Chokes Revisited (and Revisited, and Revisited...)

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Andy Duffy's comment to Larry the Gun Guy is pertinent to shooters who think using tight chokes for all around clay target shooting is fatal to good scores. Duffy is correct in saying that misses are not by the size of the pattern edges, but are in feet or yards because of head lifting and barrel "peeking". A shooter who can keep his head on the stock and resist peeking at the barrel or sight can shoot consistent 23s or 24s at 21 yard skeet birds with a full choke gun.

Duffy was at our club two years ago shooting one Tuesday night on the five stand . I let him shoot the first 8 gauge I acquired . He’s a decent enough fellow . I’ve shot skeet for forty plus years , shooting a straight round with a full choked gun semi regularly is nothing if you’ve been shooting skeet for a long time .