Best choke and best load

[pelahatchie dawg]

I have been shooting an 870 pump for many years with good success but this year has not gone so good. I know there are alot of 870 3 inch magnum guys out there what are your reccomendations, smart ass replies welcomed?

[Cotten]

Get some shooting lessons!

[hotty toddy]

What choke are you using?

[cwink]

Did you change to a different brand of shells recently? Did those shells I gave you do any better?? Maybe your gun doesn't like the shells your shooting.. I know that when I had my Franchi I started using Winchester HV and seems like I couldn't miss with those things. Just point and shoot.. But on my Stoeger or Browning I can't hit a flippin thing, yet. I haven't found the load that patters well enough yet..

I think each gun will shoot each shell a little differently, maybe you just need to go out and patter your gun with a few different loads and find out which one your gun likes the most.

[BLOOD DOG]

It seems like any gun I pick up will pattern real good using a Kicks High Flyer Modified choke and winchester DriLock # 1 steel.

[pelahatchie dawg]

Improved cylinder and the cheapest shells I can find, I just don't understand what the problem could be?

[duckter]

Choke will depend on where I am hunting. For flooded fields, Modified. For timber, nothing but Improved.

For load, nothing but Kent Fasteel.

[cwink]

I have seen how you treat that shotgun.. Maybe you bent the barrel

[HeKing]

I bought a kicks high flyer modified for my 870 this year and I usually shoot winchester xpert HV #4. yea the cheap stuff. but i been pulling off some pretty crazy shots last few hunts. def a fan of the kicks.

[pelahatchie dawg]

I'm gonna give that Kick's a try can I get it a Bass pro?

[pelahatchie dawg]

Good catch there Cwink on the barrel, I did bend it back in 1990 hunting in Panther Swamp, it straigtened out fine and has killed many a duck and dove since then, just have to compensate a little bit. Damn fine cheap gun, sure beats the hell out of a Beretta or Benelli.

[HeKing]

yes Bass Pro should have it. if not then i know Mack's has it.

[cwink]

Good catch there Cwink on the barrel, I did bend it back in 1990 hunting in Panther Swamp, it straigtened out fine and has killed many a duck and dove since then, just have to compensate a little bit. Damn fine cheap gun, sure beats the hell out of a Beretta or Benelli.

1990 That was a great year.. I graduated High school that year.. Maybe you ought to retire that thing... Maybe your Compensation aint what it used to be..

[4dawgma]

i gots da best load...........you want some?

[Deltaquack]

I always liked the stock Improved Cylinder choke in my 870 shooting Remington Nitro 3". The Modified will do well too. If that won't work it must be the shooter.