D.B. Cooper
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Which choke for which load for which task?
Sportsman's Warehouse has those Maverick pump guns on sale for $190. I'm just going to buy one. Or two. I've been shooting a Model 12 with fixed choke and the bismuth shot is really expensive.
So. Since I never owned a shotgun with interchangeable chokes before...
Which choke would I use on a 12 ga 28" bbl for...
a.) Slugs or 00 for moose or bear in tight brush
b.) 4 and 2 for jump-shooting waterfowl on small ponds
c.) 6 and/or 7-1/2 for rabbits, grouse, ptarmigan
d.) some unknown load and choke for pests (squirrels, magpies, etc)
e.) trap and skeet
f.) 00 for home defense
So that's a list of loads I would use for the stated purpose in my 30" barrel Model 12. If I've got the wrong load listed, or a different load would work better, please feel free to correct me on that. But I'm headed down to the gun store in the morning, and I think I'll just buy the choke tubes at the same time.
Sportsman's Warehouse has those Maverick pump guns on sale for $190. I'm just going to buy one. Or two. I've been shooting a Model 12 with fixed choke and the bismuth shot is really expensive.
So. Since I never owned a shotgun with interchangeable chokes before...
Which choke would I use on a 12 ga 28" bbl for...
a.) Slugs or 00 for moose or bear in tight brush
b.) 4 and 2 for jump-shooting waterfowl on small ponds
c.) 6 and/or 7-1/2 for rabbits, grouse, ptarmigan
d.) some unknown load and choke for pests (squirrels, magpies, etc)
e.) trap and skeet
f.) 00 for home defense
So that's a list of loads I would use for the stated purpose in my 30" barrel Model 12. If I've got the wrong load listed, or a different load would work better, please feel free to correct me on that. But I'm headed down to the gun store in the morning, and I think I'll just buy the choke tubes at the same time.
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