Cylinder or improved cylinder for skeet

Kvon2 · April 17, 2016, 07:09 PM

Alrighty so I just bought a new shotgun and it comes with 5 chokes; C, IC, M, IM, and F. In another shotgun I do have a skeet choke and my understanding is that skeet falls between C and IC. What do you think will be the best option for skeet with this new friend?

BigJimP · April 17, 2016, 07:35 PM

Yes, skeet is between Cylinder and improved cylinder.....if i didn't want to buy a,skeet choke - for casual shooting i'd probably shoot an IC.

but try both and shoot what you like best....

Kreyzhorse · April 17, 2016, 07:46 PM

I'm with Jim. Try both and see which you shoot the best with.

FITASC · April 17, 2016, 08:24 PM

Take your load and both chokes and shoot at the pattern plate and see what you get.
In reality, .005 either way, at 21 yards, isn't going to make a lot of difference.

BigJimP · April 17, 2016, 08:24 PM

Dup post...

243winxb · April 17, 2016, 08:27 PM

If shooting 7/8 oz in 12 ga, you will want the I/C for skeet. Last i shot i was using 1 oz. This leaves holes in the pattern with a skeet choke. IMO.

SHR970 · April 17, 2016, 09:37 PM

There is according to some choke makers Skeet 1 & Skeet 2.

Cyl.. Sk1.. IC.. Sk2.. Mod

So your new shotgun.. is it a single barrel? I presume so by your question but would like to be sure.

Assuming yes.. pattern and see what you get. Sometimes Cyl tubes shoot a bit tighter and make good Sk1 tubes.

Virginian · April 17, 2016, 10:20 PM

Skeet 1 AND Skeet 2 constriction are both less than Imp. Cyl. from some manufacturers like Briley.

Kvon2 · April 18, 2016, 04:04 AM

Yes, it is a single barrel semi auto

Rifletom · April 18, 2016, 08:17 AM

Tri-Star maybe?

FITASC · April 18, 2016, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Skeet 1 AND Skeet 2 constriction are both less than Imp. Cyl. from some manufacturers like Briley.

Yep, also been called "Skeet In", and "Skeet Out", typically about .003 and .008 respectively. Nominal SK being .005, it will also do the job.

That said, what I mentioned above should be done by the OP. Just because a choke is marked a particular constriction, doesn't mean it will pattern that way with his ammo. I have seen chokes marked IC that patterned closer to Full as well as some IM and F chokes that were closer to IC.

g.willikers · April 18, 2016, 08:56 AM

One of the last times I went to the skeet range, I got the same usual score without any choke at all.
Forgot to put one in.

Shows to go ya' how important it might not be.

pete2 · April 18, 2016, 10:20 AM

Pattern the Cyl. and the IC chokes. If the cyl patterns without holes in the pattern use it. Skeet is shot at close range so you don't need much if any choke but you don't want large holes in the pattern. The pattern can also change if you switch brands of ammo or even different size shot so back to the pattern board to make sure isn't a bad idea.

April 17, 2016, 07:09 PM	#1
Kvon2 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2016 Posts: 757	Cylinder or improved cylinder for skeet Alrighty so I just bought a new shotgun and it comes with 5 chokes; C, IC, M, IM, and F. In another shotgun I do have a skeet choke and my understanding is that skeet falls between C and IC. What do you think will be the best option for skeet with this new friend?

April 17, 2016, 07:46 PM	#3
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	I'm with Jim. Try both and see which you shoot the best with. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

April 17, 2016, 08:24 PM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Take your load and both chokes and shoot at the pattern plate and see what you get. In reality, .005 either way, at 21 yards, isn't going to make a lot of difference. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 17, 2016, 10:20 PM	#8
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Skeet 1 AND Skeet 2 constriction are both less than Imp. Cyl. from some manufacturers like Briley. __________________ What could have happened... did.

April 18, 2016, 08:56 AM	#12
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	One of the last times I went to the skeet range, I got the same usual score without any choke at all. Forgot to put one in. Shows to go ya' how important it might not be. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

April 17, 2016, 07:35 PM	#2
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Yes, skeet is between Cylinder and improved cylinder.....if i didn't want to buy a,skeet choke - for casual shooting i'd probably shoot an IC. but try both and shoot what you like best....

April 17, 2016, 08:27 PM	#6
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	If shooting 7/8 oz in 12 ga, you will want the I/C for skeet. Last i shot i was using 1 oz. This leaves holes in the pattern with a skeet choke. IMO.

April 17, 2016, 09:37 PM	#7
SHR970 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Posts: 1,427	There is according to some choke makers Skeet 1 & Skeet 2. Cyl.. Sk1.. IC.. Sk2.. Mod So your new shotgun.. is it a single barrel? I presume so by your question but would like to be sure. Assuming yes.. pattern and see what you get. Sometimes Cyl tubes shoot a bit tighter and make good Sk1 tubes.

April 18, 2016, 04:04 AM	#9
Kvon2 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2016 Posts: 757	Yes, it is a single barrel semi auto

April 18, 2016, 08:17 AM	#10
Rifletom Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 786	Tri-Star maybe?

April 18, 2016, 10:20 AM	#13
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	Pattern the Cyl. and the IC chokes. If the cyl patterns without holes in the pattern use it. Skeet is shot at close range so you don't need much if any choke but you don't want large holes in the pattern. The pattern can also change if you switch brands of ammo or even different size shot so back to the pattern board to make sure isn't a bad idea.