16 gauge choke question

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VALongbeard
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16 gauge choke question

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Okay guys,
Just looking for opinions here. Nothing more. I am getting ready to put together my Remington 870 16 gauge 23" barreled TSS slinger here soon.

Had the gun for a few years now, just haven't had the time to get it done. It is a factory threaded Remington 870 16, hard to find now. I am going to handload a 1 3/4 ounce load of TSS 9s in this gun, and want an opinion on which choke you guys think will be best?

I know Brice is potentially going to work with Indian Creek for a choke for the 16 gauge remchokes, but I am excluding them right now.

I also checked with Pure Gold but they want more than I want to pay for a custom choke as well.

The three options I am looking at is:
Trulock non ported .610 turkey choke
Comp n choke Turkey .615
Colonial arms Elite ported turkey choke in .625

Which out of the 3 would you guys start with? Just curious. I'm leaning towards the .625. It will kill further than I will probably need to shoot, but curious what everyone thinks. Give me your opinion.

Thanks!
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Compnchoke. I’ve been told the internals of the colonial choke, in general are trash, meaning they don’t shoot good patterns.
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I like the comp n choke. It patterns lead and TSS very well out of my gun. I don't have any numbers or pictures for you, but I have never felt I was lacking with it. It's a great all around choke. TSS was tight and even and lead 5s and 6s were great hunting patterns at 30 yards.
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This should help your decision. I also shoot the 16 ga 870 w/ 23" barrel. 1& 9/16 oz.
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I shoot the same gun with apex TSS loads. I have 2 trulock chokes, .610 ported and extra full .630 non ported. The .610 ported did 285 in the 10" with #9's and 244 with #8s. The extra full .630 put up 246 in the 10" with #9's and 185 with the #8's. Mind you thats just one shot each with clean barrel. Ive hunted and killed with both chokes and loads and both have been able to reach out there. I think if indian creek comes out with a .615-.620 choke itll be just the ticket.
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Strutbuster935 wrote: May 12th, 2021, 4:56 pm I shoot the same gun with apex TSS loads. I have 2 trulock chokes, .610 ported and extra full .630 non ported. The .610 ported did 285 in the 10" with #9's and 244 with #8s. The extra full .630 put up 246 in the 10" with #9's and 185 with the #8's. Mind you thats just one shot each with clean barrel. Ive hunted and killed with both chokes and loads and both have been able to reach out there. I think if indian creek comes out with a .615-.620 choke itll be just the ticket.
What payload are you shooting? 1 9/16 or 1 7/8 ounce?
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VALongbeard wrote: May 12th, 2021, 7:27 pm
Strutbuster935 wrote: May 12th, 2021, 4:56 pm I shoot the same gun with apex TSS loads. I have 2 trulock chokes, .610 ported and extra full .630 non ported. The .610 ported did 285 in the 10" with #9's and 244 with #8s. The extra full .630 put up 246 in the 10" with #9's and 185 with the #8's. Mind you thats just one shot each with clean barrel. Ive hunted and killed with both chokes and loads and both have been able to reach out there. I think if indian creek comes out with a .615-.620 choke itll be just the ticket.
What payload are you shooting? 1 9/16 or 1 7/8 ounce?
Im shooting the Apex 1&5/8 oz loads. With the .610 choke the #9 pattern is a great overall hunting pattern. I dont count 20" patterns but it had good coverage. The .610 with #8 is probably too tight, putting nearly 60% in the 10" and not great 20" coverage. I used and hunted with the extra full .630 for 2 years and it did the job and had to reach out there on one of the shots, but I got to chasing internet pattern #'s so i got the .610. I'd like to step up to the 1&7/8 oz load, but honestly not sure 1/4 oz more of shot is worth the extra $5 per shell. Hopefully i can get my hands on an indian creek if they make some.
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Remington 870 16ga 23” barrel with a Comp N Choke .615.
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In a month or so I will be taking my compact youth 870 16 to Indiancreek for chokes to be made for it

There will be extra produced so once I drop it off I’ll make a post here for special orders
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How did the IC chokes do?
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Working on a 870 16 gauge project currently, with the help of flopping tom. My barrel is threaded tru choke and I have been shooting 605 and 615 comp n choke. Still haven't got patterns where I want them. Ordered 600 and 610 comp n chokes to try- will have them in a couple weeks. Comp n choke has been excellent to deal with.
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I love Comp n choke and only ever shot their xxx choke in my Benelli 12. Maybe I will give them a try if the trulock doesn’t work. I have a .600 trulock but I just figured I would see what folks had good luck with.
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