New O/U and Choke Tube questions
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 6
New O/U and Choke Tube questions
Hi All,
This may have been covered in another thread but I just purchased a Browning Cynergy 12 Ga. 3 1/2" Satin Field Grade O/U and is the first shotgun I've bought since I bought my 870 20 Ga. pump in the 70's. Thus, I have a few questions as you can imagine. I'm planning on using this O/U on pheasant, grouse, and some skeet shooting. Do you all use different chokes in the upper and lower barrels? Seems like that might be a good idea. Also, what chokes should I have for the different type of shooting I'll be doing?
This may have been covered in another thread but I just purchased a Browning Cynergy 12 Ga. 3 1/2" Satin Field Grade O/U and is the first shotgun I've bought since I bought my 870 20 Ga. pump in the 70's. Thus, I have a few questions as you can imagine. I'm planning on using this O/U on pheasant, grouse, and some skeet shooting. Do you all use different chokes in the upper and lower barrels? Seems like that might be a good idea. Also, what chokes should I have for the different type of shooting I'll be doing?
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Posts: 860
Pheasants: lead - #6 shot, full/mod for late season, mod/IC normal.
Grouse: lead - #7 1/2 shot, mod/IC
Skeet: skeet loads (#8 or #9), SK/SK
for steel shot, pheasant #2 or #4, grouse #4. Choke for upper and lower barrel doesn't matter much as you should have a barrel selector.
Grouse: lead - #7 1/2 shot, mod/IC
Skeet: skeet loads (#8 or #9), SK/SK
for steel shot, pheasant #2 or #4, grouse #4. Choke for upper and lower barrel doesn't matter much as you should have a barrel selector.
#3
I use a Browning Cynergy 12 Ga. also (I have the classic stock) and Mite gave you about all the information you need.
Normally, most people like to shoot the bottom barrel first with the more "open" choke followed by the upper barrel with the tighter choke.
With skeet you use 2 of the same (skeet or IC) because the furthest shot is 21 yard from anywhere on the field.
One last recommendation if you didn't already buy your chokes; I wish I brought all "extended" chokes (no choke tool needed).
Normally, most people like to shoot the bottom barrel first with the more "open" choke followed by the upper barrel with the tighter choke.
With skeet you use 2 of the same (skeet or IC) because the furthest shot is 21 yard from anywhere on the field.
One last recommendation if you didn't already buy your chokes; I wish I brought all "extended" chokes (no choke tool needed).
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: ne oklahoma
Posts: 124
One thing that was not mentioned was the boring and time consuming project of patterning your gun. What you may find interesting is that a IC choke in the upper bbl. may pattern as a mod. or sk. in the lower.Unfortun. not all bbls in a sxs or o/u have the same inside diameters. And as chokes are measured in the hundredths, it can and does make a difference. I have found that shot size makes as big a difference as choke size.
#6
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: WI
Posts: 11
Pheasants: lead - #6 shot, full/mod for late season, mod/IC normal.
Grouse: lead - #7 1/2 shot, mod/IC
Skeet: skeet loads (#8 or #9), SK/SK
for steel shot, pheasant #2 or #4, grouse #4. Choke for upper and lower barrel doesn't matter much as you should have a barrel selector.
Grouse: lead - #7 1/2 shot, mod/IC
Skeet: skeet loads (#8 or #9), SK/SK
for steel shot, pheasant #2 or #4, grouse #4. Choke for upper and lower barrel doesn't matter much as you should have a barrel selector.