Reeceknight Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Ok so been clay shooting for about a year and all I here is chokes this and chokes that, I know what they do and why they help Etc but what are these "pure gold" chokes in all the magazines, I'm looking in April clay shooting magazine at them and I don't get it? There longer with holes in so the choke stickes out quite alot. Will these actually help? As my bettinsoli has multi choke so why are these different? help me (or give me a reason to purchase lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I presume you mean ported chokes - the biggest con trick since snap caps. I speak as someone who liked the look of them, but found out they are a pain to clean - with no positive side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I presume you mean ported chokes - the biggest con trick since snap caps. I speak as someone who liked the look of them, but found out they are a pain to clean - with no positive side. Ha ha love this honest answer, i to have fallen for the look of them and was hopping they was amazing enough to make me waste the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 A choke is a choke, it does what it says on the tin, flush / extended / ported etc, but you need to try them in Your gun to see how it patterns, I've not seen any difference between flush / extended or ported, just pattern it and see what it does. And don't copy choke choice from other people, each gun is different, if i stick a 3/4 choke in my 28 year old Beretta its like shooting a golf ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) Ported chokes or ported barrels act like cheese graters with wads, they can throw tightish pattern on occasion the ports act a like a pettetrmaster or wad wizard wad retarding choke and can somtimes work to a point, me i run a mile from ported chokes. extended yes ported no! Edited July 11, 2013 by B B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 So what's the idea behind ported chocked, extended etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 To be fair its in my opinion bs, check the pattternr, if its ok leave alone. There will be no miracals here. Infact the only difference I notice apart from a very marginal 5 yards increase in range from none to full choke is a large increase in the difficulty of hitting the target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ported is supposed to reduce muzzle flip, predominantly used on dtl guns, I've had some and apart from being a sod to clean noticed no difference at all, I am happy to use extended purely as they are easier to remove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 So what's the idea behind ported chocked, extended etc? Gimmicks to sell chokes ! I have an old 303 with ported barrel,no noticeable difference to any other gun recoil wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I presume you mean ported chokes - the biggest con trick since snap caps. I speak as someone who liked the look of them, but found out they are a pain to clean - with no positive side. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 The true difference between flush extended and ported is price. Some will work better in your gun than others as choke is the variance between bore and exit diameters. Not all barrels are the same diameter not all chokes are the same diameter. I have a beretta tight skeet choke that throws perfect 1/4 patterns in my 682 with Sterling game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Ok so been clay shooting for about a year and all I here is chokes this and chokes that, I know what they do and why they help Etc but what are these "pure gold" chokes in all the magazines, I'm looking in April clay shooting magazine at them and I don't get it? There longer with holes in so the choke stickes out quite alot. Will these actually help? As my bettinsoli has multi choke so why are these different? help me (or give me a reason to purchase lol) This is not clay related but just to explain how things can make a difference… I don’t shoot clays know but have in the past. As shooting is good part in the head little things can and do make a difference. I always shot half and three quarter and set my decoying to 40 yards + and would often hit the first bird but miss the second more times than a little because it was simply to far for consentient kills. I would use RC Sipe 32 gram 6’s and smash the granny out of my shoulder and the pigeons. I then came down to ¼ and ½ but what I really wanted was a 3/8 choke and was in the process of getting a spare half choke ground out to 3/8. A friend gave me A 1/4 ported Rhino choke I put it in the top barrel of my 325 Browning. These days I use ¼ & ¼ extended with 28 gram 7.5 in fibre and my kill ratio is far higher. TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 As someone who has spent a lot of money trying different makes and types of choke I'll give you a bit of advice, don't !! There is not enough difference between them to worry about except flush and extended. Extended chokes have the advantages of being easy to fit/remove and check for tightness and don't need a choke key,just check them between stands. Extended chokes also protect your barrel/s from damage from knocks. Ported chokes are ported all the way round,not just on the top,so can have no effect on muzzle flip as the gas comes out all round the choke. They are a pain in the butt to clean. Save your money. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Wise words Vic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks for advice chaps, couldn't find any for my bettinsoli anyway and that mixed with you comments prolly saved me money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I have never changed my chokes use quarter and half for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3728 Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I have extended chokes in mine, as these are red and make the gun look better. As we all know its what it looks like thats most important bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Mother Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Extended chokes make it easier/quicker to change chokes when moving around clay stands, allegedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 guys guys guys! the op was asking about '' Pure Gold Chokes '' not just general extended ported chokes....i too would like to know if the pure gold chokes make any difference, tighter patterns and also reduced muzzle flip, bearing in mind if i ever do get them i will get them for DTL and use the original beretta optima flush for sporting which i dont take as seriously! i would like to be able to powder the clays at DTL which the pure gold are supposed to be good at! has anyone used the pure gold ported chokes and if so how did you find them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 This is not clay related but just to explain how things can make a difference… I don’t shoot clays know but have in the past. As shooting is good part in the head little things can and do make a difference. I always shot half and three quarter and set my decoying to 40 yards + and would often hit the first bird but miss the second more times than a little because it was simply to far for consentient kills. I would use RC Sipe 32 gram 6’s and smash the granny out of my shoulder and the pigeons. I then came down to ¼ and ½ but what I really wanted was a 3/8 choke and was in the process of getting a spare half choke ground out to 3/8. A friend gave me A 1/4 ported Rhino choke I put it in the top barrel of my 325 Browning. These days I use ¼ & ¼ extended with 28 gram 7.5 in fibre and my kill ratio is far higher. TEH that rc sipe 32 gram 6 was top amo, almost the best ive ever used pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 chokes not worth messing with unless your mr digweed and co i bought my gun slung in 1/4 int he bottom and 1/2 int he top and left it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OvEr_KiLL Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 chokes not worth messing with unless your mr digweed and co i bought my gun slung in 1/4 int he bottom and 1/2 int he top and left it that way if they are not worth messing with, then why do so many companies make differnt ones?? for example a teague ported choke is totally differnt to a pure gold ported choke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 To make lots of £££££££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 1/4 and 1/2 and go shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyboy Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Depends what your shooting ! 1/4 and half no good for OT 3/4 and full no good for skeet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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