chesterjester Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I have just bought an old lanber multi-choke and the chokes are numbered like so :- 0 3 5 7 10 Could someone tell me what these numbers are equal to in choke sizes . Many Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Never seen that before on a Lanber. But I would guess at the higher the number the tighter the choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 That is weird mate. We have 2 Lanber's (a sporter and a field which are not new) and both of them have 0,1,2,3,4,5 Yours really is a puzzler :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste12b Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) I have just bought an old lanber multi-choke and the chokes are numbered like so :- 0 3 5 7 10 Could someone tell me what these numbers are equal to in choke sizes . Many Thanks Found this link which may help, I have lifted the text below. The ten would be the 1.0 Constriction (mm) British Designation 0.00 Cylinder 0.25 ¼ 0.50 ½ 0.75 ¾ 1.00 Full Edited June 8, 2011 by ste12b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterjester Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Thanks all. They are tightened using a C spanner, similar to that used on a milling cutter if any engineers out there! Not that it will be used mind, my 1/2 & 3/4 are going in, and staying in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I think this thread should do, rather than starting a new one. Just bought a 9/10 yr old Lanber with the notches on the chokes. There's a set of 5, so I presume they are: 1 notch: Full 2 notches : 3/4 3 notches : 1/2 4 notches : 1/4 5 notches : Skeet/ Cyl/ Imp Cyl/ Open ?? Not sure about this one, any ideas? Next question: Most recommendations seem to be to start with 1/4 and 1/2, but I think for equality between barrels and birds, so to speak, I may try 1/4 and 1/4. Where can I get suitable chokes from, and can I get extended (external? not sure of the exact term yet) chokes for the gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste12b Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think this thread should do, rather than starting a new one. Just bought a 9/10 yr old Lanber with the notches on the chokes. There's a set of 5, so I presume they are: 1 notch: Full 2 notches : 3/4 3 notches : 1/2 4 notches : 1/4 5 notches : Skeet/ Cyl/ Imp Cyl/ Open ?? Not sure about this one, any ideas? Next question: Most recommendations seem to be to start with 1/4 and 1/2, but I think for equality between barrels and birds, so to speak, I may try 1/4 and 1/4. Where can I get suitable chokes from, and can I get extended (external? not sure of the exact term yet) chokes for the gun? 5 notches could be imp cylinder or skeet, cylinder is usually none. 1/4 (bottom barrel) and 1/2 is usually good for sporting. If you are new to sporting try cyl and 1/4 for a start to get your confidence up. 1/4 and 1/4 wil be fine. Extended chokes are available from Mandel, but what ever you do, do not get them from shooting glasses as he is useless when it comes to delivery (from my experience) . Regards Ste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Never seen that either, but you probably treat them like percentages 0 = 0% Cylinder 3 = 30% 5 = 50% Half Choke 7 = 70% 10 = 100% Full Choke The 30% and 70% would roughly equate to 1/4 Choke and 3/4 Choke Maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_No Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think mine is the same, have it written down somewhere what they all mean so will look when I get home. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Cheers for the advice, guys. That site looks good, nice one, Ste. Spoke to the Mandel bloke this morning, seems pretty helpful. He recommended ported chokes though, any need for those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste12b Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Cheers for the advice, guys. That site looks good, nice one, Ste. Spoke to the Mandel bloke this morning, seems pretty helpful. He recommended ported chokes though, any need for those? Never used ported chokes, so unable to comment. The extended ones did ok for me, although I am not that good (43/50 sporting best so far ). I have just sold them to some one off here, otherwise you could have had the ones I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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