Chokes For My Beretta 686E

[VicW]

So - by Adams link and the other advice - should I be looking at the 'Beretta Flush' or 'Beretta Extended' on this page :

http://www.teaguepre...re/Beretta.html

or is it ANY of those - what is the difference between extended and super extended and ported?

Matt, From personal experience I agree that Teague aftermarket chokes are probably the best bet.

I reckon you should get Beretta Mobil Extended. Why extended, because they are easy to change and to check for tightness between stands.They are less conspicuous than other extended chokes such as Briley because the extension is only about 1/2", although Briley are also very good.Also they protect the barrel ends from damage.

The postal service from Teague is excellent.

Vic.

 

[tiptop]

As westward says the choke is dependant on the actual bore size of the barrel. I have two beretta gold e's one stamped 18.6 = 0.732 and one stamped 18.4 = 0.724, this is 0.008 difference. Choke sizes as i understand it are 0.010 difference betwween them, so if for example if the choke was 18.4 - 0.724 it would be true cyl in one gun, but about 1/4in the other gun as there is 0.008 constriction on the coke in the 18.6 gun. The only way to get true choke sizes for your gun is have the bore measured and set made.

 

[tiptop]

If you go for the manufacturers chokes make sure you get the right ones as optima will not fit in a gun the has mobil chokes.

 

[Fuzrat]

The porting alledgedly reduces the amount of percieved recoil but only by about 5% so you can't really tell, the other is reduced muzzle flip.

Jon.

perhaps reduces recoil by a fraction, not really enough to notice and a change of cartridge would do better. Surely cant reduce muzzle flip can they? as they are ported all the way round :huh: ported barrels are ported on the top of the barrel so escaping gasses will push the barrels down but being ported all round the choke will surely cancel itself out. sorry for the rolleyes just found it :lol: :.:

 

[hnachaj]

You need to know what type of chokes are in your gun. So, TAKE A PICTURE AND POST IT! We can then tell you what type it is. Pattern testing is an excellent idea, as it will improve your comfort zone. Stay away from any metal choke that extends the barrel and has ports! They are too heavy and make the nose of the shotgun heavy. By ading weight to the stock to compensate, one gets the dumbell effect. The shotgun is no longer lively! Also, the ports are very noisy and get dirty quickly while hard to clean!

I have patterned Beretta Mobile chokes compared to extended chokes. With good slow ammo, there is no difference except for the nose weight. A solution is either teague or Muller. Muller are much lighter and you can have the best of both worlds with their extension. As for patterning, Muller chokes will produce more even patterns with cheapy ammo. I did not dedect any noticeable difference with premium SLOW shotshells.

BTW, the faster the shells, the more blown the pattern! It is a physical fact! To get spread with my DT10L, I use cheap fast shells! For long distance and hitting on edge targets, a bit of choke (depending on close, medium or far) and a shell speed of only 1145 FPS at 3 feet. You guys measure at the muzzle and Europe at 2.5M! BTW, the most consistent Euro shell in all weather and best patterning one that I have tested in 23 years: RC Red Supernik!

Henry :wink:

 

[Chris B]

perhaps reduces recoil by a fraction, not really enough to notice and a change of cartridge would do better. Surely cant reduce muzzle flip can they? as they are ported all the way round :huh: ported barrels are ported on the top of the barrel so escaping gasses will push the barrels down but being ported all round the choke will surely cancel itself out. sorry for the rolleyes just found it :lol: :.:

Fuzrat, all the guns that i have seen have been ported along the sides(how do you port along the top of the bottom barrel) and it is usually the bottom barrel fired first so to eliminate muzzle flip for the second shot, it is the bottom one that is more important.

 

[Fuzrat]

Perhaps I lost a bit in the explaination Mine is ported by Teague with the half moon ports and the holes are about 10 oclock and 2 oclock on both barrels still pointing upwards instead of to the side if that makes more sense?

 

[Chris B]

Yea, got you now, they are shaped so it forces the gasses upwards.