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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona
Sure will Greg. First off this is my experience after shooting two original Parker 28's for 40+ years. My 26" VH measures .011/.20 and the 30" measures .012/.022. I believe that smallbores benefit from tighter chokes. That's just my observation. I know that a few members here have shot the 30" gun and shot it lights out. Just ask Chuckie B.
Now for the reason I say that. I have a high end 28ga o/u with choke tubes. I started out with .004/.013 and just wasn't happy with the target breaks or the lethality on live birds. I ended up screwing in .014/.026 tubes and it changed the whole complexion of the gun.
Once again this is just my opinion.
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Thank you for the reply Daryl. I can agree with much of what you say, especially for many 5-stand targets, sporting clays targets and perhaps pheasants when you're looking for more pellet count with larger shot. But, it's shots taken at skeet, woodcock and grouse where the bulk of your shooting is done at less than 25 yards that may put you at a disadvantage with your theory of being "much better off ballistically with tighter chokes".
Your 28ga. side event that you're planning sounds like a real hoot. Beware of the Parker Repro guys that may be bringing out their set of M/F barrels. You may be wishing your Parkers had a little more choke!
(dbl. wink!)
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