Stuart L Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 As a novice to pigeons comments would be appreciated.My instincts tell me that 30yds. is more or less maximum range and my experience ( limited ) is that the most likely distances are 20 to 25yds. I feel inclined to try skeet chokes, any advice ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Hi stuart have you got ground what you shoot/decoy on , if so it may be worth asking an experienced shot to come along with you and give you a few pointer regarding distance and chokes etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 As a beginner, you'd be better off sticking to closer birds ie 25 yards. Practising on a skeet range is a good way to become a proficient shot over decoys. Open chokes are fine - IC or quarter. I use half choke for most things and is good for 50 yards providing i point the gun in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 You could try Skeet and Quarter and if you don't think the open Skeet choke is enough move up to Quarter and Half which is probably the most popular combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 You could try Skeet and Quarter and if you don't think the open Skeet choke is enough move up to Quarter and Half which is probably the most popular combination. I Always use cyl & 1/4, with a 26" barrels, providing you have the right cartridge that always works for me, everybody who has posted this query are tending to go for skeet, 1/4 and 1/2 all works, in my veiw the best is to work it out yourself, when you feel you have had a good day then stick with the choke, and cartridge.....then if you are starting to miss it is not the machine its you.......the worst thing you can do is take all your chokes with you, thats when the trouble starts !!!!!! Thats the great thing about pigeon shooting you never know how things are going to work out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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