Parker Reproduction chokes revisited

[MD*GSP]

Originally Posted by Kenny Graft

Always remember modern ammo is made to shoot tighter groups than ammo from days gone by. So less choke is O.K. and still shoots hard!!

Educate the group on modern shells..although I've been slinging lead with reckless abandon since the teen yrs..there might have been focus upon other "things"

I am aware that steel & other nontox alternatives tend to cloud tightly but I am post paper shells & do not differentiate from plastic wads/hulls from years past going back to say, the mid 80's.

I understand from study (reading), but that means squat!

Kenny..a review of previous threads shows that you have done some patterning but I don't see much follow up

[Sheepherder]

Problem is, 28" barrels on a 20ga. Repro. seems to be a hard combo to find, choked M/IC.

[MD*GSP]

Originally Posted by Hal Sheets

Problem is, 28" barrels on a 20ga. Repro. seems to be a hard combo to find.

That is true..most often one must acquire a 2-barrel set to get a 28" barrel however single barrel guns do show up from time to time.

No matter the configuration, these guns represent a tremendous value not likely to be duplicated ever again..jmho.

[Chris T.]

I'll take a crack at explaining modern shells!

I believe the rule of thumb for steel shot it that a gun will shoot one choke denomination tighter with steel than lead. For example a Mod barrel will pattern about full with steel. Steel is harder so the shot doesn't deform much or at all on its way down the barrel, nice round shot doesn't stray as much...tighter pattern.

Modern lead alloys are harder, better production makes shot rounder, plastic wads keep the shot from getting mauled up on its way down the barrel. Like steel shot, the shot doesn't deform as much and the result is a slightly tighter pattern. Eigh?