wellwood
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I know kicks says not to use hevi shot out of there chokes but I was just curious if any of you shoot hevi's anyways?
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Kicks gobblin choke with hevi shot 31/2 inch bullets?
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fullstrut
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Sold mine Kicks and bought a Indian Creek for that reason. Would not chance it.
Sold mine as well. Lots of folks do shoot Hevi-Shot out of them but they tell you not to for a reason.
Curtis-UGA
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I do. But I tend to not play by the rules.
wellwood
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I was thinkin the same thing!
fullstrut
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Just Camo a motocycle helmet to wear when hunting or field testing shots. You should be ok!
Curtis-UGA
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Ever heard of one blowing up?
Curtis-UGA
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Guys Charlie will tell you it's ok to shoot Win Xtended Range loads out of the Kicks chokes from what I have been told but not Hevi-13. Both are using the exact same 12g/cc of shot. So somebody isn't telling the whole truth. And I often wonder if Charlie isn't getting a kickback from recommending Winchester loads all these years. Remember Charlie used to shoot a lot of lead Winchester shells back in 97, 98, 99 when he won the NWTF shoots with Comp-n-Choke and Kicks chokes.
I have only heard of one person who said that they had problems with a Kicks choke shooting Hevi-13 through it. And that was on this forum from a guy here. I think I ask to see the picture and the details, but never got an answer.
I have shot Hevi-13 in a lot of different chokes including some that said lead only. I have yet to have a single issue. Kicks is a super thick 17-4(ph) stainless steel choke, and correct me if I am wrong on that. And that is in fact the exact same steel that the other choke manufacturers are using on their chokes that are Hevi-Shot approved. But I see no reason whatsoever it wouldn't be able to shoot Hevi-13 loads through it. And several people have without one single issue. Go figure.
The old Hastings chokes were made from 17-4(ph) stainless steel as well. And they were made prior to the Hevi-Shot craze and said lead only on them. I have shot Hevi-13 through them w/o a single mishap. Those chokes were built like a tank.
Another example is the old Rem .655 Ventilator choke that said lead only. Now I can't verify if that choke was made out of 17-4(ph) stainless steel, but if I had to guess I would say it was. That choke does very well with Hevi-13 loads. Never had an issue. My buddy's son killed a turkey with that choke and Hevi-13 last spring. I told him to keep it. He loves that choke in his 870.
I have shot Hevi-13 in a lot of different chokes including some that said lead only. I have yet to have a single issue. Kicks is a super thick 17-4(ph) stainless steel choke, and correct me if I am wrong on that. And that is in fact the exact same steel that the other choke manufacturers are using on their chokes that are Hevi-Shot approved. But I see no reason whatsoever it wouldn't be able to shoot Hevi-13 loads through it. And several people have without one single issue. Go figure.
The old Hastings chokes were made from 17-4(ph) stainless steel as well. And they were made prior to the Hevi-Shot craze and said lead only on them. I have shot Hevi-13 through them w/o a single mishap. Those chokes were built like a tank.
Another example is the old Rem .655 Ventilator choke that said lead only. Now I can't verify if that choke was made out of 17-4(ph) stainless steel, but if I had to guess I would say it was. That choke does very well with Hevi-13 loads. Never had an issue. My buddy's son killed a turkey with that choke and Hevi-13 last spring. I told him to keep it. He loves that choke in his 870.
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