AdamHall Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Which barrel should i be shooting first ?? iv got a beretta u/o never really thought about it before im shooting the bottom first dont know if it matters or if its just down to personal choice ?? which do you shoot first and why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Is the gun fixed or multichoke? Usually it's the more open of the choke first, which is normally the "bottom" barrel which is one red dot on a Beretta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHall Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 its a silver pigeon s fixed choke also what choke will it have any idea thanks for help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 If your gun has a non selective trigger, the bottom fires first. So in a multi choke you would put you open choke in that one. I had an old o/u non selective choked 1/4 bottom barrel and 1/2 top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Under normal circumstances you always fire bottom barrel first. Dedicated trap and skeet guns do not have selectors and fire bottom first. Its only sporting and game that have a selector to allow the opportunity to override the reduction in muzzle flip firing bottom first gives. If you take a S's, and take a str line back through the barrels, the line comes out above the heel. Hence, all S/S muzzle flip regardless of which barrel is fired first. Here lies a major advantage of the U/O ( note Under then Over, so called because thats the best order to fire them), the pressure line on the bottom barrel is str into the heel and shoulder, thereby reducing the tendency for the gun to lift on firing first barrel. As trap / skeet shooters often fire two shots in rapid succession, they will never want to be fighting muzzle flip from the top barrel before taking second shot, hence non selective guns are usually set choke with the more open on the bottom barrel. Game / Sporters / M/C guns will often have a selective trigger, and allow top to be fired first. Why? Well in game you may have two widely different chokes, and even very different cartridges in the two chambers. Selective allows you to choose the BEST barrel for the particular range and quarry. For sporting shooters, in a driven pair, you would want the choking order reversed, closed first, more open second, and the selective trigger allows this without changing over the choke. Jerry Edited October 4, 2008 by clayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHall Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 great stuff thanks clayman makes sense really if id thoug ht about it under-over thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo57 Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 It's not quite as simple as these boys say. If you are shooting driven birds or incoming pigeons you want to fire your tightest choke first but if you are walking-up or shooting going away birds you want to shoot your more open choke first. That's easy to do if you have a normal gun with two triggers and you can instantly select which barrel to fire first but with a Beretty SP, you have to slide over the button on the safety catch which, quite honestly, is not really possible in the split second when deciding to take a shot. Probably best to put improved cylinder chokes in both barrels and forget about selcting. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedbradshaw Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 im pretty sure my lanber fired the top barrel first...ive got the barrel select on the 2 vertical dots...as apposed to the one dot on the other side. Reed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Yes 2 dots will probably have the top barrel firing first. It does on my Silver Pigeon. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku Mike Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 My attitude is to make life simple. To many people worry about too many things when shooting. To make my shooting simple, I shoot half / half, bottom barrel first reduces muzzle flip. find a cartridge your happy with and stick with it. This eliminates all the doubts that come into your mind. Some people would say half/half is a bit tight, but i like to kill game cold. I believe a beretta has tighter chokes ie quarter choke is more like 3/8 which is between 1/4 and 1/2. If i could be bothered to buy two 3/8chokes for my gun, i personnaly believe thats the best set up. You could always have your top barrel eased out. In general Adam keep it simple and enjoy, thats what its really all about. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedbradshaw Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Yes 2 dots will probably have the top barrel firing first. It does on my Silver Pigeon. FM Thanks FM for another top reply Out tomorrow afternoon after work...cant wait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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