Thing about tight chokes is you can cut the shot load and still get good pattern density. Open chokes need more pellets, I get around it by using small shotl for close targets in open choked guns=more pellets in the load.
Of course wider the pattern more birds you are going to break. Couple of clays courses around here open chokes would be a handicap, High percentage of real long shots, few short ones it has Spreaders work well. One course we shoot no doubt it's an advantage to have a open gun. On it hot shot O/U shooters use Skeet and Skeet mostly. I have both open and tight guns different tools for different jobs.
William
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