Escort 20g Semi Auto Choke Question

[Longbower]

Hi All,

well I have done the deed , and purchased a Hatsan Escort in 20g flavour.

I took it down to the permission, with a few decoys , sat in the hedge and had a pop

at some pigeons that came into range.

Now , I had put the 1/2 Choke into the right end , and I was using 28grams of No6.

The birds seemed to fly right through the shot, was this the wrong choke , to use at

35-40 yards.?

 

[henry931]

The only way to find out for sure is by patterning it

[Longbower]

Hi,

I put a pattern board up and at 35yrds , good coverage with 1/2 choke. tighter with 3/4 , so its probably me

rather than the gun.

[wymberley]

Assuming the pattern density doesn't change - this can and often does happen with different cartridges - you could try 6 1/2s (2.5mm). If you're going to be short of anything with a 20 bore, it's more likely to be pellet count than energy.

[longgun]

Hi,

I put a pattern board up and at 35yrds , good coverage with 1/2 choke. tighter with 3/4 , so its probably me

rather than the gun.

 

Then you may want to try Churchill method of stock fit test.

[bostonmick]

Tried a few hatsans and a couple of them never actualy shot straight so went with Beretta some of these cheaper guns are not straight.