Macchina
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I got my new Iver Johnson folding 20 gauge in today. The site and every got dealer list it as a full choke which is why I got this one over all the other folding shotguns (plus it has a 24" barrel and some cool features).
I was cleaning grease off it and decided to check how full the choke is... Turns out not very: it measures 0.618", which is full open.
I emailed Iver Johnson but expect they don't know all these shotguns they've been selling are completely incorrectly choked. In case I got a dud I asked for a new barrel. Otherwise the gun is pretty amazing for the price.
So my question: would I be stupid to hunt squirrel and rabbit, with this gun? Rabbit I can see working out sometimes but many shots on them are 30 yards plus. I wanted the Shotgun for squirrel which is usually a 30-40 yard shot not moving much. I will of course pattern it if I decide to keep it, but I'm deciding that before I shot it. Any insight or ammo recommendations would be great!
I was cleaning grease off it and decided to check how full the choke is... Turns out not very: it measures 0.618", which is full open.
I emailed Iver Johnson but expect they don't know all these shotguns they've been selling are completely incorrectly choked. In case I got a dud I asked for a new barrel. Otherwise the gun is pretty amazing for the price.
So my question: would I be stupid to hunt squirrel and rabbit, with this gun? Rabbit I can see working out sometimes but many shots on them are 30 yards plus. I wanted the Shotgun for squirrel which is usually a 30-40 yard shot not moving much. I will of course pattern it if I decide to keep it, but I'm deciding that before I shot it. Any insight or ammo recommendations would be great!