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Unread 01-06-2022, 12:15 PM   #21
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My friend, Daryl, obviously subscribes to my philosophy concerning tight chokes. "Learn to shoot." I have seen Daryl shoot and "he don't need no open chokes".
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What should the constrictions be for 28ga. Repro 28" M/F barrels? Briley choke chart says M/F should be .015/.024. Had my 28ga. 28" M/F barrels measured and the results were right .020 and left .045. Isn't this tight? I previously mentioned somewhere in this post I was obliterating pheasants over a pointing dog with the right Mod barrel under 20 yards. Could this tight choke be why or what am I missing? What measurements should 28" M/F barrels have?
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My 28ga. 28" Repro's factory-original M/F chokes are .014/.034. I love them for 5-Stand and Sporting Clays, but aren't my first choice for much of the other close-range shooting that I do, such as grouse/woodcock and Skeet. For grouse/woodcock I'm shooting the 26" IC/M at .006/.016 and for Skeet I find the 26" Q1/Q2 chokes at .004/.007 about perfect. I've got a 2-bbl. set and a single barrel set that all three barrels sets are interchangeable between the two 28ga. Repros.
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Certainly at lot of what one needs it based on the game one hunts most of the time. Since 80% of my shooting is Woodcock over Sophie, the Q1 and Q2 chokes should be the bee's knees out of my 28 gauge Parker Repro. FWIW, I currently shoot a Fox Sterly 20 gauge with chokes of .004 and .014 and I have destroyed Woodcock with the first barrel when centered at the normal distance of circa 15 yards. Where I hunt there is often zero chance of getting a second shot because of thick cover and even it I do that second shot will be max of 25 yards. For those who like to eat Woodcock a centered bird even when using open chokes at close range often turns into a skeet station 7 outgoing. An explosion of feathers and the dog trying to figure out what pieces to pick up.
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HOLY…. .034” is full choke for a 12 gauge, but in a 28 gauge ???





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I am hoping to come across a 28 Gauge Repro that tight for turkeys.
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What should the constrictions be for 28ga. Repro 28" M/F barrels? Briley choke chart says M/F should be .015/.024. Had my 28ga. 28" M/F barrels measured and the results were right .020 and left .045. Isn't this tight? I previously mentioned somewhere in this post I was obliterating pheasants over a pointing dog with the right Mod barrel under 20 yards. Could this tight choke be why or what am I missing? What measurements should 28" M/F barrels have?
I have never heard of a 28ga. choked at .045". .021" is considered by Briley to be a full choke in a 28.
It's no wonder you were 'obliterating' game. You could shoot through a Cheerio and not break it.
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my 28 gauge repro with 28" barrels is choked M/F...measured .016/.035...mod/super-duper full according to people smarter than me! I am probably going to have Jim Eyster open it to something in the .010/.020 range...I have been advised by many more wise than I am to stay a bit tighter with a 28 gauge...I have an Uggie 28 gauge that I had opened up to SKT1/SKT2 after getting it...have killed lots of sharpies and huns, and some ruff's with it...I will say I do cripple lots of birds...may shift to a 15/16 oz load of 7.5's instead of the normal 3/4 oz of 8's that I usually hunt with. I have a red label 28 gauge as well...haven't shot or hunted it much, but have done well with it...probably using IC/Mod tubes when I have hunted it. If I were going to describe what I am looking for with the repro, it would be LM/LF, basically...knowing I can have it opened further if need be. It will probably be used mainly for prairie birds in Sept/early Oct, pre-pheasant season...maybe a pheasant hunt or two? Great forum, much fun!!!!
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HOLY…. .034” is full choke for a 12 gauge, but in a 28 gauge ???.
YESSIREE, only .034! Others here have reported even tighter -- like .039 and even .040 or more. One here even asked I wonder how the wad clears the bore? When shooting tight chokes in a 28 Eightbore says "Learn to shoot". I agree as these tight chokes make for some impressive breaks on those high 50+ yard crossers...lead 'em by a canoe length and they go poof!
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I have two full choke 28 Repros. They both measure .039 with a very expensive Galazan mechanical bore gauge. I have always wondered about what happens to the wad on the way out of that bore.
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