Parker Choke Alchemy

[TxHuntermn]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Mark;
Do yourself a big favor and don't fret over chokes. Just shoot your guns at clays and those pesky grackles and get comfortable with your ability to center whatever you are shooting at. There are easy ways to open up a pattern without screwing with the original chokes. If you reload many of us here can point you in the right direction.

Thanks Daryl, Not fretting at all! Just trying to understand and decipher. Not to worried about centering...but dont want to vaporize the first Snipe that I snipe at..i recently acquired a Really heavy duty, 3" chamber, straight stocked , grade 3, Flues, 12 that has the tightest choke i have ever seen in the right barrel. And IC equivalent in the left. Cant wait to get it in the pigeon ring. But i have to admit, after 40 years of hunting Dove Quail and Snipe with a .410 predominantly, it sure is fun tagging those grey "tailwind" doves at 60 yards with a vintage tight choked double! Having the time of my life, collecting and shooting these functional works of art....and trying to cheat the knowledge learning curve in the process!

Thanks again to all for their input!

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[QUOTE=Mark Ray;170491] But i have to admit, after 40 years of hunting Dove Quail and Snipe with a .410 predominantly, it sure is fun tagging those grey "tailwind" doves at 60 yards with a vintage tight choked double!

You are so right Mark. There is nothing like puffing a dove and watching him cartwheel to the ground with a cloud of feathers hanging in the air where his forward progress was halted by a well placed load of 7 1/2's.
I just love tight chokes!