Chokes for O/U

[noelb]

Any opinions on what would be the most versatile combinations of chokes on a beretta silver pigeon with 32" barrels for sporting clays? What up top? What below? What are the advantages or disadvantages of various choke types? Flush? Extended? I've shot some clay in the past, nothing too serious. Just bought a dedicates gun though. Any input would be appreciated.

[catnthehat]

IC/MOD
You can shoot anything with those two chokes!
Cat

[GOPHERSPLAT]

x2

[noelb]

Thanks. Ill try that.

[densa44]

If you switch to hunting except ducks I wouldn't change anything.

[Hilgy]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

IC/MOD
You can shoot anything with those two chokes!
Cat

I would second this and add that switching to extended chokes is a good idea in my opinion.

2 reasons
much easier to change
i like to rest my barrel on my toe while waiting to shoot and the extended chokes protect the end of your barrel

[Mickey]

Sort of a change of topic, sorry, but it fits in the thread.

On an over under, which barrel do you shoot first?

[catnthehat]

Most fellas lime to shoot the bottom barrel first, but if the bottom barrel is an open choke and you have a far flying bird - or vice versa , then the other one needs to be used - this is why I like double triggers, they are easier to select than to switch a selector.
Not much of a deal on a clays course, but it certainly is on live birds.
I constantly use the wrong chokes on target just to remind myself that I shouldn't be relying on a particular choke to hit a bird in the field, and sayijg that I should have used a particular choke is NOT the reason I missed , if I did!
These days I'm shooting my skeet birds with the tightest choke can in my pedersoli hammer double - full and modified.

if you don't worry about it but concentrate the hard edge of the clay, the close birds like stations 1,7, and 8 are not an issue.
Cat

[greylynx]

Top: Cylinder

Bottom: Modified

Shoot the top first.