Poly choke

[OrangePwrx9]

Looking at a used barrel for an old shotgun. It has a Poly choke on it. Never used one. Will they work with modern shotgun shells? Is there any chance of the wad getting hung up in it?

I realize screw-in choke tubes are better, but this, if it works OK, would go with the old-school character of the gun.

 

[Laphroaig]

My Dad's shotgun has one. He used it until he quit hunting about 10 years ago. Never a hiccup with any 12 ga 2 3/4 shells.

Laphroaig

 

[dogrunner]

I have one on my old A/5.............works great regardless of ammo.

Frankly, I would much rather have one of the PCs on a gun than those damnable screw in's so highly touted today. Think about it, no lost inserts, no stuck inserts, plus you get immediate choke variation with a simple twist and you don't have to tote all the extra tubes and a wrench as well.

Kinda boggles the mind as to just why the things are so avoided today when all the rage is to stick as much junk on everything to create an ersatz AW (with junk that mostly doesn't work!!!) when a really practical device is relegated to history's junk bin!

I'll keep mine, thank you.

 

[Laphroaig]

DR,

I feel the same way. It was a great practical choke system that could be adjusted in seconds. It just looks funny nowadays. I plan on giving my dad's gun to one of my sons, I wonder what he'll do?

Laphroaig

 

[Stormin.40]

I have an old Remington pump that was my great grandfathers and it has the poky choke. It is now my hunting gun and has worked with modern ammunition I don't think it gets any more fowled up than my modern screw in choked guns.

I do hate the look and thought about removing the poly choke but have desided to leave it as is. I believe it came from he factory this way.

 

[MCgunner]

I had a Revelation 310 with Mossberg's "C-Lect" choke, same thing. I shot doves with it for a while, then sprung for a new screw in choked ribbed barrel that was rated for steel shot so I could hunt ducks with it once steel became mandatory.

 

[rcmodel]

If you have screw-in choke tubes and want a Poly Choke??

The Poly Choke II screws in, and is steel shot safe.

http://www.brownells.com/shotgun-pa...ries/choke-tubes/poly-choke-ii-prod22516.aspx

rc

 

[Virginian]

They do work.
I hate them with a passion. Life is too short for U G L Y.

 

[MCgunner]

If you have screw-in choke tubes and want a Poly Choke??

The Poly Choke II screws in, and is steel shot safe.

http://www.brownells.com/shotgun-par...prod22516.aspx

rc
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That's interesting. Thanks for the link, RC! I don't think I want one, but I just didn't know this particular piece of hardware existed.

 

[loose noose]

Orange, I don't see why a plastic shot cup (wad) would get hung up in it, as obviously before the cardboard, and felt wads didn't.

I used a 16ga. bolt action with a poly choke way back in the early 60's, and it seemed to work just fine for duck, pheasant, and partridge. I never was embarrassed to use it, borrowed it from my brother-in-law.

 

[hAkron]

This summer I bought a Browning Auto 5 'Sweet Sixteen' with a Polly choke. I think they are cool.

 

[cfullgraf]

The 20 ga pump shotgun that my mother used as a child has a polychoke on it. Back in the day, polychokes were a popular addition.

I have shot the gun a fair amount on the skeet field and have never had any issues. It helps to know how to adjust them.

The screw in polychoke looks interesting. Might be a good addition to our barn shotgun.

 

[Superreverb]

Dave McC. used to refer to them as "Dial-a-duck......."

 

[Sav .250]

You need to read up on Poly-chokes. If the did what you are asking about they sure won`t be on the market very long.

They work just fine!

 

[chas08]

I have a 20 inch Poly-Choked barrel for an 870. Its ugly, but makes a great Deer blind gun. Good for anything from Quail to Turkey with just a twist! I took a Gobbler this season with it at 41 yards with a 2 3/4 in. #6 Hevi-Shot Duck load. I'm glad I had it built. The new ones made these days are steel shot safe.

 

[mbopp]

Dad had a Mossberg 12ga bolt-action with the C-Lect choke. 3-shot detachable box magazine, heavier than all get-out, but all that weight soaked up the recoil from slug loads.
Never had any issues with the choke.

 

[ball3006]

My Grandpa gave me his Remington Model 11 that has a poly choke. The shotgun is 1930s era. It has worked perfect ever since. I also have two other Model 11s with poly chokes and they work perfect also. chris3

 

[tactikel]

Got my Grandpy's Rem. model 17 20 ga pump gun with a polychoke. I have shot everything from woodcock to ducks with it. They are bulky and a bit distracting, but are really handy in the field. If it begins to get windy and the birds flush wild, just dial it down 2-3 clicks, if your dog goes to point 10 yards out dial up 3 clicks. Fast to use, nothing to lose, easy to clean. They sold 10s of thousands of them, who'd have thunk?

 

[RPRNY]

I use a PolyII screw in on my Weatherby SAS and I quite like it. There are two issues you face with the one you are considering:

1) Sadly there are a lot of Poly 1s out there that were aftermarket installed by Bubba the "gunsmith" and installed poorly, eccentric to the bore. Ideally you could pattern it first to check POI vs POA.

2) The best chokes have long taper and parallel sections solidifying patterns before leaving the barrel. Polys by design are all taper. In practice this means that they ten to produce slightly tighter patterns in the more open settings SK 1 - MOD and fairly scrappy patterns at tighter than IM. They can also perform differently with different ammo and seem to prefer harder shot.

 

[LT.Diver]

I have a 1950's vintage Mossberg model 200KA with a Polychoke. My dad hunted ducks with it for thirty odd years and I've shot damn near everything with it since. Works like a champ. Can't understand why every gun doesn't have one.