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Has anyone tried Number 4 buck with the Pattern Master Choke tube?

What choke system?

can't remember will have to look at the choke

Yes, they are awesome. I switched away because you could't shoot foster slugs through them and I occasionally needed to as we couldn't shoot lions with buckshot. Now we can. I may switch back.

The Pattern Master tube I have is the LR and it is for my Benelli SBE

I have a benelli and tested the pattern master with 4 buck,for out of the helicopter. I found the benelli full choke,to shoot a tighter,better pattern to 60yds. Several pattern boards were shot.

I will be patterning this choke with Federal 3 inch # 4 buck

If I am not mistaken,the pattern master makers,said their choke tubes did not work as well with buck shot due to the type of wads used in the shells. It has been a while,since I went through it with them,so you might contact them for their input. BBs work good in them,but I prefer 4buck.

bea175 ,

I think Chokes are about like ammo for a 22 lr -you have to try each choke and load to see what " your " barrel likes .
A friend and I were patterning our 870's both just alike but his had wood stock me -plastic . Chokes and ammo shot quite different in both guns .
My 870 loves the Undertaker X-Full tube & 3" Winchester #4 buckshot load , perfectly even shot pattern a little bigger than a basketball @ 45 yards measured . That's as tight as I want it -any tighter- might as well bring a rifle .

extended range pm is all I use for predators

I have never tried 4 buck for predator hunting and most of the time I have used the Old LC Smith 12 ga with 23/4 number four shot and it has worked well in the woods and pine thickets. I killed two coyotes within 15 min's apart with my LC Smith 16 ga and number five shot while squirrel hunting, the two foxes with the 12 ga

I've used 4 buck a lot calling at night. 41 pellets in 3 in. 27 in 2 3/4. If you can find lead bb shot, I think it works a lot better. Hasbeen

thanks for those ^ ^ ^ posts.
always good to know these things

How did the testing go?.

Haven't had time to test it as of today

My God, to be able to utter those words.