I’ve had little success with chokes marketed specifically as being for one load or another. The worst for me was the Carlson’s coyote choke which was supposed to be awesome with Hevishot Dead Coyote, specifically made for that load boasting lethal 70 yard patterns. Man, at $5 per shot, I wasn’t getting close to lethal at 40 yards.
I still have the choke (and I tried several others) but only because I found it useful with other loads. It’s actually decent with 4 buck and it’s like a full choke where my turkey choke is the extra full so I’ll sometimes use that choke for closer hunting where I still want a good pattern but want more coverage too, something a little more forgiving for varmints on the move. I’ve been successful with it using 4 buck, BB, a heavyweight B, and #5 turkey, all 3” loads and all through that one choke. I almost prefer it to the really tight turkey choke because it gives me more options. Just not with Hevishot T. Nothing makes Hevishot shoot decent. Not decent enough to justify the cost by a long shot. Not when you can load 4 buck for less than $1 a round and even less if you load your own.
Fortunately I’ve been able to swap chokes with Carlson’s and Kicks till I found something I like, so while I’ve tried several, the out of pocket hasn’t been terrible except for return shipping and waiting a handful of times.
I still really want to try Trulock though. I haven’t tried to shake down their chokes yet.
I still have the choke (and I tried several others) but only because I found it useful with other loads. It’s actually decent with 4 buck and it’s like a full choke where my turkey choke is the extra full so I’ll sometimes use that choke for closer hunting where I still want a good pattern but want more coverage too, something a little more forgiving for varmints on the move. I’ve been successful with it using 4 buck, BB, a heavyweight B, and #5 turkey, all 3” loads and all through that one choke. I almost prefer it to the really tight turkey choke because it gives me more options. Just not with Hevishot T. Nothing makes Hevishot shoot decent. Not decent enough to justify the cost by a long shot. Not when you can load 4 buck for less than $1 a round and even less if you load your own.
Fortunately I’ve been able to swap chokes with Carlson’s and Kicks till I found something I like, so while I’ve tried several, the out of pocket hasn’t been terrible except for return shipping and waiting a handful of times.
I still really want to try Trulock though. I haven’t tried to shake down their chokes yet.