rrw Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) hi Just got back into clay shooting can any one tell me which chokes are best for clays 30-50 yard range i believe anything closer is skeet chokes but would appreciate any advice Thanks mark Edited February 28, 2012 by rrw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 You wont go far wrong with 1/4 and 1/2 if its o/u imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazzmeister Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 You wont go far wrong with 1/4 and 1/2 if its o/u imho Spot on advice - I shoot everything with 1/4 and 1/2 - I have a full set of chokes but 3 of them are still unused! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoz82 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 As said 1/4 & 1/2 !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 As said 1/4 & 1/2 !!!! What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL S Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 as said above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 are you shooting trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrw Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hi thanks looks like 1/4 and 1/2 has it Yes i am shooting o/u Shooting sporting clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 sporting you either stick with 1/4 1/2 or change for every stand :yp: trap go 1/2 3/4 Skeet with full is impressive when you hit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Start 1/2 + 1/4 and when you feel a little more confident, move to 3/4 + 1/2. It just helps with the confidence a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin128 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_chokes.htm http://www.chuckhawks.com/where_pattern_today.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcbr Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 1/2 semi auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 i used to use 1/2and 3/4 but then changed to full/full. i got a briley set. if i miss it aint the chokes fault. i could compromise with 3/4 and 7/8. but really, its not going to matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 3/8 and 1/2 for me at the moment and concentrate more on clearing my head of chokes, cartridge choice etc etc and focus on improving my shooting as opposed to what choke I have in. The rest are at home. Just another thing to do your head in when in the stand and as far as I can see the difference is marginal on most birds presented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 You wont go far wrong with 1/4 and 1/2 if its o/u imho Same here, at the moment though shooting skeet with a semi so using cyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL S Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayDT10 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 just remember you can always buy another 1/2 or 1/4 choke etc so then you have both barrels throwing the same pattern. imho 1/2 choke with a half decent cartridge will break 99.9% of clays on all shoots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I never think about my chokes now, they stay fairly tight for sporting (3/4 and 1/2 Optima Teague Extended and I don’t have to question if there will be any holes in my pattern at 60 yards with a plastic wad – there won’t be). I think on getting the gun mount perfect, focusing on the speed, distance and trajectory of the clay and dusting it. I often swap the barrel selector to challenge myself, following this, I often forget to change it back after the stand and shoot the next 5 stands without realising... You miss in feet, not inches! Chokes make very little difference - If you were going to hit a clay at 40 yards with quarter you would still get it with full. It's only if you chip it with the more open choke you will miss with the tighter. In my book a chip isn't a kill, it allows me to see where I hit the clay so I can make minor adjustments to kill it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Start 1/2 + 1/4 and when you feel a little more confident, move to 3/4 + 1/2. It just helps with the confidence a little. I don't want confidence, I want kills on my card and more open chokes generally give the majority of sporting shooters that edge, OK there won't be balls of soot hanging in the air but there might be an extra 2 or 3 on the card. Last years PW Charity Shoot was won (yet again) by Catamong with a 93 or 4 and he had forgotten to change his chokes since a round of skeet. He thought he was shooting 1/4 and 3/8 but it was only when he had finished did he realise he had actually shot all the way round with skeet & 1/4. That's what I'd recommend for a newby, if it's a multichoke gun and you come across that rare bird these days at a sporting shoot, a long edge on target you can always tighten up a bit for that stand. I will concede that it would appear that the majority of the very best sporting shooters shoot very tight chokes but they are literally in a league of there own. Mr Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 i,ve tried with 3/4 and full and i,m c**p cant hit a bl***y thing :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL S Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I don't want confidence, I want kills on my card and more open chokes generally give the majority of sporting shooters that edge, OK there won't be balls of soot hanging in the air but there might be an extra 2 or 3 on the card. Last years PW Charity Shoot was won (yet again) by Catamong with a 93 or 4 and he had forgotten to change his chokes since a round of skeet. He thought he was shooting 1/4 and 3/8 but it was only when he had finished did he realise he had actually shot all the way round with skeet & 1/4. That's what I'd recommend for a newby, if it's a multichoke gun and you come across that rare bird these days at a sporting shoot, a long edge on target you can always tighten up a bit for that stand. I will concede that it would appear that the majority of the very best sporting shooters shoot very tight chokes but they are literally in a league of there own. Mr Potter correct mr potter, mr digweed uses full & full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I will concede that it would appear that the majority of the very best sporting shooters shoot very tight chokes but they are literally in a league of there own. Mr Potter But Beretta Italy Spara Dritto is in a league of his own too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 But Beretta Italy Spara Dritto is in a league of his own too..... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 correct mr potter, mr digweed uses full & full But even he uses more open choke for closer targets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 But even he uses more open choke for closer targets True story He was on my squad at the English Open at Hodnet a couple of years ago and I was shocked to see him struggling on a close rabbit. He was using tight chokes then. He doesn't do that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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