Good one.

[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....:whistle:

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 .

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.

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