Berretta 686

[roadkill]

Can any one tell me what my Berretta choke sizes are and which Harrell they should be in?

The chokes I have start with one dash in the top and go up to four marks. At the minute I have a three dash in the bottom and four dash in the top barrel

 

Cheers roadkill

[welshwarrior]

1 is full

2 is 3/4

3 is 1/2

4 is 1/4

5 is imp cyl or skeet

 

I would have 1/4 in the bottom 1/2 in the top with the barrel selector in the safety catch on 1 dot.

[fruity]

You have 1/4 and 1/2 chokes in

Personally I would change them around so 1/4 (4 notches) is in the bottom barrel or use the selector on the safety catch so top fires first

Are you using it for sporting clays ??

Edited October 26, 2014 by fruity

[roadkill]

Yes for sporting clays, I have the barrel selector on two red dots, is that wrong also? Just changing the chokes now

[welshwarrior]

I would normal fire the bottom barrel first which is 1 dot

[fruity]

Yes for sporting clays, I have the barrel selector on two red dots, is that wrong also? Just changing the chokes now

There isn't really a right or wrong , but usually you have 1/4 in the bottom 1/2 in the top with selector on dot 1 for bottom barrel first , depending on which clay you are shooting first, distance use 1/2 less use 1/4

[roadkill]

Thanks all should help me bust a few more clays getting this right

[fruity]

Thanks all should help me bust a few more clays getting this right

Chokes are there for a reason, but don't get taken in by chokes to much if your relatively new to the sport , it's more important for the shot to be in the correct place

[shalfordninja33]

Is there a general rule on which barrel you use first? I've always fired bottom first but A number of guys I shoot with have their o/u's firing the top barrel first.

 

Is it just a preference thing or is there a good reason to use one ahead of the other?

[HDAV]

Is there a general rule on which barrel you use first? I've always fired bottom first but A number of guys I shoot with have their o/u's firing the top barrel first.

 

Is it just a preference thing or is there a good reason to use one ahead of the other?

 

firing bottom first will reduce muzzle flip, so they say.... guns without selectors fire bottom first (Generally)

[welshwarrior]

The bottom barrel is ment to produce less muzzel flip and less felt recoil so allows a faster second shot.

[shalfordninja33]

make sense, I'll leave it firing bottom first. Thanks

[casts_by_fly]

I shoot top barrel first (in my multi choke guns) for two reasons. First, the barrel selector on my bettinsoli is the same as the safety. When it is I go normal position to the right and you go to slide the safety off, there is some chance that a right handed shooter can push the selector into the central, neutral position which means it won't fire. It isn't common, but switching the barrels solves it completely. Second, when you open the gun to reload, it is a lot easier to drop a cartridge in the top barrel. If you open the gun and it closes just a little bit, then you can't get one in the bottom barrel as easily.

 

Thanks

Rick