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keith payne
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Is question to clarify things have you been shooting the gun with out any chokes in the gun?

 

For general sporting clays I tend to use either cylinder in the bottom barrel and 1/4 in the top barrel

 

The other option I use is 1/4 in the bottom and 1/2 in the top barrel.

 

If you have been using the gun with out any chokes in the gun, it would be a good idea to check the choke threads are not damaged and give them a good clean.

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Help ..... this might sound daft but i removed the full and mod choke tubes from my miroku sporter mk 70

i have been using the gun without them for a while, can anyone help with an idea as to which tube to which barrel

cheers

 

I hope , by saying "I have been using the gun without them" you mean you have replaced them by others.

DO NOT EVER use it without any chokes.

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oops thanks mate it will not happen again my coach for some reason suggested i removed them untill i improved

 

 

In my opinion if a coach suggested using a m/c shotgun without any chokes in, I would be changing coaches. If your threads and the ends of barrels are ok you have been lucky.

 

Think of the repair bill if the threads had been damaged. If as a beginer you might of wanted to start off with the most open chokes it would of been cylinder and skeet chokes then change as you got better and clays were further away from you. But never use a m/c gun without any chokes.

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In my opinion if a coach suggested using a m/c shotgun without any chokes in, I would be changing coaches. If your threads and the ends of barrels are ok you have been lucky.

 

Think of the repair bill if the threads had been damaged. If as a beginer you might of wanted to start off with the most open chokes it would of been cylinder and skeet chokes then change as you got better and clays were further away from you. But never use a m/c gun without any chokes.

omg i had no idea thanks for that i have fitted the chokes and all is ok thank god!!!!

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Sounds like you are getting some poor coaching advice there. I would not worry too much about chokes as just another thing to distract you from your shooting.

 

Stick Cyl in the bottom and 1/4 in the top and go and enjoy. If you pick up another 1/4 choke you can toss the rest in a drawer as you dont need them. 1/4, 1/4 will break anything on your average sporting layout. One less thing to think about!

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Keith - get a hold of your coach. Put him in the correct position and administer a smart smack around his ear. If he has genuinely told you to shoot without chokes, the man is an imbecile. Worse still, he is dangerous.

I can't accept that anyone would be so stupid. :hmm::hmm::hmm::hmm:

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I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is a practice in the USA for some to shoot without chokes?

 

Crazy imo, a shotgun is designed as smooth bored weapon. Apart from potential damage to the gun it creates an area of friction in competition with the shot where debris etc could get caught. Wouldnt fancy firing second barrel with a wad stuck in it from the first. Rare but could happen.

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Keith - get a hold of your coach. Put him in the correct position and administer a smart smack around his ear. If he has genuinely told you to shoot without chokes, the man is an imbecile. Worse still, he is dangerous.

 

I can't accept that anyone would be so stupid. :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

 

as above.

 

 

must admit i find it hard to believe that a coach told you to shoot without them, not adviseable :no:

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Sounds like you are getting some poor coaching advice there. I would not worry too much about chokes as just another thing to distract you from your shooting.

 

Stick Cyl in the bottom and 1/4 in the top and go and enjoy. If you pick up another 1/4 choke you can toss the rest in a drawer as you dont need them. 1/4, 1/4 will break anything on your average sporting layout. One less thing to think about!

thanks very much for your help mate cheers

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