what choke to use

remington master · December 27, 2008, 10:29 PM

what choke would i use to shoot both a slug and buck shot.I really have no idea

RocketRider · December 27, 2008, 10:42 PM

I believe a full choke will work for both,,use only rifled slugs if you have a smooth bore barrel,,

rantingredneck · December 27, 2008, 10:55 PM

In general you'll get best slug performance from Improved Cylinder. Buckshot performance varies from barrel to barrel and load to load. Some prefer more open choke, some more constrictive. Modified is a good compromise usually for buckshot. May not work too bad for slugs either.

I'd try both of your chosen loads in both IC and Mod at various ranges you expect to use them and go from there.

What is your intended purpose for the slugs and buckshot? Hunting or defense?

remington master · December 28, 2008, 01:18 PM

hunting.I'm gonna go hog hunting in a couple weeks and i just want to make sure im using the write one.

rantingredneck · December 28, 2008, 04:18 PM

I would try Modified first for buckshot. I typically get blown patterns with the full choke. Shot pellets deform and you get a pattern with a hole in it.

jhgreasemonkey · December 29, 2008, 02:13 AM

Typical choke to use for rifled slugs is improved cylinder. You may need to take your shotgun to the range and see which choke performs best with both loads as you want to use both slugs and buckshot. You might have to compramise. The only warning I have run into is that a full choke with slugs can lead to lead fowling and poor accuracy.

Laz · December 29, 2008, 09:40 AM

I believe that Remington went to IC in their police models specifically because they felt it gave better patterns with buckshot and was also better for shooting slugs. Is that right?

zippy13 · December 29, 2008, 10:00 AM

remington master
If he doesn't step in, you might PM your question to hogdogs, he's the hog hunting expert around here.

December 27, 2008, 10:29 PM	#1
remington master Member Join Date: December 26, 2008 Posts: 20	what choke to use what choke would i use to shoot both a slug and buck shot.I really have no idea

December 27, 2008, 10:42 PM	#2
RocketRider Member Join Date: December 6, 2008 Location: Sugar Valley, GA. Posts: 36	I believe a full choke will work for both,,use only rifled slugs if you have a smooth bore barrel,, __________________ Shhhh,,,,,,Do you hear that?,,,,,,,,,,,,,Join The NRA

December 27, 2008, 10:55 PM	#3
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	In general you'll get best slug performance from Improved Cylinder. Buckshot performance varies from barrel to barrel and load to load. Some prefer more open choke, some more constrictive. Modified is a good compromise usually for buckshot. May not work too bad for slugs either. I'd try both of your chosen loads in both IC and Mod at various ranges you expect to use them and go from there. What is your intended purpose for the slugs and buckshot? Hunting or defense? __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

December 28, 2008, 04:18 PM	#5
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	I would try Modified first for buckshot. I typically get blown patterns with the full choke. Shot pellets deform and you get a pattern with a hole in it. __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

December 29, 2008, 09:40 AM	#7
Laz Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 1999 Posts: 1,278	I believe that Remington went to IC in their police models specifically because they felt it gave better patterns with buckshot and was also better for shooting slugs. Is that right? __________________ Laz I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about Somebody, who can save anybody.

December 28, 2008, 01:18 PM	#4
remington master Member Join Date: December 26, 2008 Posts: 20	hunting.I'm gonna go hog hunting in a couple weeks and i just want to make sure im using the write one.

December 29, 2008, 02:13 AM	#6
jhgreasemonkey Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,238	Typical choke to use for rifled slugs is improved cylinder. You may need to take your shotgun to the range and see which choke performs best with both loads as you want to use both slugs and buckshot. You might have to compramise. The only warning I have run into is that a full choke with slugs can lead to lead fowling and poor accuracy.

December 29, 2008, 10:00 AM	#8
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	remington master If he doesn't step in, you might PM your question to hogdogs, he's the hog hunting expert around here.