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<blockquote data-quote="Broken Brow" data-source="post: 642596" data-attributes="member: 34141"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Have you thought about going smaller to 6s or 7s in HTL? If you considered shooing </span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hevi-Shot, Winchester Xtended Range, Hevi-13, or </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ITX Extreme Turkey Trauma-13, you can extend your range and there is a formula you can follow to pick a choke.</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mossberg 835 has a larger </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">bore diameter relative to other shotgun models. Here are some examples:</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">12 Gauge</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ____________ </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bore Diameter</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Beretta/Benelli___________.723</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Remington______________.729</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Invector________________.729</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Invector Plus ____________.743</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mossberg 835/935________.775</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The larger your bore is, the larger your choke diameter generally needs to be. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Some choke companies have chosen certain niches for their products. Pure Gold chokes normally come in one size (.670). They are likely to be the optimal diameter for the larger bore diameters. Another well known company, Indian Creek, tends to make most chokes in .665 diameter, and would be most appropriate for the mid-range bore diameters. </span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Primos, Nitro, and H-13 make specific choke diameters that are aligned with the bore diameter of the shotgun model. Here are some examples:</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bore_______________ H-13 _____Rhino_____Primos</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Beretta/Benelli________.656______.660________.660</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Invector_____________.662______.660________.660</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Remington___________.662______.660_________.660</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Invector Plus _________.664_______.670________.670</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mossberg 835/935_____.676_______.695________.690</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My feeling is that it is more important to look for the optimal choke diameter than a certain brand, but the most popular brands are generally of the best quality.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broken Brow, post: 642596, member: 34141"] [FONT=Times New Roman]Have you thought about going smaller to 6s or 7s in HTL? If you considered shooing [/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman]Hevi-Shot, Winchester Xtended Range, Hevi-13, or [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Times New Roman]ITX Extreme Turkey Trauma-13, you can extend your range and there is a formula you can follow to pick a choke.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Mossberg 835 has a larger [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]bore diameter relative to other shotgun models. Here are some examples:[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]12 Gauge[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Times New Roman] ____________ [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Bore Diameter[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]Beretta/Benelli___________.723[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Remington______________.729[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Invector________________.729[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Invector Plus ____________.743[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Mossberg 835/935________.775[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The larger your bore is, the larger your choke diameter generally needs to be. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Some choke companies have chosen certain niches for their products. Pure Gold chokes normally come in one size (.670). They are likely to be the optimal diameter for the larger bore diameters. Another well known company, Indian Creek, tends to make most chokes in .665 diameter, and would be most appropriate for the mid-range bore diameters. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Primos, Nitro, and H-13 make specific choke diameters that are aligned with the bore diameter of the shotgun model. Here are some examples:[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Bore_______________ H-13 _____Rhino_____Primos[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]Beretta/Benelli________.656______.660________.660[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Invector_____________.662______.660________.660[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Remington___________.662______.660_________.660[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Invector Plus _________.664_______.670________.670[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Mossberg 835/935_____.676_______.695________.690[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]My feeling is that it is more important to look for the optimal choke diameter than a certain brand, but the most popular brands are generally of the best quality.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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