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Dave McC · July 26, 2002, 04:06 PM

Congrats and good luck with your new shotgun.

I suggest you check the files for a thread I started,"The Choke Mythology and Mess". It has some great input.

Through the improvements in loads,even a Skeet choke may be tighter than needed for Skeet. In your shoes, I'd try to find a Cylinder choke for the close shots, and if one cannot be found, go to Skeet. IC is nice for general work, but it's not that different from Skeet.

On the tighter end, go with Full, maybe an extra Full if turkey are in your future.

Between the three, and proper load selection, you should have the bases covered.

HTH....

July 26, 2002, 04:06 PM	#4
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Congrats and good luck with your new shotgun. I suggest you check the files for a thread I started,"The Choke Mythology and Mess". It has some great input. Through the improvements in loads,even a Skeet choke may be tighter than needed for Skeet. In your shoes, I'd try to find a Cylinder choke for the close shots, and if one cannot be found, go to Skeet. IC is nice for general work, but it's not that different from Skeet. On the tighter end, go with Full, maybe an extra Full if turkey are in your future. Between the three, and proper load selection, you should have the bases covered. HTH....