Brenthern and Ladies, "God save me!"

[Clark McCombe]

I'm not very good shot. I thought that a more open choked gun would make me better at clays, and this gave me a good excuse to buy another Parker, but at least on my level, if I pick up my cyl/skt or my mod/full, I still break about the same -50% to 60%.
I should stick to the basics. Not worry about chokes. Just point and shoot and keep all the Parker barrels warm!

[mobirdhunter]

I think by now this is what we might called “the age old argument.” I did finally watch the 5 stand at the Southern with excellent commentary from Mountain Mike. I now see why the predilection for tight chokes. Shots were taken at ranges I would never take in my hunting. But I’ll keep my more open right barrels and my 75-80% on pointed wild quail (we won’t mention my per cent shooting on grouse). Those birds will be dead, but without too much shot butchering the meat. On the rare occasion we try for pheasants, I have a long barreled Du Bray ordered, high stocked VH with tight chokes… and will refrain from shooting at, and shredding, any Bobs we might encounter.