Wearborne Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 What size choke do you use for shooting rabbits the odd bit of game and clays? Newbie here wanting a bit of advice I'm using three quater in top barrel and half in the bottom barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I use 1/4 and 1/2 for every thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Any combination of 1/4, 1/2 and maybe 3/4 will kill anything you could ever need. Don't get too hung up on choke, more important to find a cartridge and gun combination that works well for you. 28,29 30 or 32gram 6 are good all rounds loads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Any combination of 1/4, 1/2 and maybe 3/4 will kill anything you could ever need. Don't get too hung up on choke, more important to find a cartridge and gun combination that works well for you. 28,29 30 or 32gram 6 are good all rounds loads Agreed, choke restricts the diameter of the pattern, what is often overlooked is that a pattern travels through the air a bit like an ice cream cone rather than a dustbin lid. The tighter the pattern the longer the cone, ask someone killing birds at distance most shots and they will usually be using a tighter choke. For a novice though put 1/4 and 1/2 in and restrict your range to 35 yards with 6s and you are good to go, put the pattern in the right place and it will perform, thats the tricky bit !!. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Half and full all the way covers everything for me and its just patterns well for me aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I wouldn't use full all the time, definately has is its uses, blowing nests out or shooting branchers out of the top of a pine tree but not for pigeon decoying where your want a fairly open pattern at 15-20 yds, it's not even really necessary for most driven game shooting, and definately not clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 and definately not claysTell that to a trappie..... Full and superfull ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I like 1/4 and 1/2 but depends more open chokes and 7s work very well for walked up bunnies but not great for anything too rangey. Nice thing about 1/4 and 1/2 is your also good for std steel, maybe even HP. One thing to consider is the shell of choice can have as much or greater effect on your patterns, test and see its the only way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 As mentioned 1/4 & 1/2 is a good setup and gives the option of steel usage .... 1/4 & 3/4 is also useful, give both a go and see what you like ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearborne Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 So would that be 1/4 top 1/2 bottom barrel or other way around? Also which choke give you tighter pattern to open pattern thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 1/4 (more open) in the barrel that fires first, 1/2 (tighter) in the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 As mentioned 1/4 & 1/2 is a good setup and gives the option of steel usage .... 1/4 & 3/4 is also useful, give both a go and see what you like ! 3/4 would also be good for steel usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 1/4 and 1/2 will do for anything you are ever likely to shoot.all my guns are multi choke but I use this combination all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 3/4 would also be good for steel usage. We need to be careful with that one! disregarding all the std advice of no more than 1/2 or no more than 1/2 with certain shot sizes in steel etc there is the fact that steel will pattern tighter than lead and 3/4 can be roughly equated to extra full in lead, that's a lot of choke for all but the best taking their shots at long range. 25 yard fast bunny of bird and I shouldn't fancy my own chances of making the shot over a 1/4 choke I know you see things different on steel choke to myself but I honestly find from use in the field you can over pattern it at ranges exceeding it holding sufficient energy on large duck and geese and you start to see lots of stone dead centre spread birds come back to life on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearborne Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) How do you tell what choke is what? I see there are notches in the beretta ones they go from 1-5 is, 1 notch full choke (tight pattern) 2 notches quarter 3 notches half 4 notches three quarter 5 notches open barrel width Thanks Edited June 25, 2014 by Wearborne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) I put 1/2in the top as that for the longer range clays. And 1/4 in the bottom as closer up. And then select the barrel that represents the first target distance wise. Edited June 25, 2014 by chady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 What size choke do you use for shooting rabbits the odd bit of game and clays? Newbie here wanting a bit of advice I'm using three quater in top barrel and half in the bottom barrel. thats not a bad setup for ground game i like #4s and i have used #2s before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) How do you tell what choke is what? I see there are notches in the beretta ones they go from 1-5 is, 1 notch full choke (tight pattern) CORRECT 2 notches quarter THREE QUARTER 3 notches half CORRECT 4 notches three quarter QUARTER 5 notches open barrel width CYLINDER OR SKEET (DEPENDANT ON MANUFACTURER) Thanks The notches go in reverse order (kind of) the more notches, the less constriction there is. Edited June 25, 2014 by brett1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 As said 1/2 and 1/4 are a good all-round choice. Be careful not to become a choke tart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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