southwest1984 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hi there, I am new to here and to shooting so please be kind. I have just bought my first shotgun which is a second hand browning b525. The chokes that came with it is a: Full, imp cyl, imp mod, and a cyl. Are these the chokes that would of come standard with the gun when new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 yes, I have just bought a b525 and it came with 4 chokes, same as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt1980 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yeah pretty sure they are. Should be a modified choke as well which sits right in the middle. yes, I have just bought a b525 and it came with 4 chokes, same as yours. No half choke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Yes. Cylinder - no choke. Improved cylinder -quarter choke. Modified - half choke. Improved modified - three quarter choke. Full - full choke. Cylinder is the most open through to full which is the tightest. Whoops, didn't see the missing modified. Is there a choke in the gun you have missed? Edited February 4, 2016 by Glenlivet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Welcome to the forum. Good guns Brownings, you have chosen well. This selection of chokes represent everything from the most open pattern to the tightest, never had a new Browning myself but I would think that what you have is about right. As a novice put the Cyl or Imp cyl in the bottom barrel and the imp cyl or imp mod in the top. Its more important in the early stages of a shooting career to have an open pattern and thus a greater chance of hitting average birds rather than tight chokes which will extend the range a bit but at a cost of maybe missing closer birds. Then book a series of lessons at your local clay shooting ground, never will you spend better money than on those lessons. Took me 40 years before I had lessons, now I shoot well usually but that was not always the case. A A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yeah pretty sure they are. Should be a modified choke as well which sits right in the middle. No half choke? think your right, sure there is a half choke, need to check, think there is no skeet choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwest1984 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Many thanks for the such quick replies. I have just started lessons, sorting out my gun mount and my eye issues. Haha. Exactly how you said it is how the gun came. Had imp cyl in top and cyl in bottom. I saw one user say that theirs didn't come with the cyl but came with the mod, which mine didn't. Wanted to make sure I didn't need that one rather then the cyl. Should I have had a mod 1/2? Edited February 4, 2016 by southwest1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 The newer Browning's only come with 4 chokes Full, 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4, wheres the older ones came with a cyl choke as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwest1984 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 The newer Browning's only come with 4 chokes Full, 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4, wheres the older ones came with a cyl choke as well Ahh ok. I must be missing one then, don't have the 1/2 mod choke. Would you say this is needed? Can you pick them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 If you are shooting clays at novice level, use open chokes (e.g. cylinder) - and don't worry. The key things for a novice are technique related - mount (especially consistency) and swing. When you get these right, you might want to think more about chokes ........ but overall, they make a small difference that won't correct any poor technique. If the technique is right, then a bit more choke and cartridge choice can help a touch on longer targets. I have been shooting for 40 years - and though I do have one gun with interchangeable chokes, I invariably leave improved and quarter in place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwest1984 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 OK thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 hello, i have a 525 and came with 5 chokes that are standard with the gun, but not cylinder i was told Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Miss with any choke me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ahh ok. I must be missing one then, don't have the 1/2 mod choke. Would you say this is needed? Can you pick them up?Plenty of Browning chokes come up for sale on the trading post here. You can also get aftermarket chokes from the likes of Teague and Briley. One advantage of buying a popular make of gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ahh ok. I must be missing one then, don't have the 1/2 mod choke. Would you say this is needed? Can you pick them up? no rush,easily available.My view,and I'm an old ***,is choke is probably the most talked about and least important part of shotgun shooting until you are a seriously good shot....If in doubt stick with the most open, ie cylinder/improved cylinder.......eventually you will want to 'play'try the others but initially imagine it is a fixed choke gun and apart from cleaning them stick with the same ones...they will break/kill any reasonable target.All best with lessons etc,what you learn there is 10 x more important than choke.Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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