dustyfox Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I looked in the Shooting times last week and I noticed in the Questions section something about a person requiring a new shotgun, and the expert answered "Dont get a Shotgun with multichokes as you are asking for trouble". Is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Sphericals. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 a simple answer is no, its not true, they are made for a number of reasons, the main being you can take one gun and diversify as to what you want to shoot and at what distance. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 so why is the experts giving out wrong information? If anyone outhere that has bought last weeks shooting times can you confirm it please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Maybe they are referring to the whole mind game thing that's sometimes associated with multi chokes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 so why is the experts giving out wrong information? If anyone outhere that has bought last weeks shooting times can you confirm it please im serious, question his "expert " status ask yourself this DF why do they build them??? why do the top guns in the world use them??? Guns Magazine, March, 2002 by Holt Bodinson Interchangeable choke tubes have been one of shotgunning's greatest advancements. Never before have competitors or hunters had greater control over the performance of their smoothbore, and never before has one shotgun been able to fill so many different roles. It still takes some time at the patterning board determining exactly what the right degree of constriction is for the load being shot. But that's time well spent and an education in itself. another expert , i know which one i listen to Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) Yes, he's clearly talking tripe, otherwise he'd have offered a reason for his absurd statement. The only negative thing I can say about multi chokes is that some clay shooters can get hung up on "which choke for which shot" and they start obsessing about it, to the detriment of their shooting. You can regularly see them breaking their concentration and flow, by arseing about changing chokes. I'm currently obsessing about them and have just taken delivery of my extra tight, go-faster white and black Beretta Optima chokes, which are going to turn me into an AAAAAA class shooter overnight. You saw it here first :lol: Move over Digweed and Foulds, your days are numbered Edited February 5, 2008 by Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yes, he's clearly talking tripe, otherwise he'd have offered a reason for his absurd statement. I'm currently obsessing about them and have just taken delivery of my extra tight, go-faster white and black Beretta Optima chokes, which are going to turn me into an AAAAAA class shooter overnight. You saw it here first :lol: Move over Digweed and Foulds, your days are numbered just a word of advise chard, keep them snugged up, i've seen too many optima chokes come lose and swell after a number of rounds through them, as soon as they come lose the gasses pass the outside and start to deform them, dont try and fix em, bin em, you will end up damaging the muzzle threads, just a fore warning,, other than that you'll love em, one of the best tubes out there imo good repeatable patterns very consistant. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 ive had my old beretta for23 years now and never had a problem with my chokes. mind you, after about 200 000 carts through it the barrels swelled a bit at the last inch or so. ended up with karl at gunmark tracking me some new ones. which was impossible to get. lucky phone call from a mate got some brand new ones so great. old barrels were chopped down 2inch to make decent skeet and pigeon gun. once ruined a set of chokes by not taking them out for 4 years nealy and hasd to tap them out myself at work. very squeaky but managed. nowt wrong with chokes at all if looked after. not like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 just a word of advise chard, keep them snugged up, i've seen too many optima chokes come lose and swell after a number of rounds through them, as soon as they come lose the gasses pass the outside and start to deform them, dont try and fix em, bin em, you will end up damaging the muzzle threads, just a fore warning,, other than that you'll love em, one of the best tubes out there imo good repeatable patterns very consistant. Martin I've got an irritating habit (fortunately). I never put my shotgun in a gunslip while I'm shooting (O/U) I prefer to walk round with it broken and hooked over my arm. While I'm walking or waiting to shoot, I'm always tightening the chokes by hand, I never use the wrench thing on them. They work loose all the time, but I just keep tightening them, strange habit. Some people scratch their ********, I tighten my chokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 just a word of advise chard, keep them snugged up, i've seen too many optima chokes come lose and swell after a number of rounds through them, as soon as they come lose the gasses pass the outside and start to deform them, dont try and fix em, bin em, you will end up damaging the muzzle threads, just a fore warning,, other than that you'll love em, one of the best tubes out there imo good repeatable patterns very consistant. Martin I've got an irritating habit (fortunately). I never put my shotgun in a gunslip while I'm shooting (O/U) I prefer to walk round with it broken and hooked over my arm. While I'm walking or waiting to shoot, I'm always tightening the chokes by hand, I never use the wrench thing on them. They work loose all the time, but I just keep tightening them, strange habit. Some people scratch their ********, I tighten my chokes it's a habit i have as well, nothing wrong with it imo, all my guns run ext'd tubes, all are finger tight, and constanly nipped up another bad habit people have is over oiling tubes, this can cause a hydraulic action which also deforms the tube badly, not only does it affect you getting it out, but it can serioulsly screw with your pattern, as above look after em Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Food for thought Ex= a has been Spurt = a drip under pressure. I prefer to be refered to as an industry specialist. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazkb Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Some people scratch their ********, I tighten my chokes same thing really i like chokes cause the extended ones look good and thats a good enough reason alone to have a set i do like the idea of the poly choke i.e 1 adjustable choke but i have heard very mixed results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgit Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Blimy.........Chard..........extended full and 3/4 chokes.....thats tight eh?? Is that right? what are you shooting with those?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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