Beretta fixed choke

[toads]

Hi All, Im after some advice concerning which Beretta models are fixed choke. I would be looking at 686,687,mostly,but newer used ones in the same sort of price bracket. Im not really a fan of chopping and changing chokes. Any advice appreciated.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

There are fixed and multi-choke versions of most Beretta's.

If you manage to find a multi-choke version, put 2 chokes in and leave them in.

Edited January 22, 2019 by TIGHTCHOKE
Syntax!

[prem1234]

Personally speaking I don't chop and change the chokes and generally stick with a 1/4 and 1/2 which suits me on the majority of the shooting that I do which is game, sporting clays and rough. There is the odd occasion I might swap the chokes if I'm expecting some higher/longer birds or rabbits at distance etc so it's nice to have the option.

One of my guns is a 687 silver pigeon III Sporter with multi choke, although I was tempted with a 687 Game with fixed chokes I went for the Sporter due to flexibility 

 

Edited January 22, 2019 by prem1234

[Stimo22]

I have a Beretta 686s that I brought in 1986 and has 1/4 and 1/2 choke. Use for everything and has had thousands of cartridges through it and still going strong

[Scully]

My very first shotgun was a fixed choke 1/4 & 1/2 , Beretta 686S. I sold it thinking I needed a multi choke; I didn’t, I just needed to learn to shoot. 

[Farmboy91]

I've got half and half in my 686s and use it for everything, so satisfying smoking clays with it, + I'm confident of the gun out to the 40 yard mark as long as I do my bit. 

Wouldn't dream of changing the chokes out now 

[figgy]

Not sure why but fixed choke Berettas seem to throw better patterns than the multichoke of same gun. 

Son has a 687 grade 4 30" fixed 1/4&1/2 I bought for him to shoot and it handles better than a lot of more expensive guns I've used.

[sabel25]

3 minutes ago, figgy said:

Not sure why but fixed choke Berettas seem to throw better patterns than the multichoke of same gun. 

Son has a 687 grade 4 30" fixed 1/4&1/2 I bought for him to shoot and it handles better than a lot of more expensive guns I've used.

Spot on 

All game guns  or most for game were and are 1/4 and 1/2 choke

I have a John Macnab highlander fixed choke 1/4 and  1/2  i also use multi choke guns and for game the same 1/4 and 1/2 in any guage

Only time i change is for the odd clay day where i open them out depending on the lay out ,but am not a clay shooter

The continental guns were always renowned to be tighter choked so perhaps that's why your son's gun patterns / handles better but more so it fits

[figgy]

I think it's just so well balanced as I've put a sporter stock on it we have both used for years on a 682 gold e when I had it.

 

[toads]

Thanks for reply's ,Ive  had a 686 \onyx for about 18yrs about 15 yrs ago I left the chokes in that I normally used and they have stayed in,never removed so will be well locked in place.Which Im fine with. The reality is that Beretta have an astronomical amount of models, very very  similar to each other,its abit bewildering. Also when looking on GT the Beretta trap guns always seem to have better wood than the equivalent field/game models! Thanks again toads 

[Biggsy]

On 22/01/2019 at 21:08, Stimo22 said:

I have a Beretta 686s that I brought in 1986 and has 1/4 and 1/2 choke. Use for everything and has had thousands of cartridges through it and still going strong

Have the same,686s special,1985, would never get rid,👌