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It is important but first they need to make plan and prepare our self for achieve their targets. If we have to achieve our targets then we must be perform with confidence at shooting time. A very informative piece of reading Simon, cleared up a few points for me and confirmed others, and totally agree with the use of a pattern plate.
A very good article in so very few well chosen words. People still tend to think of the pattern as being just a 2-dimensional 'Pattern Plate' thing and not appreciating the overall shot-string and the effect of shotgun calibre upon this. Many on the shooting field havn't a clue as to just what their gun is choked! Q: How is the effective pattern calculated and distance yds?? Excellent article which would be even better if choke markings of multichoke parts were clearly described.
No comments yet Be the first to comment! Shooting Talk. All gun articles Shotguns Optics and Rifles. All cartridge articles Shotgun Cartridges Non-toxic shotgun cartridges. All gundog articles Gundog training Gundog feed Gundog breeds. The gun was a multi-choked model and this allowed for much experiment with shotgun chokes at the pattern plates and, later, in hides and on the shooting field.
After some months of experiment, I determined that I had the most consistent first-shot success with something called a Seminole spreader choke.
This device is made in the USA. It might be described as a reverse choke: it has a section that extends from the muzzles and trumpets out to a greater size than the bore.
The form of this section is conical. The concept of reverse constriction is not new. My experience would seem to confirm this; the Seminole choke still works on clay birds 50yd out, yet it is very forgiving close in.
The second shotgun choke that worked really well in the field — in that it was effective and forgiving in use — was a standard Beretta Improved Cylinder Mobilchoke tube. This is a conventional shotgun choke with about five thou of constriction.
They were not testing, but it really was quite difficult to miss with it. I have since lent it to friends in distress and they have always shot it better than other, more traditional weapons. The gun and the cartridges were lent to me in Italy. It was extremely effective on easy birds but the experience was notable because the 36g cartridges had a lot of shot in them but did not recoil excessively the lower velocity, heavy-payload cartridge was explored by the wildfowler Dr Charles Heath years ago.
Does this mean that everyone should open up their chokes? No, not unless one is shooting at close- to mid-range birds routinely.
Shotgun choke can certainly be useful when shooting at longer range its effects break down at extreme range and if birds are especially tough — such as wild guineafowl in Africa. If your confidence slips because of concerns about choke, or anything else, your focus may come off the bird and your movements may be hesitant resulting in misses behind.
This concurs with my high-bird experience where I have found three-quarters and three-quarters works well in a 12, better than full and full. With many modern cartridges optimum pattern performance requires less than full constriction; excessive choke can blow a pattern. Many foreign guns, especially small bores, may be ridiculously over-choked. In the figure above, you can see that the spread of a full choke at 40 yards is the same as a cylinder choke at 25 yards.
That means by just changing out a small tube of metal at the tip of your gun barrel you can shoot things that are 15 yards farther way more effectively! However, you need to keep in mind that if you are shooting a highly constrictive choke like a full or turkey your spread is so narrow at close distances that you might miss your mark! When shooting turkeys, you really want to aim for the spot on their neck where the feathers and skin meet.
You want to aim at this spot on a turkey because they have thick feathers and heavy wing bones protecting their vital organs heart and lungs , so shot may not be able to penetrate. By shooting turkeys in the neck you immediately disable their nervous system without ruining any meat. The illustration below gives you a visual of where this place is on a bird. Essentially my take home advice is this: find a gun that fits you, then buy a diversity of chokes for it most guns come with a few out of the box and practice, practice, practice.
Setup targets at every distance you think you could take a shot at yards and see what your pattern looks like with each choke. Practice with the same shot you will be hunting with.
Experience is the best teacher but these lessons can be painful if learned in the field — for you and the turkey. Give yourself the upper hand and confidence in your equipment that comes from repetition. The purpose of the choke is to improve the pattern of shot delivered when fired from the shotgun—primarily through achieving better range and pattern density.
The most common types of choke tubes that come with modern shotguns are cylinder bore, skeet, improved cylinder, modified, improved modified and full.
Shot exits the muzzle and spreads faster than from any other size of choke and also has the least amount of accurate range. Following are the optimal distances for each main type of choke used by hunters and recreational shooters today. Skeet — Just slightly tighter than cylinder bore, skeet choke tubes are made to get a quick spread on shot while providing slightly more range.
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