Nova turkey chokes

[cbradley399]

Could anyone recommend a good choke for Nova 12 gauge for turkey hunting

[mudhen]

What barrel length do you have and what size pellets do you prefer?

I would think any brand in the .660 range would work fine. Primos Jellyheads get good reviews. Kicks makes good tubes, so does Rhino, Comp-n-Choke, etc.

I have quite a few Benelli turkey chokes at home - give me a day to see what I have - I think I can send you one for nothing - my SBE II shoots the Crio choke, so I have no need for so many tubes.

mudhen - CA

[cbradley399]

Wow, that would be great....I just got the Nova , so i really dont know yet on the shot size. I guess 4 or 5's. I got the 26 inch barrel.......

[jghoffman12]

i shot a fall gobbler with my nova (26" barrel) and a tight wad choke by primos....distance was 44 yards and i used a federal 3 1/2" #6 magshok. don't like to shoot that far but nice to know it will reach that far.

[cbradley399]

I just shot mine using factory full choke. It sucked. I shot win extended #6 3 inch, had 2 kills but only 7 pellets hit, Hevi #6 3 inch 1 kill 8 pellets hit, also shot 3 half inch #6, 3 kills 6 pellets hit the bird...Yes I had 3 dead birds but I want more pellets hitting...all were at 40 yards...I guess I can try 5's but I think I'll try a different choke.............

[TurkeyslayeR]

I just got my Undertaker HS choke and put it in my nova today and went and tested it out. I shot the Winchester Xtended range 5 shot 3.5 and it threw a very tight pattern at 35-40 yards. tored the birds head all to pieces lol... I also shot federal 3.5 they did real good too but not as good as the winchesters

[cbradley399]

Great, thats the choke I was told to get ,,,so I will thanks...I'll also try the 5's....I was in Kimball, Tn yesterday,,,we saw a Gobbler strutting in the snow off I-24.....

[mudhen]

Hey Cbrad,

I can't find the box with all my Nova chokes!

I'd agree on the Undertaker.

Also agree on the Win XR's.

For whatever reason, most Benellis seem to like Winchester ammo.

mudhen - CA

[cbradley399]

I got my first bird of Alabamas season with the Nova this weekend...42 yards with Truglo choke and Remington Hevi's 3 "...Tore him up!!!!!!!!!!!!8" beard, 1 in spurs,

[crucesman]

I just got a nova and got a lot of help from reading the posts here and on the NWTF site. Thanks everyone!!! I went with the 24" barrel, and a pure gold, extended, ported tube at .670. I tried a number of different rounds and the federal premium 3 1/2 #6's and remington hevishot 3 1/2 # 6's did the best in my gun so far. It is up to you, but I did a bit better with the hevi thn the lead. As a matter of fact, this morning at 40 yds, I had 213 hits in a 10 in ciclre, with an astounding 44 in a 4 in. Needless to say, dead turkey. I am still waiting on the hevi 13 to come in and am also going to try the winchester extd range (their hevi) and will let you know the results when I try it.

Best of luck, but keep in mind, I am simply a noivice at this so if I can find something that works, you should have no trouble.

Jason
Originally posted by mudhen:
What barrel length do you have and what size pellets do you prefer?

I would think any brand in the .660 range would work fine. Primos Jellyheads get good reviews. Kicks makes good tubes, so does Rhino, Comp-n-Choke, etc.

I have quite a few Benelli turkey chokes at home - give me a day to see what I have - I think I can send you one for nothing - my SBE II shoots the Crio choke, so I have no need for so many tubes.

mudhen - CA

[woodsman2230]

I have a nova and I use the H.S. Undertaker choke. It patterns awesome!

[rlbuker]

I just ordered a Rhino Choke tube for my Nova. I hear Rhino is an awesome choke. Little high 99.00 dollars, but if it performs like I think it will it will have been worth it.

[147 Grain]

Getting great results with a Benelli Nova pump and HS Strut Undertaker .665 and .675 turkey chokes (only $19.99) shooting Winchester Supreme High Velocity 3 1/2" shells (2-oz. #5 shot).

IMHO:

The Rhino chokes at $99 and the $39 Primos Jelly Head chokes are probably a little better; budget minded shooters should give the Undertaker a hard look.

Steve

P.S. Also bought .675 and .700 Undertakers for waterfowl.

[hooftrimmer 1]

kicks chokes in the older style chokes are awsome .660

[hooftrimmer 1]

[ 04-06-2006, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: hooftrimmer 1 ]