milo2005 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 whats the best choke to start shooting with ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 really depends what your shooting at mate,if its pigeons/crows id go for half choke and see how you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 i have been told to start off with skeet , for pigeons ?as its a wider spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry c Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Everyone will probably say different, but most over and unders are choked either Quarter and Half or Clylinder and Quarter. If you have an auto then i'd stick to Quarter for all round shooting, changing to Half if the targets are futher away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) It`s a fact that the best all round choke is 1/4, especially if your restricted to one barrel. I will often shoot a competition with 1/4 + 1/4 in my o/u and do very well with it. Edited January 18, 2010 by COACH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 1/4 i have been told the same for game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 If you use skeet exclusively you will find that you wound more than you kill at anything over close range, as the wider spread reduces shot density. This also means you might miss a clay, even though you actually hit it. 1/4 and 1/2 are the best all rounders. Though having said got a fixed choke gun at 1/2 and full, and it performs fairly similarly, but you can a really good dust cloud on clays when you get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 think am going to stick with 3/4 and try it on the pigeons this summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 use 1/4 most of the time in my semi's and a pair of 1/4's in the 682. personally rarely use anything else, but i'm still learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 1/4 ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 use 1/4 most of the time in my semi's and a pair of 1/4's in the 682.personally rarely use anything else, but i'm still learning. we can only try a old boy told me its the lad behind the gun not the chokes , or the £1000 gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 can of worms. ---> open i`ll tell you what i use. mk70 sport 1/2-3/4 supernova 1/1 or other merkel fixed 1/2 and 1/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 however i have been told to use SKEET to start with :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezza1986 Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Depends what you're shooting. Skeet you'll find a wide choke so cylinder or 1/4 max will be fine. Sporting you'll find a 1/4 and 1/2 choke will break many a clay. Down The Line/ Bull Trap needs a tighter pattern for long range shooting so most Trap guns are choked 3/4 and full. For rough shooting 1/4 choke will smoke most things up to 40-45 yards but longer range target might need you to use 1/2 choke. Just start open choked and tighten up when needed. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty112 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I started with 1/4 but then I bought a o/u with fixed chokes set too full an 3/4... Had better shooting with it so set my semi to 3/4 and hits everything I've pointed it at :-) (well nearlly everything, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Ah, the age old choke debate. It doesn't matter which you use to be honest, if you put the pattern in the right place, it will do the job, whether you use skeet or extra full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Ah, the age old choke debate. It doesn't matter which you use to be honest, if you put the pattern in the right place, it will do the job, whether you use skeet or extra full Not necessarily :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Not necessarily :o Great answer Are you going to ellaborate on that at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 1/4 and or 1/2 no question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 think am going to stick with 3/4 and try it on the pigeons this summer Can't fathom this, you've asked for advise all of which is to go for the more 'open' end of the range (the average has been for 1/4 choke) and within 1 day you've decided to stick with 3/4 choke! Why waste every bodies time by asking? Mr Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Great answer Are you going to ellaborate on that at all? At 40 yards a skeet choke will throw a pattern of approx. 50% leaving gaps large enough for a target to pass through. An extra full choke throws an approx. 75% pattern. Taking a cartridge with 7.5 shot that would equate to approx. 200 pellets in a 30" circle using a skeet choke, but an extra 100 pellets in the same area using an extra full choke. Therefore a better chance of hitting the intended target, with less gaps for the target to pass through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Most people us to much choke so i would stick to 1/4 choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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