Choke Choice?

[Chris-88]

Thanks for all the comments guys; its much appreciated! 

Is there any difference in the performance of flush fitting or extended chokes aswell or is it just a visual thing and easier to screw the extended ones in and out?

 

[Les53]

Ah that explains it then, I will just stick to blaming the cartridges not going off when I wanted them to !

I sometimes get cartridges that don't go in the direction of the target, that's it I will complain to the manufacturers about it!   :lol:

 

[westley]

Thanks for all the comments guys; its much appreciated!

Is there any difference in the performance of flush fitting or extended chokes aswell or is it just a visual thing and easier to screw the extended ones in and out?

I do not believe that there is any difference in performance between flush and extended, other than the extended are possibly easier to 'fiddle' with between stands. On the plus side, if you just use an extended in the bottom barrel it has the added advantage of just leaving one black ring on yer trainers !

 

[bugsey hogan]

I had my perazzi teagued mostly to get more choke in the bottom barrel it was 3/8 I like to shoot half and half.One thing to consider is if you just have barrels bored out and you don't like it you can't put choke back in were as with multi choke you can if you get what I mean. I prefer extended I find they are easier to handle but some people don't like the look which I compleatly understand.

 

[Geordieboy]

Mk38 with Long teagues.  Go on, you know it makes sense.  

For what my tuppence worth is here you go;  I shoot 80% of targets with 1/4 +1/2 choke.  But in my pocket I keep a Cyl and 3/4.  That way if I go from a 'Normal' stand to a really close stand, I remove the half choke for a CYLINDER.  Likewise if I go to a long stand, I remove the 1/4 choke and pop in a 3/4.

I shoot the Fiocchi F3 Pistons in UK 8's for most but those long shots (or hard wabbits) get an Official Trap in 7 and 3/4 choke.  This little set up covers 5yd quartering rabbits out to 60yd edgy crossers and Battues.   And you can always sell an Mk38 with Teague chokes no problem!

If a twiddle helps give you confidence, then you are more likely to hit the target because of this fact alone.  I've seen really good shots with 3/4-Full wince at an 8yd rabbit and 10yd incomer.......and miss because of it.

Job Done. 

 

[ips]

cant believe were still on page one. You lot are slacking

 

[Cosmicblue]

Ive recently purchased a Miroku MK38 Grade 5 with fixed chokes (full and 3/4) I'm thinking about getting the barrels modified to multi chokes and will be looking to get teague chokes. My question is basically that the gun smith gave me two options which were for either short chokes or long chokes. Im not really sure what the difference is and just wanted to see what everyones opinion/recommendation would be. Its £100 different in price to have the longer ones.

Cheers

I'd advocate spending a bit of time shooting at a pattern plate to see how tight those fixed chokes really are with your favoured carts.   Fixed chokes are less hassle, less to clean and nothing to work loose....

I've drawn the conclusion that for the most part for a normal mortal like me that chokes are a 'head-game' variable, so if you have the shot in the right place it'll break the target no matter what the restriction is in the end of the barrel and the idea that looser/tighter somehow helps certain target presentations is more likely a figment of my fertile imagination than a realistic fact I can work with.