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09-20-2014, 05:19 PM | #3 | ||||||
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With a 28 Gauge for Skeet-Quail and Grouse I would think you would not want more than 003" and .005 0r 6". I love my Q1/Q2 at .003 and .006 in the Repro 16 Gauge. And, those constrictions should yield a tighter pattern in the smaller gauge.
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09-20-2014, 08:19 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I had mine opened to .008 and .018. Those are the chokes I prefer for grouse regardless of gauge. It patterned well and killed cleanly. Generally I think people tend to open the left barrel too much.
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09-20-2014, 08:43 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I would assume that your original 26" IC/M barrels mike out at ~ .006/.014 or so and of course your original 28" barrels are ~ .014/tighter than H---. Given that, it would be an easy choice, if this were my gun, to have this additional set of barrels choked .003/.006. IMHO, undoubtedly this choking would prove out to be the most useful for your intended purpose without destroying the usefulness of your original barrel sets.
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09-21-2014, 01:12 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I have a 28" 28Ga Repro: I asked my 'smith to open the barrels (TIGHT to the point of "Silly") to "Skeet/Skeet," which he determined to be about 5 1/2 thousands each.
I found them still too tight.....and he had said "if they aren't open enough, bring them back." I did, and he went to about 3/1000ths.........aaah. The scale I looked at said that "skeet" for the 28 is 2/1000ths. Targets are still smokeballs, but I don't miss as often. In truth, I am not going to hunt big, distant birds with it; love skeet, and so this combo is right for me. (I have a 12 gauge or 2 for pheasants & geese.) The reason I did this is because it's MY gun, and because I dearly love the 28 gauge. My point is; open them to where YOU like them. God Bless the Parker Repro's. Sam Ogle |
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09-21-2014, 04:55 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Greg is right. As long as you have the IC and MOD barrels, go for the gold and bore your new barrels out to maybe .002 and .003. Anything more will inkball skeet birds.
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09-22-2014, 11:04 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Thank you everybody for your inputs. The consensus seems to be: if you are going to open them up, really open them up. So, I will go with something like Bill's recommendation above.
I am not sure if I will do both barrels the same at or follow Bill's formula exactly. Billy Gross |
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