Reversed chokes have always been a puzzle to me. I shoot double trigger S X S guns almost exclusively for doves, which are often taken as incomers. One of the touting points of double triggers is that one can instantly choose an open, or closer choked, barrel just by choosing the appropriate trigger. So, if that's the case, and it most certainly is, why order chokes reversed?
IMO, it is just a quirk of the particular shooter that ordered the gun. He didn't want to learn the very simple method of choke selection (such as hitting the rear trigger first), but would rather have the choice made for him. Hard for me to understand, really.
I shot doves Saturday afternoon and made the "split-second decision" to go to the rear trigger first several times. It's not brain surgery, it just requires a bit of mental preparation.
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