gemini52 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I have a beretta 682 with extended chokes,what i need to know is which is the tighter choke skeet or cylinder,my mate said the cylinder choke is the tighter but not sure myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Cylinder is what it says ,Skeet is a light ,think 1/8th, choke. Improved cylinder can be anything from 1/8th to 1/4 depending on who made it or the gun..... Edited February 22, 2018 by matone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 If its optima the cylinder (blue) is tighter than the skeet (red). If its Mobil its the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just keep put in skeet in the bottom and cylinder in the top. Get some 9s and go shoot. When your getting regular 25s you can tighten the chokes a bit and go to 7.5s, then again when your getting regular straights try full chokes. Watched a chap years ago on the skeet who had a vest full of badges for comps, 100 straights for umpteen years, when asked where a certain year was, he turned round and said "its on the back" he practiced with super full chokes and 7.5s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini52 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, bornfree said: If its optima the cylinder (blue) is tighter than the skeet (red). If its Mobil its the other way round. they are optima,so looks like i owe my mate a pint,cheers guys new i would get the the right info on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Your mate is full of something brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 there's know need to get saucy cooky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 The optima chokes go in order Red english skeet Blue cylinder Purple American skeet Yellow improved cylinder Brown light modified Green modified Black improved modified White full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 http://www.avalon-guns.com/avalon/12-bore-beretta-chokes.html Avalon guns seems to disagree, how can a tube with no constriction (cylinder) be tighter than a tube with some degree of choke (skeet)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, kennett said: http://www.avalon-guns.com/avalon/12-bore-beretta-chokes.html Avalon guns seems to disagree, how can a tube with no constriction (cylinder) be tighter than a tube with some degree of choke (skeet)? Beats me too! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, kennett said: http://www.avalon-guns.com/avalon/12-bore-beretta-chokes.html Avalon guns seems to disagree, how can a tube with no constriction (cylinder) be tighter than a tube with some degree of choke (skeet)? Must admit it had me wondering too. I was thinking that unless a skeet choke protruded from the end of a cylinder barrel, like a trumpet, then it couldn’t possibly be more open than cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, kennett said: http://www.avalon-guns.com/avalon/12-bore-beretta-chokes.html Avalon guns seems to disagree, how can a tube with no constriction (cylinder) be tighter than a tube with some degree of choke (skeet)? http://estore.beretta.com/en-eu/documents/constrictions-or-dimensions-on-my-beretta-choke-tubes/ have a read of this its the optima choke section 4 minutes ago, Scully said: Must admit it had me wondering too. I was thinking that unless a skeet choke protruded from the end of a cylinder barrel, like a trumpet, then it couldn’t possibly be more open than cylinder? 5 minutes ago, Scully said: Must admit it had me wondering too. I was thinking that unless a skeet choke protruded from the end of a cylinder barrel, like a trumpet, then it couldn’t possibly be more open than cylinder? thats exactly what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, bornfree said: http://estore.beretta.com/en-eu/documents/constrictions-or-dimensions-on-my-beretta-choke-tubes/ have a read of this its the optima choke section thats exactly what it is Every days a school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer7 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 I know the Optima HP skeet choke is supposed to be wider than cylinder but mine disagrees! I've attached a few pictures, I'm just glad mine didn't come with a full 'cos I certainly don't need one the way my IC,M and IM pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 That is the best way to assess the chokes, get out and pattern them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Impressive patterns! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: That is the best way to assess the chokes, get out and pattern them! Exactly some times the open chokes on some loads can throw decent patterns, i use a nikko 5000 skeet gun as a general knock about beater and it patterns good for a skeet gun it especially likes RC SIPE 5s for some reason every barrel is different you have to pattern if you want the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 hours ago, kennett said: http://www.avalon-guns.com/avalon/12-bore-beretta-chokes.html Avalon guns seems to disagree, how can a tube with no constriction (cylinder) be tighter than a tube with some degree of choke (skeet)? thats a optima thing, not a general choke, thats more of a branding fudge up than anything else. nb, also there is skeet, skeetII, quarter, mod etc. there is even inverted choke, aka negative and difuser choke, just to be pedantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR. BROWN Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 24/02/2018 at 01:29, cookoff013 said: thats a optima thing, not a general choke, thats more of a branding fudge up than anything else. nb, also there is skeet, skeetII, quarter, mod etc. there is even inverted choke, aka negative and difuser choke, just to be pedantic. Yeah, marketing ... Try getting an understanding on Winchester's Quail 1 and Quail 2 choke denominations ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck100 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 22/2/2018 at 20:10, gemini52 said: I have a beretta 682 with extended chokes,what i need to know is which is the tighter choke skeet or cylinder,my mate said the cylinder choke is the tighter but not sure myself. Either will smoke all the targets on a skeet layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 The Beretta optima bore red Skeet choke is bigger diameter than the bore of the gun, must be to allow the pattern to start opening up before it leaves the gun. Not sure if this is still true of the newer Optima Plus bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Spend less time worrying about chokes and more time shooting . The more you think the less you hit . Modern loads should be as consistent as possible and chokes are made to a standard size . Finding the right combination may take a little time but constant swapping of either will not help, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Gunman said: Spend less time worrying about chokes and more time shooting . The more you think the less you hit . Modern loads should be as consistent as possible and chokes are made to a standard size . Finding the right combination may take a little time but constant swapping of either will not help, This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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