Rifled Chokes

[General Skanky]

Anyone have experience?

YouTube has led me to this phenomenon.

Intrigued.

 

[Paul120]

Anyone have experience?

YouTube has led me to this phenomenon.

Intrigued.

Nope, I think they would make your shotgun rifled and break the smooth bore definition of a shotgun as per the uk shotgun licence rules. Not sure if they could be put on a fire arms cert. Also they wouldn't be allowed in a comp so no point anyway.

 

[Martinj]

probably blow your pattern to bits (or is that the idea?)

 

[Bavarian]

Martinj is right.
Beretta calls this "paradox choke".
Described as to open up the pattern at very short distances.
So nothing in common with a rifled Barrel.

https://estore.beretta.com/en-gb/product/choke-tube-optimachoke-hp-12ga---rifled-paradox-C6D931

 

[General Skanky]

I know it is, buckshot but just had me thinking….

 

[Bavarian]

And what's the point out of that video?
he could have used a Quartier or half choke instead.

 

[General Skanky]

I did think that personally, but it showed it does have an effect.

 

[FESkent]

Think they are for use with shogun slug ammunition to improve the accuracy but slug ammo is section 1 and as has been said the choke may need an FAC to own one.

 

[General Skanky]

A shotgun can be so versatile. Amazing really all the options.

 

[MartynB]

In the good old days chaps heading to India and Africa would buy Paradox guns , full rifled barrel shotguns that would take a solid slug too . think spreader chokes of any variety ( like the Beretta claim of only short distance ) are popular in certain areas of mainland Europe where along with novelties like square shot dispersion loads they hope to get an advantage when shooting songbirds at 5 to 10 yards etc ! Thankfully we don’t do that

 

[Luke_(NL)]

I(...) think spreader chokes of any variety ( like the Beretta claim of only short distance ) are popular in certain areas of mainland Europe where along with novelties like square shot dispersion loads they hope to get an advantage when shooting songbirds at 5 to 10 yards etc

We are only allowed to shoot mockingbirds, íf dressed in full Union Jack attire and only when in season.

 

[Bavarian]

Yes. With Zombie- Buckshot.

 

[jasper]

OP. Are you talking about proper rifled chokes which are for use with slugs, and as such Don't belong on clay shooting forum.
Or are you talking about these Abominations . The miracle that is the helix.

 

[Louma84]

I think the OP is talking about these designed for shot not slugs

 

[General Skanky]

I didn’t know they were variations on rifled slugs so anything I guess.