Ideal choke for rifled slugs and/or buck shot?

up-down · August 10, 2001, 08:53 PM

I was wondering what might be viewed as or experienced to be the ideal choke for rifled slugs. Also what choke would be ideal for buck shot?

Erick Gelhaus · August 10, 2001, 10:21 PM

up-down.

Greetings.

As with the Fed slug question you posed, it depnds on what you want your shotgun to do.

There are screw-in chokes or there are modifications you can have made to the interior of the barrel. All depends on what you're looking for.

There SEARCH feature in the upper right hand corner is a wonderful thing. There's at least 3 years worth of information here to search.

Erick

Dfariswheel · August 10, 2001, 10:31 PM

Remington seems to believe the Improved Cylinder is best. All their new Police guns are IC choked, "For improved pellet accountability".

MiniZ · August 12, 2001, 12:46 AM

If you need to get a compromise on the best for both, then your best bet is probably IC.

Dave McC · August 12, 2001, 08:11 AM

This is where individual differences come into play. In a given shotgun with a given load, the best performance may be with any constriction, but usually the best is Modified or more open. Modified,IMO,is borderline. Some Modified chokes work fine, others are definitely too much.

More open chokes start at Cylinder, go to Skeet I, Improved Cylinder next, then Light Modified (AKA Skeet II),then Modified, using increments of about .005 each step.

IMO, you may want to start with Cylinder, Skeet I,or IC, and try them at the distances you expect shot opportunities.

Arizona Fusilier · August 13, 2001, 11:44 PM

Whoa, now here's where I 'fess up! I thought Cylinder Bore was the only acceptable choke for slugs. Or does it "depends"? Please elaborate, with some specific examples of guns, ammo, etc. Thanks!

Dave McC · August 14, 2001, 07:13 AM

AF, the two tightest slug groups I ever saw were cloverleafs,fired from a FULL Choke 16 ga Model 97 at 100 yards.

This is not an exact science. Two shotguns with consecutive serial numbers and otherwise identical may "Like" different ammo.

Open chokes TEND to perform better with slugs, that's up to Modified as I stated.

My two slug shooters are no choked and with a rifled tube. Prior to the rifled tube, I used an IC tube with good results. Previous slug guns went up to Modified.

The only way to find what slug works best for you is for you to take a bunch of those 5 packs and the shotgun to the range and bench it. There's old threads here for more details...

August 10, 2001, 08:53 PM	#1
up-down Junior Member Join Date: August 7, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 14	Ideal choke for rifled slugs and/or buck shot? I was wondering what might be viewed as or experienced to be the ideal choke for rifled slugs. Also what choke would be ideal for buck shot?

August 12, 2001, 12:46 AM	#4
MiniZ Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2001 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 512	If you need to get a compromise on the best for both, then your best bet is probably IC. __________________ Seven- Six- Two Millimeter....FULL METAL JACKET!!!

August 10, 2001, 10:21 PM	#2
Erick Gelhaus Staff Emeritus Join Date: October 28, 1998 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,750	up-down. Greetings. As with the Fed slug question you posed, it depnds on what you want your shotgun to do. There are screw-in chokes or there are modifications you can have made to the interior of the barrel. All depends on what you're looking for. There SEARCH feature in the upper right hand corner is a wonderful thing. There's at least 3 years worth of information here to search. Erick

August 10, 2001, 10:31 PM	#3
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 6,574	Remington seems to believe the Improved Cylinder is best. All their new Police guns are IC choked, "For improved pellet accountability".

August 12, 2001, 08:11 AM	#5
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	This is where individual differences come into play. In a given shotgun with a given load, the best performance may be with any constriction, but usually the best is Modified or more open. Modified,IMO,is borderline. Some Modified chokes work fine, others are definitely too much. More open chokes start at Cylinder, go to Skeet I, Improved Cylinder next, then Light Modified (AKA Skeet II),then Modified, using increments of about .005 each step. IMO, you may want to start with Cylinder, Skeet I,or IC, and try them at the distances you expect shot opportunities.

August 13, 2001, 11:44 PM	#6
Arizona Fusilier Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2000 Posts: 698	Whoa, now here's where I 'fess up! I thought Cylinder Bore was the only acceptable choke for slugs. Or does it "depends"? Please elaborate, with some specific examples of guns, ammo, etc. Thanks!

August 14, 2001, 07:13 AM	#7
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	AF, the two tightest slug groups I ever saw were cloverleafs,fired from a FULL Choke 16 ga Model 97 at 100 yards. This is not an exact science. Two shotguns with consecutive serial numbers and otherwise identical may "Like" different ammo. Open chokes TEND to perform better with slugs, that's up to Modified as I stated. My two slug shooters are no choked and with a rifled tube. Prior to the rifled tube, I used an IC tube with good results. Previous slug guns went up to Modified. The only way to find what slug works best for you is for you to take a bunch of those 5 packs and the shotgun to the range and bench it. There's old threads here for more details...