mathewsconquest

I' m shooting trap tonight with my new Benneli M1 field semi-auto. I ussulaly use my O/U Beretta, but wanted to get a feel for my new duck gun. What choke tube would one recommend? The gun came with modified,improved cyl- ok for steel. And improved cyl and full for lead only. Can I shoot lead out of the modified-ok for steel choke?

I ussually shoot modified out of my O/U with lead shot. I will pick up a modified lead tube if I need to.

Any one help would be appreciated?

MATHEWSCONQUEST

GordonGekko

Use the Modified, if its o.k. for steel lead will be o.k. but the reverse of that situation will cause problems. I like to use Light Modified for 16 yard trap, but I pick them up pretty quickly. Modified should be plenty of choke back to say 22 yards, after that I like to tighten things up.

Gordon

Briman

I shoot modified for standard trap. A full choke will smash the targets in alot more spectacular way, but there is less room for error and imho you are too close to get any advantage from a full. If you shoot handicap then full will be a better choice.

If you are just practicing for duck season, I would try them both. Shooting lead shot through a full choke will pattern similar to steel shot out of a modified choke.

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mathewsconquest

Thanks guys. I shot trap for the first time with my Benelli semi-auto and took the advice I received from this post. We shot both rounds at 16 yards. I was a liitle weak on the crossing shots ( light weight 26" barrel) in the first round and shot a 15/25. The second round I focused on following through and not jerking back on the crossing shots and hit 19/25. I will probably shoot the Benelli next week to get more comfortable with it, but then go back to my Beretta O/U for trap.

Thanks again,
Mathewsconquest