Tight Chokes !!

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Brett Hoop

The Forced Be With You

Good one.

[Randy Roberts]

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;298482]Well when you're "forced" to shoot it please share your patterns with us and at what yardages it continues to be effective.

Oh, and I trust you'll be taking your own measurements....

Absolutely and I hope not to prove this seller wrong but surely something is amiss here. More to follow.

[todd allen]

With modern ammo once you get to about 25 to 30k in a 12 gauge, any additional constriction does little to tighten the pattern.
Also, with modern ammo, going tighter than 50k might actually open your pattern.

[Reggie B]

Good thing we don’t shoot modern ammo in our classic shotguns!

[C.O.B.]

I have a BHE live bird gun thats .050 in each barrel if I remember correctly. This has 30 inch Damascus barrels.

[10 bore]

Just a fyi. I did 2 test patterns with shells i got from my dad that were made in the late 30's or early 40s. They were 1 oz 12 ga 4 s. I did 2 test at 40 yds bench rest with .035 choke and got 80% both times. So from the 2 shots i tested was just as good as "modern amo". I too think there is a limit to choke construction before it blows the pattern.
Scott

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I have a BHE live bird gun thats .050 in each barrel if I remember correctly. This has 30 inch Damascus barrels.

That's a tight one Rich. Ever pattern it ?

[Milton C Starr]

While not a fixed choke gun , I once had a custom made choke tube for a 12 ga that was .660" and about 4" long . It patterned everything between #8 to #5s extremely tight but uniform .

Would be interesting to see how a fixed choke that tight patterns .

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

Good thing we don’t shoot modern ammo in our classic shotguns!

When I say modern, I'm referring to shot cups.
Virtually all of us shoot "modern" ammo in our guns, unless you're still using black powder and felt wads.

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

That's a tight one Rich. Ever pattern it ?

No I haven't. Steve Barnett has had it for sale for a while. I have a Fox CE straight grip with 32 inch barrels. It's not quite as tight but as I don't need two I'll take the Parker back and sell the Fox. I was going to get it at the southern but now will wait for Hauemans