Magna Port

[Citori]

Hopefully this spring I will draw my first turkey tag. I got to thinking about my gun, a Mossberg 835, and I remember shooting a few turkey loads thru it. Well some of the 3 1/2inch loads can really rock your world. I was at a sporting goods store and saw a add for Magna port. I was wondering if anyone has a ported shotgun or had one ported? Does it help with recoil? Any problems? Any info would be great.

[Ladykiller]

Well I would imagine it helps, as all the competitive shooters have there guns ported. But instead of getting the gun ported, try and find a ported choke. I can't remember off hand who makes the choke, but you can get one for your 12ga in a turkey choke that is ported. The other benefit of this choke i am talking about is that it has straight rifling in it. This rifling grabs the wad as it exits the barrel and it pulls the wad away from the shot. This will give you the added benefit of a tighter pattern at longer ranges, while still reducing recoil.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Citori;
I haven't had a shotgun mag-na-ported, but I did have my .30-06 mag-na-ported and I must say that I can't tell the difference in "percieved" recoil, but the gun does shoot much more accurately now than it did before I had it ported. Maybe there is less recoil, and I just can't "feel" the difference.

Ladykiller;
Can you explain how this choke is suppose to work to tighten patterns? Everything I have in my library about chokes & patterns says that the minute a shot charge leaves a wad, it starts to open up and "spread". As a matter of fact, I have one source that states that steel shot wads that are not slit will cause the shot charge to act similarly to a shotgun slug! Seems to me, the sooner you cause a wad to open (esp if you are doing it mechanically, instead of letting air resistance act on the petals), the more open your pattern is going to become, not tighter. Also, seems to me that if passing a shot charge through a choke w/o rifling as opposed to one with, there would be more resistance to the one with rifling and therefore more damage to the pellets, causing more "flyers" and a more open choke. I am having some trouble understanding this one. Can you enlighten me?

Citori: I have a Remington 11-87 slug gun i had Magna Ported. It does lessen the recoil some what . It also make the gun a little louder. People standing near you will complain of the noise it makes and the worst part of magna porting is the amount of shell residue it blows back at me. If you get it done MAKE SURE you wear glasses. BTW i also had the forcing cones removed on this gun that lessened the recoil but it improved the Accuracy. Would i have it done again no :(
Hope this helps

gare

[Ladykiller]

Well the straight rifling stops the wad from rotating, which keeps the shot from spinning outward. It also keeps the wad from tumbling which also tightens the pattern. I can't remember exactly how the rifling pulling on the wad tightens it up, but I think it has to do with the fact the it keeps the wad from touching the shot pattern and disrupting it.