Repro small gauge chokes....

[SXS OHIO]

Has anyone done any extensive pattern testing with the .28 gauge Parker repro M/F barrel set? I have shot clays with IC/Mod and at the same time swoped the barrels to M/F set at each station. At the end the scores were about the same with only a couple extra birds broke with the 26" open barrels. Both the scores were just under my normal shooting with my repro .20 gauge. I think if I would use the correct set of barrels needed for each stations presintation or distance being shot my scores would be even better than with my 20 gauge. I sent the barrels from one of my 20 gauge M/F sets out and had both chokes opened......010 and .024 from .018 and 038 I can't say it made a noticable difference in my sporting clays scores. Are club has several long shots that the tight choke is better at breaking. I have a inside barrel reader by stan baker....the 28ga. bore and chokes read 26" Ic=.004 mod=.013 , 28" set mod= .014 full= .033 My question is about the .033 choke, does it throw a good pattern with 7.5# 3/4oz loads?, and for hunting with 5 or 6 shot? Anyone have any test proven info? I plan to test them myself but not in the winter here in ohio...TDC!!! thanks Kenny Graft SXS ohio....(-:

[Steve Kleist]

Kenny, I also have a two barrel set of repro 28's. One is M/F, the other IC/M both opened nearly to skeet with just enough choke ot control the pattern. My open choke shooting is mainly skeet. I make an effort to kill all targets as close to me as possible - just because that is where the gun is most effective. I have patterned both barrel sets, and the tighter chokes pattern more uniformly. The open chokes are obviously larger, but not as uniform, but at 15 yards it really dosen't matter. The tighter chokes, in my mind, are better on the crossing shots because of a slightly longer shot string. The 28 is a great gun. My scores usually run a bird ot two/100 less than the matching 12 ga. It is fun to shoot, an if you reload, less expensive than the 12.
Butt cold here in Northern MN but the forcast for August is warmer.
Regards, Steve Kleist, Ely, MN

[Bill Murphy]

The .033 choke in the Repro 28 gauge full choke barrel is some kind of world record for constriction in a 28 gauge barrel. The standard full choke for Parker Brothers is .020 in my experience, and they shoot very tight patterns. I may try a few patterns with the full choke Repro 28 gauge when the weather breaks. I will compare it with the full choke Parker Brothers barrels.

[Austin W Hogan]

Billl; a good friend had an English 28 with .050 of choke. He shot it fairly well at skeet but thought it should be opened because of the dimension. He reamed it out, and it still shot about IC. I just spent a few days remeasuring Parker chokes as a result of my visit to Julia's to examine theSuper Fox. The more I learn about chokes, the less I know.

Best, Austin

[SXS OHIO]

I don't mind tight chokes and shoot them quite well....center the target and it goes POOF...My question is ...does the tight choking do harm to the pattern quality in general...overchoke? Industry standard full in 28gauge is .020 of choke, My gun reads .033 as does most of the parker repro's in 28gauge full. I own 3 of them. I know there is a lot that effect patern quality besides the choke, Im looking for imput that others have learned about tight choked 28 gauges. thanks all Kenny Graft SXS Ohio...(-:

[Labowner]

I would pattern gun on a sheet of cardboard with a 30" circle, count the pellets in the circle and compare to quantity in load, there are charts for shot size and weight. I've been doing this for a couple of years now and it answers allot of questions real fast. Gun shoots high, too the left, this load has a hole in pattern. One load may shoot poorly next may pattern well.

[Chuck Heald]

Briley says .027 is XF. I guess it's not too hard to imagine that fiber wads in a .032 choke would be close to same. I'm going to pattern my 28" .032/.012 choked 28g with #8 targen loads and #6 and #5 heavy loads.

[Reproman]

Does anyone have the actual Repro measurements for Q1 & Q2? I'd like to know the "Briley" equivalent (i.e. is it LTSK & SK, or SK & IMK).

[Wild Skies]

I have a 28-ga. Q1/Q2 that measures .004/.008 of constriction, my 20-ga. Q1/Q2 mikes .004/.007

[Autumn Daze]

My 28 ga. 26" Q1/Q2 measures exactly the same as Greg's