Advise On Chokes

[SportingShooter 0]

 

On your Beretta, in case the manual doesn't explain the numbers or notches mean the following in old money.

 

1 - Full

2 - 3/4

3 - 1/2

4 - 1/4

5 - Cylinder/Skeet

 

Mine was supplied with separate skeet and cylinder chokes. Cylinder marked with 5 notches, skeet just labelled as skeet (no notches).

 

Nothing other than 1/4 and 1/2 get used. Though I'm half tempted to buy a 3/8 choke and run that with 3/4....

 

 

I have a Miroku O/U game gun that's been Teagued to 3/8 & 5/8. Shoots like a dream, no need for anything tighter and the "true" borings relative to the gun by Teague have a really positive impact on good patterns.

 

Worth considering

[air gun ant 1,666]

I have the silver pigeon 1 also, I pissed around with chokes for a bit as it was quite new to me, having multi-choke. Think I've had the gun about 4 years maybe? And I'll bet that 3 years and 11 months it's had 1/2 and 3/4 in. Half in the top and 3/4 in the bottom and shoot the top barrel first. I find that after the first shot, what ever it is your shooting at is either dead or getting the f**k out of there lol hence the tighter choke on the second barrel. Works for me

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I have the silver pigeon 1 also, I pissed around with chokes for a bit as it was quite new to me, having multi-choke. Think I've had the gun about 4 years maybe? And I'll bet that 3 years and 11 months it's had 1/2 and 3/4 in. Half in the top and 3/4 in the bottom and shoot the top barrel first. I find that after the first shot, what ever it is your shooting at is either dead or getting the f**k out of there lol hence the tighter choke on the second barrel. Works for me

Ant, best to fire the bottom barrel first. As it's in a more direct line with your shoulder, you will get less muzzle flip. If you need to get onto target you'll have an increased chance of doing so. A small difference, but can make all the difference

[jacknife 2,005]

I have the silver pigeon 1 also, I pissed around with chokes for a bit as it was quite new to me, having multi-choke. Think I've had the gun about 4 years maybe? And I'll bet that 3 years and 11 months it's had 1/2 and 3/4 in. Half in the top and 3/4 in the bottom and shoot the top barrel first. I find that after the first shot, what ever it is your shooting at is either dead or getting the f**k out of there lol hence the tighter choke on the second barrel. Works for me

I do the same top barrel first with 1/2 choke then 3/4 choke in the bottom

[air gun ant 1,666]

 

 

I have the silver pigeon 1 also, I pissed around with chokes for a bit as it was quite new to me, having multi-choke. Think I've had the gun about 4 years maybe? And I'll bet that 3 years and 11 months it's had 1/2 and 3/4 in. Half in the top and 3/4 in the bottom and shoot the top barrel first. I find that after the first shot, what ever it is your shooting at is either dead or getting the f**k out of there lol hence the tighter choke on the second barrel. Works for me

Ant, best to fire the bottom barrel first. As it's in a more direct line with your shoulder, you will get less muzzle flip. If you need to get onto target you'll have an increased chance of doing so. A small difference, but can make all the difference

i don't usually need a second shot ;-p lol no seriously I think the only reason I shoot top barrel first is because it's easier to take out the top cartridge if you've only fired one or swap cartridges if you spot Charlie etc

[trenchfoot 4,243]

 

 

I have the silver pigeon 1 also, I pissed around with chokes for a bit as it was quite new to me, having multi-choke. Think I've had the gun about 4 years maybe? And I'll bet that 3 years and 11 months it's had 1/2 and 3/4 in. Half in the top and 3/4 in the bottom and shoot the top barrel first. I find that after the first shot, what ever it is your shooting at is either dead or getting the f**k out of there lol hence the tighter choke on the second barrel. Works for me

Ant, best to fire the bottom barrel first. As it's in a more direct line with your shoulder, you will get less muzzle flip. If you need to get onto target you'll have an increased chance of doing so. A small difference, but can make all the difference

i don't usually need a second shot ;-p lol no seriously I think the only reason I shoot top barrel first is because it's easier to take out the top cartridge if you've only fired one or swap cartridges if you spot Charlie etc

 

I must admit to sometimes shooting the top barrel first on some driven shoots. Especially when the peg dictates single shot snap shooting between trees etc. As you say its easier to reload when in a hurry. Still worth swapping around the barrels occasionally though, just to spread the wear and tear on the pin for the top barrel

[bullmastiff 615]

Can't remember where I read it but the guy testing shot patterns found that for any shot size bigger than 3 then 1/4 choke was the tightest you should take it. Anything tighter and it would damage the shot when being squeezed through the choke. For BB, as said earlier, I would stick to cylinder. Mind you, imo there's no need for BB for fox. Size 3 is more than a enough for fox and you get much better patterning.

[SportingShooter 0]

Can't remember where I read it but the guy testing shot patterns found that for any shot size bigger than 3 then 1/4 choke was the tightest you should take it. Anything tighter and it would damage the shot when being squeezed through the choke. For BB, as said earlier, I would stick to cylinder. Mind you, imo there's no need for BB for fox. Size 3 is more than a enough for fox and you get much better patterning.

 

I had three boxes of 10 Remington No.2 56g 3" cartridges given to me a few years ago, probably the best fox shell I've ever used but can't seem to find any more locally.

 

Shot my last two, last week