Early skeet guns were reverse choked because early skeet was shot high house beyond the stake (long range, tight choke) and the low house was shot close to the shooter (short range, open choke). Unfortunately, the whole scenario changed on the right side of the field and the selector would have to be changed on a single trigger gun to make things "right". The truth is that if a shooter was any good, it didn't matter what choke he used on what bird. Having the selector in the wrong position when the shooter arrived at station eight could and would result in a lost bird because of a shell loaded in the wrong chamber after messing with the selector. In today's skeet world, both barrels are choked the same.
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