AdamW Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Guys, If you were to leave the chokes untouched, say 1/4 and 1/2 which choke would you have in which barrel? I always use 1/4 in lower and 1/2 in the top, and depending on the targets, shoot lower first.. Is this a matter of choice or is there a reason behind it? ?? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 You have it right as the major part of U/O shotguns use the bottom barrel first if selected to fire in succession. Slack choke in the bottom and tighter in the top Bottom barrel for close work and the tighter choke in the top will help to keep your spread tighter so it travels further before opening up I use 3/4 bottom and full top for clays in the Rizzini and 1/2 bottom and 3/4 top in the AYA again for clays or game Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 i believe it is tight in the top, reason for this, traditionally top barrel goes 2nd. So on your 2nd shot you get the barrel with the most muzzle flip which dosent make any odds becuase you havent got to take another shot. Possibly also the theory that top barrel can be reloaded faster and as such a quick follow up 3rd shot would most likely be at a going away or running away target, and as such tight choke would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I use cyl in the bottom barrel and 1/4 in the top. I will then select which barrel to fire first depending on the clays being thrown. As I am aware the reason behind the first barrel being more open than the second is because your first shot will be close in and if you miss the bird then by the time you take the second shot it will be further away. This obviously only applies to live shooting, and then not always. My advise is stop thinking about chokes, put in 1/4 and 1/2 and go and shoot. You will not find many targets on any clay grounds that cannot be broken with that combination. My local ground has a 100' high tower which throws a rising driven bird and I can hit it consistently with a cylinder choke and no. 8 shot. If you need to shoot at longer ranges then use 7's or 71/2s. Cheers Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 quick question -- would a 1/2 choke be sufficient for DTL and trap , and which size shot . cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 half is enough to break anything IF you put it in the right place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 quick question -- would a 1/2 choke be sufficient for DTL and trap , and which size shot .cheers imp mod to full for the fast away target ,always shoot heavier shot 7-7-1/2s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Martin how far away is that bird when you shoot it ?? seems a 33yd rising target would be pushing the limits for cylinder, or am i mistaken and its actualy incoming not going ?? "My local ground has a 100' high tower which throws a rising driven bird and I can hit it consistently with a cylinder choke and no. 8 shot" curious is i Martin :thumbs: just like im talking to myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi, It is a simulated driven bird. So it is passing over your head, it can be shot as a driven bird or as a crosser. It is not a problem to break with a cylinder choke and no. 8s. it just needs plenty of lead. cheers MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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