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i have a browning 20 gauge with invector chokes, now in the instruction manual it would appear that i can use the 3/4 choke for steel but looking at the chokes they are all engraved with steel and lead shot info, all that is except for the 3/4 {2 notches} which is only engraved with lead info. in the past i have been told no more than 1/2 choke can be used with steel. so can i use 3/4 or not for steel?. by the way the cartridges are Kent Gamebore 24g 5 shot

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i have a browning 20 gauge with invector chokes, now in the instruction manual it would appear that i can use the 3/4 choke for steel but looking at the chokes they are all engraved with steel and lead shot info, all that is except for the 3/4 {2 notches} which is only engraved with lead info. in the past i have been told no more than 1/2 choke can be used with steel. so can i use 3/4 or not for steel?. by the way the cartridges are Kent Gamebore 24g 5 shot

My advice would be buy some Carlson extended Chokes.

I use them in my 20ga they OK with Steel up BB that's with

1/2-3/4 and Full.

 

Last season I messed around with home load BBB Steel and shot some very good Geese but my normal shot size ( Geese) is Steel 2 an 3 shot and occasionally B

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i have a browning 20 gauge with invector chokes, now in the instruction manual it would appear that i can use the 3/4 choke for steel but looking at the chokes they are all engraved with steel and lead shot info, all that is except for the 3/4 {2 notches} which is only engraved with lead info. in the past i have been told no more than 1/2 choke can be used with steel. so can i use 3/4 or not for steel?. by the way the cartridges are Kent Gamebore 24g 5 shot

I would use full choke with such small shot.

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Pattern it and see, or use half choke or less if you're going on theory rather than evidence.

 

Plenty of pellets (c. 270) in 24g of steel #5's - you won't gain anything from a full choke over something more moderate since the pattern will fail long after the pellet energy does.

 

If it were me, I'd stick the one with 4 notches (probably marked ¼ or IC for lead and ½ or M for steel) and keep the ranges reasonable.

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