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Sundance · October 24, 2002, 11:09 AM

What is the best choke for your shotgun for cowboy action shooting, and why?

The reason I am asking is this:

The Stoeger Coach Gun has been around for quite awhile...probably longer than CAS has been around or at least longer than CAS has been really popular. It is choked Modified/Improved Cylinder.

The EAA/Bakail Bounty Hunter II is a rather new creation that came about after CAS was popular and it was created with CAS in mind. It is choked Cylinder/Cylinder.

Does this mean that Cylinder/Cylinder is a better choke combination on a double barrel intended for CAS than Modified/Improved Cylinder?

Also, it would seem that in the old west, if a lawman or outlaw was going to choose a short barreled shotgun for serious work, he probably didn't order him a short barreled shotgun from the factory. He probably took one of his old long barreled hunting guns off the rack or picked out a long barreled shotgun at the local merchantile and wacked off the barrels himself or had the local gunsmith (if he was lucky enough to find one) do it for him. When you cut off the barrels more than a few inches on a shotgun, you are effectively back to cylinder choke anyway, right?

I was thinking, would an individual be better off buying a Stoeger Coach Gun with 20" barrels choked Mod/IC, or buying a Stoeger Uplander and having the barrels wacked to 20" or even 18 1/2" and leaving them Cylinder/Cylinder? These two guns are almost identically priced and the cost of the barrel hack job would be insignificant at your local smith.

Anyway, this is just a thought...what do you think?

October 24, 2002, 11:09 AM	#1
Sundance Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Posts: 836	Best Choke for your shotgun for CAS What is the best choke for your shotgun for cowboy action shooting, and why? The reason I am asking is this: The Stoeger Coach Gun has been around for quite awhile...probably longer than CAS has been around or at least longer than CAS has been really popular. It is choked Modified/Improved Cylinder. The EAA/Bakail Bounty Hunter II is a rather new creation that came about after CAS was popular and it was created with CAS in mind. It is choked Cylinder/Cylinder. Does this mean that Cylinder/Cylinder is a better choke combination on a double barrel intended for CAS than Modified/Improved Cylinder? Also, it would seem that in the old west, if a lawman or outlaw was going to choose a short barreled shotgun for serious work, he probably didn't order him a short barreled shotgun from the factory. He probably took one of his old long barreled hunting guns off the rack or picked out a long barreled shotgun at the local merchantile and wacked off the barrels himself or had the local gunsmith (if he was lucky enough to find one) do it for him. When you cut off the barrels more than a few inches on a shotgun, you are effectively back to cylinder choke anyway, right? I was thinking, would an individual be better off buying a Stoeger Coach Gun with 20" barrels choked Mod/IC, or buying a Stoeger Uplander and having the barrels wacked to 20" or even 18 1/2" and leaving them Cylinder/Cylinder? These two guns are almost identically priced and the cost of the barrel hack job would be insignificant at your local smith. Anyway, this is just a thought...what do you think?