DartonJager
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I had read a great deal about Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike turkey choke tubes and how awesome they performed with Winchester LB/XR turkey loads. I saw Bass pro had them on an internet sale for I think, $54 VS I think $70? I have a hard time finding anything besides reloading components from BP or Cabela's to spend my points on so I went to my local Cabela's and they quite happily agreed to honor the net price on the in store ICBD Strike choke tubes.
To say I was impressed is no small understatement. At 30 yards I have a life sized turkey target complete with the brain and spinal column that is 12"x12" the 12x12" target contained the vast majority of the 2oz load of #6s or #5s which both shot equally well out of my 26.5" 12ga 870 Supermag.
My friend who was with remarked he felt it was to tight or to put it another way to small a pattern and would be to easy to miss a Tom up close. I said considering I was using a 2-7 power Leupold shotgun scope I don't see how with such a precise aid in aiming I could not keep a turkey's head within the 12"x12" kill zone of that gun and load unless I'm really having a airhead moment and would likely miss regardless of what pattern the gun shot.
Was wondering do you guys think, are today's newer turkey specific choke tubes printing to small of patterns and do you think a plane full choke and larger pattern is better all around than the extra full chokes so popular now?
To say I was impressed is no small understatement. At 30 yards I have a life sized turkey target complete with the brain and spinal column that is 12"x12" the 12x12" target contained the vast majority of the 2oz load of #6s or #5s which both shot equally well out of my 26.5" 12ga 870 Supermag.
My friend who was with remarked he felt it was to tight or to put it another way to small a pattern and would be to easy to miss a Tom up close. I said considering I was using a 2-7 power Leupold shotgun scope I don't see how with such a precise aid in aiming I could not keep a turkey's head within the 12"x12" kill zone of that gun and load unless I'm really having a airhead moment and would likely miss regardless of what pattern the gun shot.
Was wondering do you guys think, are today's newer turkey specific choke tubes printing to small of patterns and do you think a plane full choke and larger pattern is better all around than the extra full chokes so popular now?