First Shotgun Suggestions

[drwolly 8]

My first gun was also a Lanber sporting deluxe with multi choke, paid £550 for it new with 5 year warranty, never let me down in the 3 years I had it.

 

The chokes reside in the end of the barrels and determin the "spread pattern" you get from your shot, so the more open choke such as skeet or cylinder would be used for close range I.E. doing skeet at the clay ground, for long range shooting you would opt for a full or tighter choke so that your pattern or the spread of the pellets is slower, more pellets for square feet i the air.

 

The problem with multi choke guns is it is easy to say you have the "wrong chokes" in the gun.

The up side is if you want to use steel shot they suggest a choke no tighter than half choke so as not to damage the gun (lead has the capability to compress were as steel doesnt when going through the choke of a gun)

[comanche 3,297]

can someone explain the chokes to me :\ thanks

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The choke of a barrel is a slight restriction at the end that as has been said reduces the spread of the shot to varying degrees . A tight (full ) choke will keep the shot together and makes the gun effective at long range . The downside of this is that at close range you risk damaging the game as it recieves more pellets than are needed .

Less choke means that the pellets spread more quickly as they leave the barrel and though you lose a few yards in range the gun is more usable and forgiving of minor errors at all but the most extreme ranges thanks to the extra spread and won't damage the game too much.

Most double barrelled guns have a different degree of choke built into each barrel and the more expensive ones have adjustable chokes or interchangable inserts that can be used to vary the shot pattern .

 

Trying to use a gun with tight chokes for everyday rough-shooting use can be quite frustrating and most traditional game -guns are quite lightly choked in at least one of their barrels with good reason .

Definatly go for a 12 bore- you can buy so many different types of cartridge from heavy ,long-range loads down to very light ones that are great for short -range rabbiting in cover .

At the moment there are plenty of cheap side by sides in the racks -go for a gun that fits you .As long as its sound it does'nt matter if costs £500 or £50.

Edited November 6, 2009 by comanche

[East coast 2]

I use a rizzini multi choke, 28" barrells, got it for £300. Use it for shooting game, its not to heavy to carry around all day. Rather use that than the browning 525 which is more for clays.

[louis123 12]

Thanks for you help i now have a good understanding

 

Atb louis