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Choke Tubes
- Thread starter ablue
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Ron Schuna
Well-known member
I bought the three choke set that is good for Black cloud. Choke must be able to handle greater than 1550 with that stuff and Hyper steel. Read the fine print.
jim bosanny
Active member
I have the three set combo for my Benelli. Compared all three to the flush chokes with different loads and distances. All the Carlson's had better patterns. Used them for spring snows in Kansas (3" BB's) and this duck season. You'll like 'em.
David Allen
Active member
My advice will be a little different. If the choke tubes you have are safe for what you shoot, you are an average shooter, and you live on a budget, spend your money on practice, practice and more practice. I used to think that choke was important. But what has been driven into me is that you need to be on the bird or the clay and if you are then any choke will work. I see some great shooter shoot skeet with gun choked modified and even full, and I have seen these same guys shoot trap with a skeet choke. They broke more target than I (I average low twenties at skeet, modern skeet and 5 stand). So I now no longer sweat the choke. I always try to put the correct choke for what I intend to hunt but I do not pass up shots outside that. If I am duck hunting I want birds in the dekes and I shoot skeet opening day and IC there after, but when a flock of geese presented at 35 to 40 yards earlier this season they departed with one less. Similarly when hunting geese I normally shoot a modified choke but am happy to take a mallard at 15 yards if there are no geese in the air.
Now if you are a great shooter, then the consistancy of the pattern may come into play. You may also want to spend your money on these if confidence comes into play ("If you think you can or you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford). And of course if money is not a factor why not have great chokes instead of good servicable chokes.
For me when I can break 25 straight every weekend then I will go buy the special chokes. Till then it is the factory chokes for me.
Now if you are a great shooter, then the consistancy of the pattern may come into play. You may also want to spend your money on these if confidence comes into play ("If you think you can or you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford). And of course if money is not a factor why not have great chokes instead of good servicable chokes.
For me when I can break 25 straight every weekend then I will go buy the special chokes. Till then it is the factory chokes for me.