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elkora208
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 Posted - 11/04/2009 : 7:59:47 PM
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im a newby and i was wondering what would be a good choke
for my sawdoff shotgun, something not too expensive but not cheap! thanks! |
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vicg1
Member
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 8:04:23 PM
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| how long is the bbl on your sowdoff? |
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elkora208
Starting Member
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 9:24:31 PM
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cartod
Advanced Member
Botswana
15826 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 9:44:58 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by elkora208
18 1/2 in
Dont waste your money putting chokes into a cut off barrel that is too short for anything but home defense. Get a new barrel or a new shotgun. |
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beantownshootah
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 11:07:44 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by elkora208
im a newby and i was wondering what would be a good choke
for my sawdoff shotgun, something not too expensive but not cheap! thanks!
First of all, the term is "sawed-off" (as in the barrel has been shortened with a hacksaw). Since that term is often used to refer to shotguns that have illegally shortened barrels (which yours is NOT), I'd suggest that you not use it.
To answer your question, you might consider what you want to do with the shotgun.
Do you intend to shoot ducks with this thing?
Shoot a few rounds of sporting clays?
Perhaps you're hunting turkeys?
Hunting Yeti?
Assuming you're using it for the only legal purpose where a short barrelled shotgun makes sense (close range or indoor defense) then it isn't really going to matter WHAT choke you use.
At usual defensive ranges of 7 yards or less you're not going to get much pellet spread with ANY choke.
My choice for that application would be NO CHOKE (ie "cylinder bore"). That will give you maximum pellet spread with minimum expense.
In fact, cylinder bore is absolutely free since just about all of the short factory barrels are manufactured that way, and all of the ones shortened later will have it by default.
So "free" probably meets your criteria of "not expensive". It doesn't meet your criteria of "not cheap", but if you feel like you're not paying enough money, you can always send me $50 for the advice  
By the way, if you really do intend to use this short-barrelled shotgun for defense, you might want to take it out on the range and pattern it. That is, shoot it at some large sheets of cardboard with the load you are using for defense at a few distances (eg 5, 10, and 15 yards, maybe). That way you'll get some idea of what the pellet spread will be should you ever have to actually use it.
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TWalker
Senior Member
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 11:22:04 PM
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| I have a Remington 870 that was customized by Scattergun Technologies. It has a 21 inch barrel with screw-in choke tubes and I find it makes an excellent defense gun using buckshot with a modified choke. I also use it for turkey hunting with a full choke and slug shooting with an improved cylinder choke. The extra 2 1/2 inches of barrel length makes it more useful than the 18 1/2 inch barrel, in my opinion. |
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choke on a sawdoff???
