choke help
Hello. I'm going to hunt RG this year for my first time ever. I hunted pheasant when I was younger, but it's been probably 15 years or so. The only shotguns I have at the moment are two rems with full barrels, and a 12 g. Rem 1100 Tac (22" barrel) with adjustable chokes.
Can I use my shorter barrel with either an M or IM choke? I was planning on running some home loads with 7.5 shot. I have used this gun pretty successfully shooting trap, even at the 10 yard handicap. I imagine most of the areas I'll be in will be relatively dense with brush and trees. My thought is if I keep my shots to within 30 yards I should be ok, but I'd rather ask for some opinion as I want to make sure I'm making as ethical shots as possible.
My other thought was that if I find a spot that's a bit more open, I can try my 12 gauge full and let the bird out a bit so the pattern can open up.
Ultimately, I'm going to pickup a 20 gauge, but that's not going to happen for awhile.
All help is appreciated.