ziplex Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I will be looking to but my first gun soon and wanted a few pointers..... I currently borrow a Miroku MK70, 28" when I go shooting, quite how it's choked I don't know but I seem to do reasonably well with it bearing in mind i've not shot too much, hit a few more this morning! However when looking for my own gun, should the chance of a fixed choke gun come up I wanted opinions on whether or not I should look more toward a multi version. It will be used primarily for pigeon but my heart lies in wildfowling so that needs to be considered. Reason I ask is I was steered toward a fixed choke secondhand gun last time I was looking at stock in a gun shop,...nice enough gun but when the time comes I want to know what I want! :yp: Duncan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 What do you shoot?? When I got my gun I was told I would fiddle about with the chokes until I found what suited me,and to a certain extent thats true.I use 1/4-3/4 for general shooting,cyl-1/4 ferreting and full-3/4 for foxes. However it will depend on what you shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 As per the question , primarily pigeon but wildfowling in time............you been on the juice? :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Yes(to the sauce),In that case cyl or 1/4 - 1/2 would suit fine.In the good old days it would be different but now we have to use odd things to shoot `fowl so these are my choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I always suggest to new gun buyers (not buyers of new guns), buy a multichoke. This enables you to experiment with choke combinations and not wish you had bought some other set of fixed chokes. Nowadays I use 1/4 and 1/4 for all my shooting and I usually kill what I aim at ( unless the cartidge is faulty ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Keep 'em coming boys........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag-man Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 as the guys say get a multi choke, you can change it to what you want. I use 3/8 and 1/2 for sporting, 3/4 and full for trap (fixed chokes on a differant gun), wildfowling use 3/4 and full, pigeons, I take my chokes with, usually leave the sporting chokes in, depending on how they coming in on the decoys, or might change to 3/4 and full. good luck though, is always exciting buying a new gun, have you tried guntrader.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I use 1/4 and 3/4 for everything, apart from skeet, when I use open chokes. This set-up has worked (successfully) for me for years - I don't have a problem with fixed choke. I'm always amazed at how much thought (and blame) goes into choke selection by Guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 wildfowling use 3/4 and full, You can't do this, you cannot fire non toxic shot through anything more than half choke. Except perhaps Bismuth but that is ****. I would say buy a multichocke but experiment with it. Just don't use anything to tight. You can use different cartridges to get different patterns at different ranges. I use cyl and 1/4 for most things. 1/4 in my auto that I use for wildfowling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Appreciated guys, I expect i'll go the mullti choke route but if the right fixed choke gun at the right price presents itself it's better to know what you're buying/need. From the seems of it most have more than one gun so I imagine i'll be no different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Do what everyone else does, Buy a multi choke. Fiddle about for for the first few months. Some time later... Stick 1/4 in the bottom barrel 1/2 in the top barrel Leave the rest of the chokes at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Don't limit yourself in choke choice later, buy a multichoke. Slightly different than given so far, same advice, slightly different order.... Get it home, put 1/4 in bottom, 1/2 in top and give the rest of the chokes to someone bigger than you with the express instructions not to hand them over for 6 months. Otherwise they will just give you something else to worry about when you miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I braught a winchesta select multi choke, I have only shot the gun with the chokes that came in the gun I have never swapt or changed them about as like was said earlier it only gives you somethin else to think about and complicate things, Im not about to start changing some think that Ive goy used to, Im not saying this is right just my opinion, thanks kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willerby Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Which barrel do you fire first and does this then make the barrel selector redundant , if you have one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 im a fixed choke man . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Il second that. No fiddling with tiny thin bits of steel. Side by side fixed choke is fine for me, otherwise its just more things to put me off shooting, such as ohhh should have swapped for 1/2choke.. or maybe 3/4... etc. But then again im not expert, I cant hit everything anyway, so I just get out there and have a good time. Win some loose some.. The answer to the above is that im more of a rifleman. The shotguns are for when im feeling uncomplicated and just want to get outdoors for a bit of mooching about in the woods/fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 i have had 2 multi shot shotguns and on both the chokes have got stuck in, and have had them cut out, iv cleaned them but still been stuck, so now i stick to fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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