Aftermarket Light Modified Choke Recommendations

MrBot · April 7, 2019, 11:18 AM

..looking to fit my Mossberg Classic 12 ga & Mossberg Field 20 ga with the above chokes. There are plenty of choices out there & no shortage of opinions on what's good vs what's a waste of $. Flush? Extended? Ported? Plus, I don't always "get" the manufacturer's product Description. For ex: Carlson advertises their LM Whitewing Dove ported extended tube version perfect for dove shooting. Then they have a simpler model in LM advertised for Sporting Clays. Heck, I'd think a LM pattern would be a LM pattern no matter what & just as good for one sport as it would be for another. Anyway, it's a bit confusing. I think a flush fit for the 12 would be preferred simply because its bbl is 28" & I really don't want to add more length. But I figure if I chose I could go extended on the 20 since it has a shorter 26" tube.

Virginian · April 7, 2019, 11:59 AM

I would avoid anything ported. After that is your choice. Just look at the constriction.

FITASC · April 7, 2019, 12:20 PM

Go with a non-ported extended LM from Trulock, Briley, Carlson or a host of others. I have both Briley and Trulock (for different guns) and they do the job just fine

Ridgerunner665 · April 7, 2019, 12:25 PM

I have no complaints about my Carlson light modified tubes... Just the plain flush version.... They pattern evenly.

I use them for trap with a 7/8 ounce load of #8 (1,235 fps) using E3 powder.

The gun is a new production Winchester 101.

FITASC · April 7, 2019, 01:00 PM

I like the extended ones for a few reasons - easy to loosen/tighten and change; easy to see which one is in there without looking down the muzzle; it also helps protect the muzzle from potential damage.

MrBot · April 7, 2019, 03:10 PM

..appreciate the input. ..will give it a bit more study. Briley looks promising as they have Ecentrix that allows POI to be changed should it need be. I

Virginian · April 7, 2019, 06:58 PM

Yes, but those POI adjusting chokes require gunsmithing and they are not cheap. What's wrong with your POI ?

FITASC · April 7, 2019, 09:38 PM

If your POI/POA is not correct, look more for eye dominance or stock fit issues

MrBot · April 8, 2019, 10:44 AM

At this pt I've no idea if POI/POA marry-up or not as I've yet to pull the trigger on either the 12 or 20. But I just figured that those 3 little, bitty ol' chokes Mossberg included in the package of each sg probably won't produce the best patterns. Maybe they'll surprise me & put out great patterns. But I had no idea 'til I visited the Briley site POI could be moved. ..learn something everyday. So with that info my next step is to patternize each sg with each of the 3 chokes included to determine accuracy. I built a take-down frame I can easily get in/out of my car & cut a couple dozen 48" sq white sheets to shoot outta housewrap I had sitting around. If Mossberg's chokes do the job, problem solved & I can save my $. But, then again, even if I get a decent pattern outta the Modified choke (will no doubt use it the most) I'd have to figure an aftermarket product should do even better. All-in-all I just kinda feel an aftermarket LM choke will probably end up in the muzzles of the 12 & 20.

April 7, 2019, 11:18 AM	#1
MrBot Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2013 Posts: 113	Aftermarket Light Modified Choke Recommendations ..looking to fit my Mossberg Classic 12 ga & Mossberg Field 20 ga with the above chokes. There are plenty of choices out there & no shortage of opinions on what's good vs what's a waste of $. Flush? Extended? Ported? Plus, I don't always "get" the manufacturer's product Description. For ex: Carlson advertises their LM Whitewing Dove ported extended tube version perfect for dove shooting. Then they have a simpler model in LM advertised for Sporting Clays. Heck, I'd think a LM pattern would be a LM pattern no matter what & just as good for one sport as it would be for another. Anyway, it's a bit confusing. I think a flush fit for the 12 would be preferred simply because its bbl is 28" & I really don't want to add more length. But I figure if I chose I could go extended on the 20 since it has a shorter 26" tube.

April 7, 2019, 11:59 AM	#2
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	I would avoid anything ported. After that is your choice. Just look at the constriction. __________________ What could have happened... did.

April 7, 2019, 12:20 PM	#3
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Go with a non-ported extended LM from Trulock, Briley, Carlson or a host of others. I have both Briley and Trulock (for different guns) and they do the job just fine __________________ "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 7, 2019, 01:00 PM	#5
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	I like the extended ones for a few reasons - easy to loosen/tighten and change; easy to see which one is in there without looking down the muzzle; it also helps protect the muzzle from potential damage. __________________ "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 7, 2019, 06:58 PM	#7
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Yes, but those POI adjusting chokes require gunsmithing and they are not cheap. What's wrong with your POI ? __________________ What could have happened... did.

April 7, 2019, 12:25 PM	#4
Ridgerunner665 Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Location: Upper East Tennessee Posts: 477	I have no complaints about my Carlson light modified tubes... Just the plain flush version.... They pattern evenly. I use them for trap with a 7/8 ounce load of #8 (1,235 fps) using E3 powder. The gun is a new production Winchester 101.

April 7, 2019, 03:10 PM	#6
MrBot Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2013 Posts: 113	..appreciate the input. ..will give it a bit more study. Briley looks promising as they have Ecentrix that allows POI to be changed should it need be. I

April 7, 2019, 09:38 PM	#8
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	If your POI/POA is not correct, look more for eye dominance or stock fit issues __________________ "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 8, 2019, 10:44 AM	#9
MrBot Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2013 Posts: 113	At this pt I've no idea if POI/POA marry-up or not as I've yet to pull the trigger on either the 12 or 20. But I just figured that those 3 little, bitty ol' chokes Mossberg included in the package of each sg probably won't produce the best patterns. Maybe they'll surprise me & put out great patterns. But I had no idea 'til I visited the Briley site POI could be moved. ..learn something everyday. So with that info my next step is to patternize each sg with each of the 3 chokes included to determine accuracy. I built a take-down frame I can easily get in/out of my car & cut a couple dozen 48" sq white sheets to shoot outta housewrap I had sitting around. If Mossberg's chokes do the job, problem solved & I can save my $. But, then again, even if I get a decent pattern outta the Modified choke (will no doubt use it the most) I'd have to figure an aftermarket product should do even better. All-in-all I just kinda feel an aftermarket LM choke will probably end up in the muzzles of the 12 & 20.