Down The Line

[throdgrain]

Futher to my comment on another topic, I read that a tight choke is preferable on DTL. Could anyone explain why this is please ?

Cheers :blink:

[Lord Geordie]

Clays travel AWAY from you at speed so a tighter choke pattern is needed for the distance.

 

The tighter the pattern the more shot at that range in the pattern to dust the clay

 

1/2 and 3/4 for DTL :blink:

 

LG

[Poacher]

:blink: you can also use cartridge choice to optimise chances of dusting :blink:

[throdgrain]

I used 1/4 choke sunday like I do for all other clays, I may try 1/4 or something next time then. Incidently, my gun is american and hence uses imp cyl rather than 1/4, someone told me recently than it is a wider choke than 1/4, is that true , does anybody know? All the websites tell me its the same thing.

[the last engineer]

for us Canadians and north Americans

 

.000 restriction - cylinder

.005 restriction - skeet

.010 restriction - improved cylinder

.015 restriction - light modified

.020 restriction - modified

.025 restriction - improved modified

.030 restriction - light full

.035 restriction - full

.040 restriction - extra full

 

 

the European equvalent

 

Cylinder none

Improved Cylinder 5 thou

1/4 Choke 10 thou

1/2 Choke 20 thou

3/4 Choke 30 thou

Full Choke 40 thou

 

 

again its all relative to your bore size, progresive restrictions are .005" across the board

eg. betweent 1/4 and 1/2 would be 3/8 @ .025"

 

hope this helps, i have posted a number of items on choke and the mechanics of, do a search if you need, ask if you want more.

 

 

Martin

[throdgrain]

So as I thought my American gun fitted with Imp Cyl is the same as a UK gun fitted with 1/4 choke - many thanks