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870 Turkey gun

Postby meddawg » Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:08 pm

I recently got an 18.5" 870 barrel with a Remchoke. Anybody used this barrel for turkey hunting? What kind of choke and loads have you found that pattern well.
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby DUCKAHOLIC » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:36 pm

Indian creek choke tube
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby CW » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:20 pm

I've got an old 870 SP Turkey that came with a 21" barrel. Many years ago, I got a Rhino .660 and shoot nitros through it. It's a killer. These days I would look at indian creek like Johnny said, or sumtoy or perhaps jebs. Good luck.
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby peewee » Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:07 am

I know a lot of people that have great success with jellyhead chokes out of 870's. That is where I would start if I were you.
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby southernfire97 » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:31 am

Indian Creek. Best choke I've found for my 870 super mag.
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby Hole Hunter » Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:55 am

I have the full camo 870 Super Mag with the SPS stock. I shoot 3.5" Hevi Shot Magnum Blends through a Jellyhead choke and believe you me it is deadly. I killed severl last year that were stone cold dead, no flop. :wink:
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby camlock » Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:37 pm

Remington makes a super full turkey choke for 870...I've shot more than I can count with 3" Federal Mag-Shok #5 and Winchester Supreme #6 out of a Remington 870 Express Magnum with Remington super full turkey choke.

If you call them in...let them be a little bit still and you take good shots you won't ever need anything more.

If you planning to shoot long ways and swing on birds, crawling em and all that, I guess you better gear up?
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Re: 870 Turkey gun

Postby billjohnson » Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:37 pm

I too shoot Indian Creek out of my 20 ga. 870. I love it. My brother shoots a 28 in bare 870 with a Carlson tube. He's killed them further than I've ever seen turkeys shot with that gun.
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