Picked this up today

[Rich]

Silencer,

The Extrema 2  is a nice shotgun alright, and the gas operated action helps soak up some felt recoil. For one shot, long range kills on coyotes however, I have yet to find a choke/load combo for it that surpasses my old Browning pump. I will keep searching though, and if I don't go bankrupt first, I just may find the magic combination one day. The problem as I see it is that in order to still have a killing pattern at 60 yards or more, my pattern will be so tight at 40 yards that the scatter gun advantage has done flew the coop. The photo below is of a pattern I shot with my old Browning back on 7-7-07. Range was 50 yards, fodder was dead coyote T's, choke was Kicks, Buck Kicker .690.

[coyote101]

what's the diameter of the dead coyote choke for the mossy ?  couldnt seem to find it on the net. 

Silencer,

I couldn't find it anywhere on the net either. It is also not on the package or on the choke tube itself, but I get .690 with an old dial caliper. Rich's 50 yard patterns with that Buck Kicker .690 sure look better than mine did with the Dead Coyote.

Pat

[Silencer]

Rgr that, stock remington Full is .691, havent patterned it yet.

Pat, have you tried 4 buck out of the mossy stock chokes ?  I hope ya find the right combo, nothing worse than spending a bunch of money and it doesnt live up to your expectations, been there and done that with my latest shotgun purchase thats why I want a Extrema 

[Rich]

Silencer,

Here is a video clip for ya.  http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1206/

[KySongDog]

Here's that same guy, Tim Bradley, singing the praises of Benelli.   



But Tom Knapp is the MAN when it comes to exhibition shotgun shooting, IMHO.   

[coyote101]

But Tom Knapp is the MAN when it comes to exhibition shotgun shooting, IMHO.  

Semp,

I ran into Tom Knapp at the NRA convention the day after you were there and he was gracious enough to pose for a picture.

Tom Knapp and me at the 2008 NRA convention in Louisville.


Pat

[coyote101]

Pat, have you tried 4 buck out of the mossy stock chokes ? 

Silencer,

We can't hunt with buckshot in Kentucky, so I haven't tried any. I may get some though, just to see how it shoots.

Pat

[vvarmitr]

But wait this guy is shooting a Winchester!?!  :shck:

[Silencer]

Didnt know that Pat, I do know them mossy's shot great.  2 of the guys I turkey hunt with swear by them and I've seen the results personally, but thats with 5 and 6 shot not the big stuff. 

I was going to suggest to try another load of the dead coyote but according to the website there's only 1 1/2 ounces of T shot for the 3 inchers. 

I'm about outta suggestions other than trying another choke or dropping down to BBB, or BB but thats not what you intended in purchasing the choke.

VV, I am partial to the SX3's  ... but for some reason I'm just not a huge benelli fan. 

[vvarmitr]

In some cases people have gotten better patterens w/ the pellets using a mod' choke.  In these cases the pellets weren't buffered from what I understand.
Its up to you Pat, but I'd try a regular Full choke & even a Mod.   

[alscalls]

I agree ya should compare em

[KySongDog]

But Tom Knapp is the MAN when it comes to exhibition shotgun shooting, IMHO.  

Semp,

I ran into Tom Knapp at the NRA convention the day after you were there and he was gracious enough to pose for a picture.

Tom Knapp and me at the 2008 NRA convention in Louisville.


Pat

Nice pic Pat!     Tom Knapp is amazing with a shotgun!   I wish I could have met him.

Here he is shooting a world record 10 clays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpv0yZC3iMM&feature=related

[northern coyote]

Dont that Pat Falanigan hol;d the world record? 11 I thoght?

[brad9920]

Great shot gun 

[Dan Carey]

Tom can shoot a rifle just as well as a shotgun, that would be very well indeed.