I now have 3 extended turkey chokes for my Browning A5 12 gauge. That's in addition to the strandard full choke that came with the gun. I took the gun out today and patterned each choke multiple times at 40 yard with Winchester Long Beard XR 3 1/2" #5. The A5 takes the Invector DS tubes.
Here are the chokes, top to bottom:
Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .680
Carlsons Extended Turkey Choke .665
Patternmaster Code Black .665.
Here is the control pattern I shot with the standard Full choke tube that came with the gun. Disregard the couple of buckshot holes. It's actually a pretty danged good pattern for the stock Full choke tube.
These next three are the last shots (of two or three) I took with the extended after-market tubes.
Here's the Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .680. Not too bad, but there's some empty spaces in there. And I don't think it did as well as the stock full choke.
Here's the Carlsons Extended Turkey Choke in .665. Likewise, its a respectable pattern. But I still think the stock Full tube did better.
Here's the Patternmaster Code Black .665. I was actually disapppointed in this choke. It shot high on every shot (3). I have no idea why. And the pattern is not as dense as I had hoped. I have a Code Black in Invector Plus on a BPS and it shot to POA and was very dense. But this one is a disappointment.
They're all killing patterns. But If I take my A5 into the woods this spring, I will likely just use the standard Full tube that came with the gun.
Here are the chokes, top to bottom:
Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .680
Carlsons Extended Turkey Choke .665
Patternmaster Code Black .665.
Here is the control pattern I shot with the standard Full choke tube that came with the gun. Disregard the couple of buckshot holes. It's actually a pretty danged good pattern for the stock Full choke tube.
These next three are the last shots (of two or three) I took with the extended after-market tubes.
Here's the Kicks Gobblin' Thunder .680. Not too bad, but there's some empty spaces in there. And I don't think it did as well as the stock full choke.
Here's the Carlsons Extended Turkey Choke in .665. Likewise, its a respectable pattern. But I still think the stock Full tube did better.
Here's the Patternmaster Code Black .665. I was actually disapppointed in this choke. It shot high on every shot (3). I have no idea why. And the pattern is not as dense as I had hoped. I have a Code Black in Invector Plus on a BPS and it shot to POA and was very dense. But this one is a disappointment.
They're all killing patterns. But If I take my A5 into the woods this spring, I will likely just use the standard Full tube that came with the gun.