pat 1 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Oh well Mr U When you get sick of it you can always use it as a fencing mel. But serious If it fits then good for U. Just not my cup a tea. (and I have a teknys and had an al391 so I'm not anti beretta.) Best of luck with your new gun. "Most of the misses are not from between the hands but from between the ears". . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgit Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 you May have have these if they are the original ones! 1 / One big spot, or no markings..........................Full choke 2 / PB-CL-SP C**** 5 slots thread end.................1/4 choke 3 / PB-IC-SP **** 4 slots....................................Improved cylinder (english open choke) 4 / PB-M-SP *** 3 slot.........................................Modified.... 1/2 choke 5 / PB-IC-SP **** 4 slots.....................................1/4 choke Get them all out and check the markings. You will See I have two IC (improved Chokes 1/4) and no 3/4. some say two 1/4 chokes are more useful than having a 3/4 choke? If you are just starting, have an open in the bottom and 1/4 in the top until you can hit them well, and then move on! some will say 1/2 in the top and 1/4 in the bottom..................up to you. Remember, you will normally shoot birds coming towards you and fire the top fist. if you miss and its closer, you fire the open choke with more spread. Or sometimes the other way round of course! Two much imformation eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUniverse Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have no experience with choke chubes what so ever....and ive got 5 to toy with with my berretta. I was under the impression that there was 3 types: Full Half Quarter Can anyone help me and tell me what: Improved modified Improved Cyclinder Cylinder Skeet Mean? I was told not to put steel though anything higher than Half Choke as this could damge the barrells...this turE??? Cheers Do you have a skeet choke? WGD **** no....i listed all that were in my manual...i was only supplied 5. Skeet being 6 Ok, what you'll probably have is Full, Improved Modified, Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder - roughly translated as Full, three quarter, half, quarter and cylinder (i.e. no choke). There are notches on the end of the choke, 1 notch is full choke and 5 notches is cylinder. Unless you're shooting geese, stick in half and quarter and get shooting - worry about the differences later; there's loads of information available and different shot sizes and load weights create different patterns through different chokes but... if you miss, it won't matter what chokes are in, you've still missed!!! Glad you like your gun, that's all that matters... although the SP would have loosened up with use Enjoy mate and stay safe. WGD WGD, Theres too much shooting coloquial language flying round.......i need to get a grip with the shooting slang! what the hell is ''SP'' which may have loosend? Cheers for the help. I will experimient with Half and 1/4 choke over the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petethegeek Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 MrUniverse - Going purely from the context, I believe that SP is simply intended as an abbreviation for Silver Pigeon. gadgit - Thanks for the clear and concise explanation. As a beginner, whilst I appreciate I don't really need to fully understand chokes yet, they can appear as one of the more mysterious aspects. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 MrUniverse - Going purely from the context, I believe that SP is simply intended as an abbreviation for Silver Pigeon. gadgit - Thanks for the clear and concise explanation. As a beginner, whilst I appreciate I don't really need to fully understand chokes yet, they can appear as one of the more mysterious aspects. Regards, Pete Spot on Pete - WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgit Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Don't worry about the Letters Mr 'U' You don't need a Skeet choke with what you should have. Just have a look at them and see what they are. Don't underestimate the chokes, they close the barrell down at the end and narrow the width of the shot from open to full choke. Use as said before, the favourite being 1/2 in the top and 1/4 in the bottom. i've got improved and 1/4 in mind. (not quite good enough yet) If you start shooting with chokes that are to tight, you will have a job to hit them. so, either of the above will be fine for a start. you need all the help you can get at this stage. So just make sure the right ones are in. I'm betting 1/4 and 1/2 are allready in the gun? Let see some pictures of the beast then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUniverse Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Don't worry about the Letters Mr 'U' You don't need a Skeet choke with what you should have. Just have a look at them and see what they are. Don't underestimate the chokes, they close the barrell down at the end and narrow the width of the shot from open to full choke. Use as said before, the favourite being 1/2 in the top and 1/4 in the bottom. i've got improved and 1/4 in mind. (not quite good enough yet) If you start shooting with chokes that are to tight, you will have a job to hit them. so, either of the above will be fine for a start. you need all the help you can get at this stage. So just make sure the right ones are in. I'm betting 1/4 and 1/2 are allready in the gun? Let see some pictures of the beast then?? yeh, 1/2 and 1/4 already in...ill stick to them till i gain more exp cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Don't worry about the Letters Mr 'U' You don't need a Skeet choke with what you should have. Just have a look at them and see what they are. Don't underestimate the chokes, they close the barrell down at the end and narrow the width of the shot from open to full choke. Use as said before, the favourite being 1/2 in the top and 1/4 in the bottom. i've got improved and 1/4 in mind. (not quite good enough yet) If you start shooting with chokes that are to tight, you will have a job to hit them. so, either of the above will be fine for a start. you need all the help you can get at this stage. So just make sure the right ones are in. I'm betting 1/4 and 1/2 are allready in the gun? Let see some pictures of the beast then?? yeh, 1/2 and 1/4 already in...ill stick to them till i gain more exp cheers What are you intending to shoot? I'd just leave 1/2 and 1/4 in myself. Some people prefer Improved Cylinder for clay but for live quarry and if you want to keep the same pattern for all-round shooting, I'd stick to 1/2 and 1/4 chokes. With regards to you new gun… congratulations and hope you have a lot of fun. It's a great sport or hobby, whichever way you look at it. I didn't manage to read this thread before you bought, but I would say you did the best thing by trying out which is comfortable and going for a recognised brand like Beretta. If you look after it you'll only really lose the VAT and a bit more when you decide to sell in the future. In saying that, I picked up a mint s/h Silver Pigeon last week from a gunsmith for £740 so there are bargains to be had. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squodged Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I have no experience with choke chubes what so ever....and ive got 5 to toy with with my berretta. I was under the impression that there was 3 types: Full Half Quarter Can anyone help me and tell me what: Improved modified Improved Cyclinder Cylinder Skeet Mean? I was told not to put steel though anything higher than Half Choke as this could damge the barrells...this turE??? Cheers Do you have a skeet choke? WGD **** no....i listed all that were in my manual...i was only supplied 5. Skeet being 6 Ok, what you'll probably have is Full, Improved Modified, Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder - roughly translated as Full, three quarter, half, quarter and cylinder (i.e. no choke). There are notches on the end of the choke, 1 notch is full choke and 5 notches is cylinder. Unless you're shooting geese, stick in half and quarter and get shooting - worry about the differences later; there's loads of information available and different shot sizes and load weights create different patterns through different chokes but... if you miss, it won't matter what chokes are in, you've still missed!!! Glad you like your gun, that's all that matters... although the SP would have loosened up with use Enjoy mate and stay safe. WGD WGD, Theres too much shooting coloquial language flying round.......i need to get a grip with the shooting slang! what the hell is ''SP'' which may have loosend? Cheers for the help. I will experimient with Half and 1/4 choke over the weekend! "SP" means steel proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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