835 Ulti-Mag and Gobblin' Thunder Choke Tube

[scottt61]

Bought a Kicks Gobblin' Thunder choke tube (.670 diameter) for my 835 Ulti-Mag today and does not fit.  Too small to screw into the barrel threads.  Any help is much apprectiated.  Thanks.

[bubba.50]

with that small choke diameter and the fact that it's too small to thread into your gun i'm going to guess that you bought a choke that fits the model 500 instead of the 835. 835 chokes are threaded .875x32 threads as the 835 has the same backbore as a 10ga to shoot the 3&1/2 shells. also, an extra full turkey choke for that gun should be about the same diameter as a standard full-about .690 or so. 500s on the other hand are threaded .812x32 for standard sized chokes and a turkey choke for them would be about .670 or so. hope this helps. good luck and good shootin' neighbor, bubba.

[7mm08is1kill'nmachine]

i bought that same choke and mine fits perfect
i only shot it once at paper but i think the undertaker is gonna out shoot it 
i dont know anything about all them measurements but mine is .670 and fits   

[scottt61]

Thanks guys.  The only thing I can figure out is that I had the wrong tube in the right box.  Got it from Bass Pro.

[bubba.50]

if you bought it in store it was probably handled by a clerk that knows as much sporting goods as i know rocket science. some of their customers aren't much better. so, you're probably lucky they even showed you a choke tube at all. they get multiple items out for customer to compare and then no-one knows what goes where. my opinion, based on personal experience, and worth what you paid for it, bubba.

[scottt61]

Ended up calling the folks at Kicks (manufacturer) and expalined the problem to the guy.  He is sending me a free replacement.  You actually get to talk with live people with none of that hold crap.

[Tn Jim]

I dealt with Kick's directly when I bought my Gobblin' Thunder choke for my 870 Supermag. Great people to work with. I got a .660 constriction, based on Kick's recommendation. The patterns with 3 1/2" #6 and 3" #5 are unbelievable. I can't imagine a Undertaker doing better.

[7mm08is1kill'nmachine]

like i said i havent tried but one shot on paper but it was not as impressive as the undertaker with 3 1/2's   i never counted the shot in the head and neck but with the undertaker i was putting around 90 shot in the head and neck at 30 yards
if the snow would melt and it would get above freezing here in southwest virginia i would see if the gobblin thunder was worth the money

[Tn Jim]

I had to try different shells to get the pattern I wanted with the Kick's, but that is true of any choke. The shells Kick's recomended I try with their choke was the Winchester High Velocity turkey shells. They said with my constriction (.660) 3" with 1 3/4 oz of #5 shot and with 3 1/2" 2 oz of #6. They were right. Unless you want to spend a lot on different shells, give Kick's a call and ask them what they recommend. They were very friendly and helpful when I spoke to them. In fact, the owners wife answered when I called.

[7mm08is1kill'nmachine]

does yours shoot a lot better with the high velocity loads?
i was shooting just the $15 winchester   thats what was shooting pretty good for me    i figured it would do better but dont want to spend a lot of money on shells either
i did shoot good with the federal flight control and remington too all #6 shot but the regular federal 2 1/4 #6 shot terrible
thanks for the info     i'll give them a call and see what they say

[Tn Jim]

Both the High Velocity loads are 1/4 oz lighter than a standard turkey load. They did pattern better than the standard Federal and Winchester loads I tried. In fact, the worst of the lot was the Federal 2 1/4 oz #6 shot 3 1/2" shell. It was pitiful.

[7mm08is1kill'nmachine]

have you shot any of the hevi-shot brand shells?  i was wanting to try them but didnt want to buy a box and shoot one and throw the rest away
what kind of pattern did you get with the high V shells? or do you fool with counting the pellets in the head and neck

[Tn Jim]

I haven't tried the Hevi-shot. Lead just works too good.

With the 3 1/2" #6's I got 74 pellets in the head/neck of a HS turkey patterning target at a measured 45 yards. The 3" #5's did 51.

[7mm08is1kill'nmachine]

10-4   thats a dead turkey then
i'll see what they recommend for my tube   its a .670 and go from there
all i can say about shooting them 3 1/2 is thank god for the lead sled or the limbsaver cause it sure packs a punch

[Tn Jim]

Big time on the Limbsaver! I have one on the Supermag, Mossberg 930 semi auto and my Encore. Love 'em.