Flush v extended chokes

[walt1980]

Has anyone got any pictures of pattern plates comparing flush and extended chokes on a Browning 525 28" gun.

A mate has that gun and we're off to Wales on a high bird day this coming season, his has flush chokes and we were talking about how much difference an extended choke would make.

I know there's going to be loads of opinions etc on this, I'm after pics tho really, ideally with a 36g 4 or 5 Load.

Or if you can point me in the direction of any more info.

Cheers

[Stonepark]

Longer chokes give manufacturers more room to play with a longer constriction section leading on to a longer parallel section but what you get from that once the parallel section is longer than the shot column is questionable.

Edited March 19, 2017 by Stonepark

[Gordon R]

The difference is debatable. Unless you pattern both flush and extended chokes, in all sizes you will ever use, with every cartridge you are ever going to use - it's a bit pointless.

 

I wouldn't waste your money.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

You must try these;

 

https://brainchokes.com/?lang=en

[Gordon R]

Tightchoke - for a minute, I thought we were on another Terra-choke journey.

 

Love this quote:-

 

BRAIN chokes increase the effective surface of the pattern by at least 80 %.

 

 

No modest claims there then.

[steve d]

Tightchoke - for a minute, I thought we were on another Terra-choke journey.

 

Love this quote:-

 

 

No modest claims there then.

 

I loved this one

 

• No more lost, crippled game or dusted clays although the shot was on target but not dead center!

No more dusted clays?

I think Im already using 'em!

[Gordon R]

Even better:-

 

Separate all the cold-welded shot groups as they get shattered passing through two constrictions in a row, enhancing even more the pattern’s perfect uniformity.

 

 

Not quite clear how you improve perfect uniformity.

 

In fairness, I understand that they do shorter chokes - the "Half a Brain choke" range.

Edited March 19, 2017 by Gordon R

[TIGHTCHOKE]

They are ONLY 88 Euros each!

[welshwarrior]

To be fair I've always found long extended chokes make the birds closer to the barrels normally by and 1 inch or 2

[Westward]

Also in the interests of fairness, dusted to an American means dust came off but no chips therefore no score. And these chokes are aimed at our gadget loving friends across the pond.

[SxS]

his has flush chokes and we were talking about how much difference an extended choke would make.

 

Suspect you'd get more benefit from considering level of constriction rather than extended vs flush?

 

FWIW, I've never had any problems using a 28" gun on Welsh pheasants with flush chokes: usually shoot 32g 5s (Hull HPE) through fulls (.035 constriction), but I can see the case for going a bit heavier load/larger shot in an o/u if it gives confidence.

[ChrisPCarter]

From Teague's website:

"A longer choke provides a longer taper resulting in less distortion to the shot and a more consistent pattern. So we would recommend long but there is a price consideration. We offer the shorter choke as an economy and it still proved an excellent pattern."

I'm sure there is a difference but I can't imagine it is much at all.

Extended are a lot easier to change in the field but I've rarely done it and usually stick to the same flush ones all day when game shooting. Might be different if I had a very high bird drive to shoot but I don't.

You'd need to do some pattern testing at the sort of range you'll be shooting them.