grahamch Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Been debating if its worth buying an after market choke for my Maxus. Currently use the standard 1/2 choke with reasonable results and only use ITM or Hevishot shells for both ducks and geese insizes 5 to 1. Any advice would be most welcome best for I spend. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 You should have nothing to improve on with Hevi ... perhaps go a touch more open. ITM can be fussy in bigger shot sizes .. but for the amount you're investing in shot, I would keep your money and use factory chokes. Aftermarket really come into their own with home loaded steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) If you shoot in a situation where at times you will be at the limit of range then an after market choke would be useful if you use steel at times. For ITM the picture s less clear. The old ITM shot was moulded and could distort through a full choke , blowing the pattern. I do not know about the latest though. As for Hevi-shot it shoots very tight patterns and I doubt if a full choke would be much help. But for steel the difference an after choke can make is amazing at long range with big shot, but the down side is that it will be hard to hit close birds with such tight patterns. Edited February 25, 2017 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I am fast coming to the conclusion that after market chokes are more to do with relieving shooters of cash rather than putting birds in the bag! With the possible exception of big HV steel shot............with coastal Wildfowling as long as you keep still, the birds fly in range and you point the gun straight your factory chokes will do the job just fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 I am fast coming to the conclusion that after market chokes are more to do with relieving shooters of cash rather than putting birds in the bag! With the possible exception of big HV steel shot............with coastal Wildfowling as long as you keep still, the birds fly in range and you point the gun straight your factory chokes will do the job just fine! I would always want to use an extended choke, if possible, especially if it is a tight one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Is your maxus 1/2 choke the extended one as my first maxus came with an extended choke from new and it was superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Is your maxus 1/2 choke the extended one as my first maxus came with an extended choke from new and it was superb! I have both but just use the ordinary one - seems to work fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 I have both but just use the ordinary one - seems to work fine If your shooting well with what you have stick with it, do not over complicate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 I purchased a kicks hi flyer extra full and use it on a SX3. I only got it toward the end of the season so have yet to pattern test it against the half factory choke that I was using. However y observations so far are that it is producing a tighter pattern than the factory half choke as there are more pellets per bird than before and a greater number of head/neck pellet hits. Hope to pattern both soon and will post pics when done. Cheers Flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Use a Kicks high flyer half, get great patterns with it and less wounding with Steel. Use the chokes that cam with it for lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I just stick to the half choke,(extended one) on the maxus. Pattern tested the half as I was thinking about an aftermarket choke but it shoots great as it is. Plus I don't want something choked to the nth degree incase a teal suddenly appears out of nowhere.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B525 LIGHT Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 I can't advocate them enough. I'm not such a fan of buying an aftermarket choke of a similar constriction to what you can already use but if you want to obtain cleaner kills at the limits of range a choke made of a stronger material than your standard chokes with a more gradual taper allowing for a tighter constiction can make a huge difference. Terror chokes are my favourite but failing that Briley IM takes some beating. I prefer ti stick to constriction chokes for ease of use if swapping over to lead ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Can folk honestly say that they've noticed a difference in kills at higher ranges? Or are they just shooting with more confidence? If it's the former I'll consider looking back into them buy always suspect it's mind over matter. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yes an after market tight choke will make an amazing difference at the limit of range. Try a full choke with a 3.5 inch cartdidge loaded with 1 3\8s 7of US no 2 shot or BBB on geese. They will cleanly kill mallard or goose as far as most of the old 3 inch lead magnum shells with the exception of the Winchester XXX 1 7\8s oz buffered shells , but they were always in a leauge of their own. But start trying to shoot birds with such tight chokes closer than 40 yards and you will miss the majority and if you do hit a duck or goose it will not be any good for the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yes an after market tight choke will make an amazing difference at the limit of range. Try a full choke with a 3.5 inch cartdidge loaded with 1 3\8s 7of US no 2 shot or BBB on geese. They will cleanly kill mallard or goose as far as most of the old 3 inch lead magnum shells with the exception of the Winchester XXX 1 7\8s oz buffered shells , but they were always in a leauge of their own. But start trying to shoot birds with such tight chokes closer than 40 yards and you will miss the majority and if you do hit a duck or goose it will not be any good for the table. Interesting. Will look into it further chucked my 10 bore because 3/4s of the birds I shot with it were teal so may end up with the same issue on a tight choke. May be handy for end of season though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 I still use tight chokes when I'm shooting teal. Still eatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 I use a kicks hyflyers mod and full in my over under and a extra full in my auto and with larger steel shot they are brilliant i have tried using the factory chokes and although they do work the patterns were no were near as good as what im getting with these chokes. But i wouldnt have a clue what there like with other non toxic shots but like i said with the larger steel shot they are worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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