Reverse chokes

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Tom Kidd

[B]I can't remember if it was Greener or Burrard, its been over 50yrs since I read them, but one of their writings addressed the idea of recoil being more in line with the shoulder resulting in less upset. When Bickel and I were fooling around with pigeons, one of the Beckers I had had its chokes reversed, and Russ thought it was advantage. Just some food for thought.

Being a southpaw I somewhat agree Tom. I remember reading that somewhere years ago but have adapted to living and shooting in a right handers world. Never had a problem with double triggers supposedly set up for a righty either.

[Mike of the Mountain]

TASTES GREAT!

LESS FILLING!

[Bill Murphy]

Tom, did you give the great Bickel a whipping with your reversed chokes? I once gave Russ a whipping, and I still have the score sheet in my files. It was a rare happening and I should have it framed. What a guy.

[Stan Hillis]

I think the argument that it’s for incomers, or driven birds, is empty. I have shot doubleguns all my life, and I’m 72. I can’t imagine anyone not being able to use the rear trigger first, then the front, at will, or vice versa, depending on the need.

I always thought it funny that the same people who defend double triggers by quoting the mantra that they give “instant choke selection” are the same ones who foster the driven/incoming birds defense for reversed chokes. Not pointing a finger at any person in partIcular, just a general observation.

[Dean Romig]

What then is your theory on the reason for reverse chokes Todd?





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[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

What then is your theory on the reason for reverse chokes Todd?

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Dean, just to make sure I'm on the same page on this topic, my understanding of the term "reverse chokes" in the OP was referring to the left barrel being the more open choke.
To me, this is a "left barrel first" gun, assuming that the targets are usually going away.
If we're talking about choke constriction, that's a whole other subject
I had a 32" 1935 Trap Gun that was a modified (.18k) left barrel, and super full (.40k) rt barrel that I did quite a bit of box bird shooting with.
The gun was clearly stocked for a right handed shooter, BTW.
I always thought that it might have had a little quicker second barrel because of the left barrel recoil impulse dynamics.
My theory actually goes a little deeper, but I don't want to take this topic too far into the weeds.

[edgarspencer]

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t believe being right or left handed has anything to do with guns being reverse choked. There are an ample number of double trigger British made O/U guns where the front trigger fires the tighter barrel.