Which Choke

[Dobber1978]

Ok,

So purchase a new 12 gauge shotgun on the weekend and now have a selection of chokes to use.

I have only ever hunted with an older 12 gauge 2 barrel that was just borrowed and no selection of chokes, I think it was just a cylinder shot.

I hunt mainly Canadian Geese and the odd duck and can only use steel shot, with that being said I can't use the full choke as that's not recommended for steel shot and now have the option between IC (improved cylinder?) or M (modified?). From the reading I have done the modified has the tighter pattern and I was planning on using this.

Unless someone with more experiance can tell me why the improved cylinder would make a better choke for my choice of hunting.

Next question, if I plan on shooting a slug I remove all chokes? Would this not damage the treaded part of the barrel where the chokes screw into???

Thanks
Jeff

[Centaur 1]

Hey Jeff, congrats on the new gun. The only way to know which choke to use is to pattern both with the ammo that your going to hunt with. There's a sticky note in the turkey hunting forum explaining the best way to do this. For slug shooting use the improved cylinder choke, never shoot your gun without a choke tube installed.

[Sheridan]

What Centaur said........................



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