bubble Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Help Just decided to swap guns to shoot pheasant tomorrow 'Other gun had fixed chokes Silver pigeon has multi chokes, which ones would you recommend please, and how do I identify them from the notches Also which one at the top Using 28grm 6's Thanks in advance N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 1/4 and 1/2 or 1/2 and1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) 1/4 in the bottom barrel with 4 notches and 1/2 in the top with three notches! Edited October 24, 2014 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 1/4 in the bottom barrel with 4 notches and 1/2 in the top with three notches!As above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashman1 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Also as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 What a great place this is Within 45 mins I have 4 great answers Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Just make sure you don't turn into a choke tart and use them to blame if you ever have a bad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Unless you safety catch is selective, you might want to reverse which goes where dependent upon whether or not you're shooting driven game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Whichever chokes you choose, can I suggest that you put the tighter one in the top barrel or if both the same fire the top barrel first. That way if you only fire 1 shot, the top barrel is easier to load quickly. Too many people shoot the open barrel first and then having missed, go on to fire the choke barrel at a bird which is now closer. If the birds are not overly high to begin with, a bird which is centred in the pattern of 30 grams of 6's at some 25 yards is usually only fit for soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontbeck Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Whichever chokes you choose, can I suggest that you put the tighter one in the top barrel or if both the same fire the top barrel first. That way if you only fire 1 shot, the top barrel is easier to load quickly. Too many people shoot the open barrel first and then having missed, go on to fire the choke barrel at a bird which is now closer. If the birds are not overly high to begin with, a bird which is centred in the pattern of 30 grams of 6's at some 25 yards is usually only fit for soup. That's oh so true. With driven, tighter choke first, as if you miss ,the bird will be closer for the second shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta686 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) I use 3/4 and 1/2 in the O/U for everything exept Wildfowling as i use a Auto Edited October 24, 2014 by Beretta686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning123 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 I have used 1/4 & 1/4 for years for all my driven shooting - it's just my preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 excellent, yes its driven so I might switch the chokes round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Someone should make a gun with two triggers that would solve the problems"!!! Oh I see they did, did they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 1/4 and 1/2 all the way pal don't really need much more than that unless they are MILES up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdnorthener Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Hi, I use a silver pigeon, with the three notches on top, with four on the bottom barrel. Also, I never change them, as I'm quite happy with the results. Good luck with the shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 just make sure you keep your threads clean, or they will seeze up ? just a thought if you never change them. ....kenbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 just make sure you keep your threads clean, or they will seeze up ? just a thought if you never change them. ....kenbo Some copper slip or grease on the threads helps stop them getting stuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Cambridgeshire is flat if that is where you are shooting so no real high birds go 1/4 - 1/4 pleanty enough for East anglia, I believe 1/4 & 1/2 were fast derived for walked up shooting where the second shot is further away from you, driven shooting is closer on the second shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning123 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Cambridgeshire is flat if that is where you are shooting so no real high birds go 1/4 - 1/4 pleanty enough for East anglia, I believe 1/4 & 1/2 were fast derived for walked up shooting where the second shot is further away from you, driven shooting is closer on the second shot. Good advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieh Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I have used cylinder and cylinder for years now on everything from geese down to snipe and have shot some fairly high birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Someone should make a gun with two triggers that would solve the problems"!!! Oh I see they did, did they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Whichever chokes you choose, can I suggest that you put the tighter one in the top barrel or if both the same fire the top barrel first. That way if you only fire 1 shot, the top barrel is easier to load quickly. Too many people shoot the open barrel first and then having missed, go on to fire the choke barrel at a bird which is now closer. If the birds are not overly high to begin with, a bird which is centred in the pattern of 30 grams of 6's at some 25 yards is usually only fit for soup. Very wise advice. Get a bit of slop in the action and the gun is an easy opener wanting just a flick of the right wrist, drop another in with the left hand and away you go. In practise these days most fire the first barrel level with them then the second as the bird is flying away. Shooting 50 yards in front is often not possible due to safety and terrain issues. Personally I always use the top first due to ease of reloading, my barrels are 1/4 + 1/2 and 1/2 + 3/4 so not really a lot of difference. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I have used cylinder and cylinder for years now on everything from geese down to snipe and have shot some fairly high birds The late MajorJohn Ruffer swore by it in combination with 7 shot. I used a couple of skeet guns on driven pheasants for maybe 5 or 6 years, 7 shot. Invariably I had pricked birds, some picked, some not. I moved to 1/4 and 1/2 in a game gun in 1978, initially with 7s and 7.5 White Gold. Some nice kills yes but still pricked birds. Moving to 6s ( Grand Prix and Impax) improved things significantly and a move to 5s with a 687 about 20 years ago ( a shot size a hated as a teenager shooting rabbits) solved all problems. Things are either dead in the air or missed, very unusual to have a hit bird go on but if it does it will almost always be dead where it comes to ground. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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