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Choke tubes

joker5656joker5656 Member Posts: 5,598 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
need to know what choke tube to use for skeet, turkey, and deer? i just bought a new Mossberg 535ats. came with three and i don't know squat. it came with a full, modified, and improved.
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  • victorlvlbvictorlvlb Member Posts: 5,004
    edited November -1
    Take the shotgun out to the range and find out which choke tube does best.
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  • DaBowMan18DaBowMan18 Member Posts: 2,962
    edited November -1
    improved=deer
    modified=skeet
    full=turkey
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  • joker5656joker5656 Member Posts: 5,598 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DaBowMan18
    improved=deer
    modified=skeet
    full=turkey


    thanks
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  • rogue_robrogue_rob Member Posts: 7,033 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:improved=deer


    WHAT??? You would be using a slug, right??
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    Skeet = Skeet or Cylinder

    Turkey = Extra Full or Ulti-Mag (if you've a Mossberg 835/935).

    Deer = No clue.
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  • DaBowMan18DaBowMan18 Member Posts: 2,962
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rogue_rob
    quote:improved=deer


    WHAT??? You would be using a slug, right??
    well ya of course
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If using a slug you want cylinder choke, NOT improved.
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  • scottm21166scottm21166 Member Posts: 20,723
    edited November -1
    cylinder bore for slugs. extra full for turkey ( I don't know why a full wouldn't be fine depending on the range) and the improved cylinder is what I use for skeet. modified would be ok too. the ends of the choke tube that is visible when its installed in the barrel has notches so that you can determine which choke is in the gun without removing it one notch =full 2 notches= modified and three is improved
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    You generally want the turkey choke to be as tight as possible. That's why I'm recommending X-Full or tighter (there are A/M tubes out there that will go tighter than most factory chokes).

    As for trap/skeet, I've had good luck with improved cylinder, but a lot of people will use skeet or cylinder with skeet shooting.

    Winchester sells (or sold) a Rifled Slug choke for the 1300 (I had one and sold it recently). It was about 2" or so of rifling in it. I never shot it, so I had no idea if it actually worked. I have not seen other choke tube manufacturers (although I also admit to not looking) selling chokes specifically for shooting rifled slugs.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use Skeet1 and Skeet2 in one shotgun and Improved and Modified in the other for skeet.
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  • headzilla97headzilla97 Member Posts: 6,445
    edited November -1
    u can buy a rifled choke tube for shooting slugs
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  • agman1999agman1999 Member Posts: 981 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Spanielsells, the rifled choke tubes are for shooting non-rifled slugs. The rifled slugs have lands and grooves in them to induce spin in a smoothbore barrel.
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by agman1999
    Spanielsells, the rifled choke tubes are for shooting non-rifled slugs. The rifled slugs have lands and grooves in them to induce spin in a smoothbore barrel.


    Would the inch or so of rifling actually accomplish the task, though? That doesn't seem like it would do much to increase the accuracy.
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  • DaBowMan18DaBowMan18 Member Posts: 2,962
    edited November -1
    the first year i deer hunted i used a 870 express 20 gauge w/ 28 in bird barrel and improved choke in it. worked fine
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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,289 ******
    edited November -1
    I've used rifled choke tubes for a few years now. In my 870 12 it really made a difference. I got one for my sons 1100 20 and it was a real tack driver. It would stack them on top of each other at 50 yards. If you don't won't to spend the money the IC would work fine.
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