether to go with a shorter one. It's a matter of working with what I have or doing some buying / swapping to get what I want.
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/28/16 10:16 AM
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shelby county
buzzard
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regular length "most likely" will like a little tighter constriction than a short barrel like mine. I would start with a 565 and go from there. If you go with the heavy 7's make sure the choke isn't ported and doesn't strip the wad. you got to remember those have the flight control wad in them.
go over to Old Gobbler and search around there also. lots of info.
I ended up with a trulock 575. they were great to work with and let me purchase/send back chokes till I got what worked for my gun. if you call them and tell them what you have and what shell you want to shoot then they can get you started.
"Hell with them fellows, buzzard got to eat same as a worm"
Josey Wales
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: buzzard]
#1932273
11/28/16 10:24 AM
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Birmingham, AL
ivanwright
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regular length "most likely" will like a little tighter constriction than a short barrel like mine. I would start with a 565 and go from there. If you go with the heavy 7's make sure the choke isn't ported and doesn't strip the wad. you got to remember those have the flight control wad in them.
go over to Old Gobbler and search around there also. lots of info.
I ended up with a trulock 575. they were great to work with and let me purchase/send back chokes till I got what worked for my gun. if you call them and tell them what you have and what shell you want to shoot then they can get you started.
Awesome... thank you!
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/28/16 10:41 AM
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shelby county
buzzard
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yep, and good luck.
maybe some others will chime in too. That's a common gun these days and there is lots of info/combo's out there to look at. just remember that just because a choke worked for x gun doesn't mean it will work with johnny's x gun. it can get you on the right track but I have found shotguns can be a lot like women lol
"Hell with them fellows, buzzard got to eat same as a worm"
Josey Wales
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/29/16 05:32 AM
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alabama
BhamFred
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for kids I would not make it a 50 yard gun with an extra tight pattern. I've used a mod choke for kids, limited to closer range for inexperienced shooters and gun handlers.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/29/16 08:41 AM
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turkey247
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for kids I would not make it a 50 yard gun with an extra tight pattern. I've used a mod choke for kids, limited to closer range for inexperienced shooters and gun handlers. What about all these grown up kids that miss all the time at 20 yards??
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/29/16 09:32 AM
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alabama
BhamFred
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they need to learn to shoot BEFORE going hunting...
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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11/29/16 11:24 AM
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Check out Gobbler Nation, so much info it'll make your head hurt!
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: ivanwright]
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12/03/16 04:49 PM
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I haven't set up an 870 with the factory shells, but I did a lot of shooting with a couple of 1187 Compact 20s with the 21" barrel. One threw an awesome pattern (and the best of the two guns) with a Hastings .562 with Heavyweight 7, Hevishot 7, and every combination of Nitros. The other gun performed best with a Carlson's .575.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" -
D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: Acorn]
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12/03/16 04:54 PM
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Not those, but I did try the 2.75" 1 1/4 oz HW 7 in my son's gun and found it to be a good 30 yd shell, which if you are setting it up for a kid is probably fine. I wound up going with the Hevishot 7s, 1 1/4 oz, for the added pattern density. My son killed 8 with that combo before moving on to heavier Nitro and HW 7 loads.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" -
D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: hogheaven]
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01/06/17 04:12 AM
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Montgomery / Luverne
crenshawco
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Hevishot HEVI13 Choke with Magnum Blend
shells....lethal Do you work for Hevishot or something? You sure are pimping the brand all over the place
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: crenshawco]
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01/07/17 04:59 PM
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Posts: 338
Jackson Co
Mason85
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Truglo SSX and federal heavyweight 7s is a very deadly combo. x2 X3
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Re: 20ga Remington 870 Choke / Shell Combo?
[Re: crenshawco]
#1982760
01/08/17 05:39 AM
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Helena
3toe
Talking Turkey
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Talking Turkey
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Helena
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Hevishot HEVI13 Choke with Magnum Blend
shells....lethal Do you work for Hevishot or something? You sure are pimping the brand all over the place I noticed that too. 15 posts and half are "You really need to get you a Hevi13 choke and some hevishot".
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