To Teague or not to Teague?

[PhilR]

The prices used to be on the website, seems with the new snazzy site the pricing has gone (progress for you)

Just had a look at the new website definitely a retrograde step. Plenty of useful info on the old one, over and above their prices. Now everything is by contact.

 

[Salopian]

Now it is owned by Westley Richards, maybe Nigel's personal enthusiasm has gone?

 

[wylye]

I understand that a new website is under preparation and will be launched quite soon. Mr Teague has lost none of his enthusiasm or his professionalism I assure you.

 

[chubby]

My New Perazzi is having 5/8th and 5/8th in both barrels, that will do

 

[shootinguru]

:fie:  What are you going to do about the looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong birds :crazy:

 

[Tom b]

A guy I shoot with has his krieghoff set a 1/4 &1/4. He never changes the chokes but doesn't struggles with the long stuff in the slightest. I don't know if any of you went to westfield a few weeks ago but the sport trap was set to a rather high standard. The B bird was a long crossing l/r at a minimum of 60 yards. I hit it once with 3/4 choke he hit it 4 times with 1/4 and there weren't just chipping they were good clear breaks, now he is a far better shot than me but it proved to me that you can shoot almost any clay wth 1/4 choke.

 

[Peteri]

A guy I shoot with has his krieghoff set a 1/4 &1/4. He never changes the chokes but doesn't struggles with the long stuff in the slightest. I don't know if any of you went to westfield a few weeks ago but the sport trap was set to a rather high standard. The B bird was a long crossing l/r at a minimum of 60 yards. I hit it once with 3/4 choke he hit it 4 times with 1/4 and there weren't just chipping they were good clear breaks, now he is a far better shot than me but it proved to me that you can shoot almost any clay wth 1/4 choke.

That's an interesting point - I used to use 3/4 and 1/2, then came down to 1/2 and 1/4. 

At the behest of Mr Solomons, I've switched to 1/4, 1/4 - and to be honest I think my break rates have gone up.

I think many people choke too tight, I was certainly a 'bit macho' on it - having two barrels the same and taking that thought out of my mind is far better than 'ooh which barrel shall I use?' and has proved to me that I can comfortably, properly break things as far away as my ability allows with 1/4.

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That's an interesting point - I used to use 3/4 and 1/2, then came down to 1/2 and 1/4. 

At the behest of Mr Solomons, I've switched to 1/4, 1/4 - and to be honest I think my break rates have gone up.

I think many people choke too tight, I was certainly a 'bit macho' on it - having two barrels the same and taking that thought out of my mind is far better than 'ooh which barrel shall I use?' and has proved to me that I can comfortably, properly break things as far away as my ability allows with 1/4.

P

Please......if you shoot game......don't use 1/4 and 1/4

 

[chippy]

Please......if you shoot game......don't use 1/4 and 1/4

I agree far to tight cyl and cyl is perfect.

 

[HDAV]

Now it is owned by Westley Richards, maybe Nigel's personal enthusiasm has gone?

Westley richards have bought teague?

Edit: Apparently last year!

 

[Tom b]

I live about 10 minutes from teagues workshop, I had a chat with my local rfd about Mr teague selling up. Apparently he's contracted with them for the next 3 years, so there is no danger in quality dropping.

 

[Peteri]

Please......if you shoot game......don't use 1/4 and 1/4

Absolutely - completely agree.

Right tool for the job

 

[EdSolomons]

Krieghoff chokes do shoot very tight, the 1/4 will be around the 1/2 mark in reality but most probably have a similar issue

 

[Darkside]

Beretta HP chokes are tight too, 1/4 feels like 1/2

 

[Tom b]

I will say that the krieghoff was multi choked by Teague so I would imagine it's a good 1/4

 

[HDAV]

I live about 10 minutes from teagues workshop, I had a chat with my local rfd about Mr teague selling up. Apparently he's contracted with them for the next 3 years, so there is no danger in quality dropping.

Very real danger of prices of going up though! All this XYZ 1/4 is too tight malarky probably means your using the wrong carts.......

 

[Dick Arbon]

I have been desperately trying not to respond to this thread because it will probably mess with my head. But here goes......

According to the majority I will have just ruined my MX8 that until a few days ago was 3/4 & full. It has now been Briley multi choked although I haven't got it back yet.

 The reason I went down this route is because besides most of my pigeon shooting (for which I use my Beretta Extrema 2 ) I want to use the same gun for everything else. Any clay discipline I choose to shoot and any game shooting at varying quarry and at very varying venues. The only way I thought I could achieve this was to have it multi choked and following alot of consultation I came down on the side of Briley's (apparently Holland & Holland and Purdey use them so can't be wrong; or so I was led to believe ).

My misguided mind has also decided on the following chokes; skeet, light modified, ported modified, modified, ported improved modified, improved modified and full. I will probably use mod x mod most of all but imp mod x imp mod for FITASC sporting. I have duplicated the two chokes with one ported to use in the bottom barrel (non selective trigger group ) when using the same chokes in an attempt to reduce muzzle flip.

from a poor misguided fool

Dick Arbon

 

[chippy]

i will,take it off your hands does £150 sound ok.

 

[Dick Arbon]

This is meant to be my dream gun that I have waited until the grand old age of fifty three to achieve!

 

[Madmillie]

This is meant to be my dream gun that I have waited until the grand old age of fifty three to achieve!

I am sure it will live up to all of your expectations so just go out and enjoy it
MM