Smiler23 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hi all, I'm new to the shooting scene, and up to date I'm only on the clays, iv bought the berretta a300 which I really like, the gun came with one choke, 1/2 I think, thing that I'm thinking about is do I need more chokes?. Iv bought the gun for on the shore, and was wondering if I need a tighter choke? Can you use a tighter choke with steel? And if so any recommendation on a choke? Many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler325 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Hi all, I'm new to the shooting scene, and up to date I'm only on the clays, iv bought the berretta a300 which I really like, the gun came with one choke, 1/2 I think, thing that I'm thinking about is do I need more chokes?. Iv bought the gun for on the shore, and was wondering if I need a tighter choke? Can you use a tighter choke with steel? And if so any recommendation on a choke? Many thanks in advance1/2 choke is fine with most steel,I would not put steel through anything tighter than half with factory chokes. Also you being new to shooting i'd stick with Half which will do you well. keeps things simple! Edited July 24, 2014 by Wildfowler325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 As above, unless you want a dedicated large shot steel wildfowl choke i'd stick with what you have for this season. Get some good 3" steel carts like The Gamebore mammoth or Eley lightning and enjoy yourself. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 lot of people get carried away with choke choice, but it makes no difference if you cannot put the shot in the right place. 1/2 choke with decent cartridges will kill wildfowl easily within most peoples capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler23 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thanks for replies folks, I have the eley lightning shells already and my plan was to stick to 1/2 choke, but when your reading up and watching folk at clays changing all the time,it had me wondering, cheers for putting mind to rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 lot of people get carried away with choke choice, but it makes no difference if you cannot put the shot in the right place. 1/2 choke with decent cartridges will kill wildfowl easily within most peoples capabilities. Spot on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks for replies folks, I have the eley lightning shells already and my plan was to stick to 1/2 choke, but when your reading up and watching folk at clays changing all the time,it had me wondering, cheers for putting mind to restThe kicks modified choke never gets changed in my semi-auto. It's half choke for lead and soft non toxic and really starts to tighten up with steel, the bigger the shot size the tighter the pattern choke restriction. So if you leave half in your in full choke territory with steel shot, if your birds are less than fifty yards try your quarter choke as it will still be half to three quarter patterns, but more forgiving. I've missed some absolute sitters with ducks to my mates delight and then knocked down geese at sixty yards, just down to pattern size and distance. Best advice is take a box or two of your chosen steel carts and your chokes and try them on some clays if the ground owner will let you. Then you will know your limits aswell as what works for you. Figgy Edited July 27, 2014 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 If your new to the wildfowling or new to shotgun your far more likely to be over choked than under choked. I don't shoot more than 1/2 with steel period and most of my duck are shot over decoys with improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chacotawas Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 If I'm not mistaken, somebody recommended 3" cartridges. Isn't his A300 only 2 3/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiler23 Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hia there fella, I'm pretty sure it's 3". Could be wrong tho( wouldn't be first time haha). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 You have a great advantage over most multi choked gun owners, that is you only have ONE choke. So, leave it in and just get on with your shooting. Mod. or 1/2 choke has been in my 391 Urika for some 12 years and I am not changing it, it does all I require from the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 A300 is has a 3" chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler325 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 If I'm not mistaken, somebody recommended 3" cartridges. Isn't his A300 only 2 3/4? The A300 is 3" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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