Opinion: how any shell will perform out of any particular choke tube can only be determined at the pattern board. The interaction between the choke constriction, the shot, and the wad, at the given velocity can make a lot of difference. If you have a choke you want to use, you may need to try a bunch of different ammo and see what it likes best. If you have a particular load you want to use, you may need to experiment and see what choke tube(s) work best.
In your situation I think I would try some Trulock, Carlsons, or Briley (plain) Skeet tubes and see how they do. You may run thru a lot of loads before you find the one that works best with your factory Skeet tubes. I suspect there is nothing wrong with the factory tubes, but who knows what exact load they used in setting them up.
I have an acquaintance with the same gun with 28" tubes. After drinking the Kool-Aid he got some Mueller tubes, and he was raving about them. He was not happy when I finally talked him into actually patterning them and he found they didn't pattern one whit better than some plain Briley flush tubes out of his daughter's gun.
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