choke tube question

[cplane]

I just picked up a 1300 winchester pump turkey special. I has the 20 inch barrel and extra full screw in choke. I am going to buy an improved cyl. choke to use with buck shot, But I was wondering if it would damage the gun to shoot buck shot with the extra full turkey choke? I wasn't going to take the chance, But I was curious about it. Thanks!

[sm]

http://www.winchesterguns.com/faq/detail.asp?ID=27

Extra full is NOT recommended for buckshot. Less constriction is needed.One is suggested to use ~ 30 thousands for buckshot or slugs . Using the search function we have threads on this. Also websites for Briley, Nu-Line, Carlson, and Colonial discuss this as well. Brister's book is wxcellent for explaining chokes and loads.

Pattern testing YOUR gun with various loads at the longest distance + one yard is the suggested rule of thumb. Makes no matter what a bbl, choke or box of ammo "says" - what does YOUR gun actually do is what matters.

HTH

[HSMITH]

You will damage the choke and probably ruin the barrel shooting buckshot through a turkey choke.

Good choke tubes are around $20 each, spend the money.

[cplane]

Thanks for the replies. I went out today and visited several shops in my area to try and locate an improved cyl. choke tube. Everybody had the Mossbergs and Remingtons, But no Winchesters. I finally found one shop that had a modified browning choke that fit my winchester. I also bought some of the Aquilla short shells to try in it. I also ordered an extended 8rd. mag tube and bracket for it. I hope I am good to go now! I am only going to use it for plinking and Home defense. Thanks again for the info!

[RoyG]

A Win 1300 uses winchokes. So you can use chokes for the Browning Invector, Mossberg or Winchester in your 1300. You could of stopped with the Mossberg chokes.

[RoyG]

FYI

Carlson's Choke Tubes (http://www.choketube.com/wbmw.html)

[cplane]

Hmmm.... Thats really good info! It's bad enough that I didn't know this, But it's even worse that the gun experts at the shops didn't know either! Well, I guess I know now! By the way, The Aqullia shorty shells fed and functioned fine in my Winchester. They were not as hot as a 3"magnum shell, But I think they would be a perfect HD round.I can't wait to recive the Mag extension tube! I should be able to load up about 14 to 16 rd's of the aquilla shorty shells in my shotgun. I had the #4B+1B shells. According to the sales guy, This shell is a mixture of #4 buckshot with +1 Buckshot. he said the british used this mixture with devastating results, In the WW1 trenches.