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Old January 22, 2010, 08:52 PM   #1
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870 poly choke

Is it worth getting a poly choke/ adjustable choke for a new 870
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Old January 22, 2010, 08:58 PM   #2
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Not when screw-in choke tubes are available, IMHO.

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Old January 22, 2010, 09:03 PM   #3
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Lee is so very right. The poly choke will actually lower the value of the shotgun. If you check the auction sites you will find guns with poly chokes sell for less than ones that have the screw in tubes.

Added thought when a poly choke is installed they will bend the barrel to compensate for the height of the polly choke.
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Old January 22, 2010, 10:04 PM   #4
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Installing a poly-choke would be a technological step backwards. Screw-in were developed to improve the performance (better patterns) of poly-chokes. Remember, the poly-choke design pre-dates the one-piece plastic shot cup and wad. Shot shells have made a quantum leap since the original poly-choke days.

If you want old tech with better performance than a poly-choke, consider a cutts compensator with a selection of fixed chokes. It was the progenitor of modern screw-ins. Folks like Jess Briley reasoned that they could omit the cutts choke holder and carefully fit chokes to go directly in the barrel end. For some time, screw-in chokes were an expensive custom installed option. Now their application is wide spread. Why would you even consider a poly-choke on a gun that has factory screw-ins available?

The only advantage I can see to a poly-choke is for an older low-value gun that you want a selection of different chokes; but, you don't want to invest in having screw-ins installed.
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Old January 23, 2010, 06:57 AM   #5
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um they make a screw in poly choke no ****
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Old January 23, 2010, 12:36 PM   #6
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The Poly II has been available for several years. It is a screw-in that can easily be unscrewed if you ever wanted to. I'll leave mine in. It beats a pocketful of choke tubes any day for me.

I've been using PolyChokes over 50 years. Lord, deliver me from choke tubes.
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