Extended choke tubes? Difference? Worth it?

[vpsalin]

Are extended choke tubes worth it? Is there a noticeable difference going for a standard factory modified choke to an extended modified choke for example?

 

[catnthehatt]

Are extended choke tubes worth it? Is there a noticeable difference going for a standard factory modified choke to an extended modified choke for example?

Never really noticed, but they sure are COOL!!
Seriously though, I find the restrictions that Trulock Chokes offers work very well in all my guns....
Cat

 

[beretta boy]

The only meaninful difference I've found, after a lot of measuring (not all chokes are marked as being what they really are in terms of constriction !) and a ton of patterning, is that the extended chokes are somewhat more convenient ... no wrench required.

 

[vpsalin]

So what is their purpose exactly?

 

[ciphery]

Supposedly the longer choke allows the pellets to settle down a bit and not jostle each other around so much by the time the exit the barrel; thus resulting in a tighter overall pattern when compared to a shorter choke of the same internal diameter.
As previously stated they also offer the convenience of not requiring a wrench to tighten or check for being tight.
They also offer the company a big marketing ploy with a higher sale price.

 

[gabrielguitars]

A lot of the extended chokes are for extremely tight chokes or for steel shot. The idea is that the choke doesn't start it's constriction until it is past your barrel. That way, any damage that is done is done only to the choke, which is cheap and replaceable, rather than damaging your barrel. Again, this makes most sense when it is on an extra-super-stupid-ridiculous-tight turkey choke, or for use with steel shot, which doesn't compress. For extended tubes in normal restrictions, they may opt to spread the constriction over the entire length of the tube, thereby making it more gradual, and therefore less damaging to the shot.

 

[ben hunchak]

I'm of the same impression as Gabriel...it is/was meant for tight restriction and/or steel ammo, where the max. pressure on the choke constriction is beyond the barrel, but, yes they are more convenient.

 

[Beretta687EELL]

My personal experience has been that most factory choke tubes pattern poorly, compared to aftermarket choke tubes. Extended tubes are much more convenient to use compared to flush chokes.

You need to pattern your choke tubes to see how they look and then decide if you feel they are worth replacing.

 

[Fassteel]

My personal experience has been that most factory choke tubes pattern poorly, compared to aftermarket choke tubes. Extended tubes are much more convenient to use compared to flush chokes.

You need to pattern your choke tubes to see how they look and then decide if you feel they are worth replacing.

I thought that the Beretta tubes were made by Briley? FS

 

[Beretta687EELL]

I thought that the Beretta tubes were made by Briley? FS

I don't think so, but could be wrong. I believe that Briley makes tubes for Browning.

The tubes that were in my Berettas were crap and I threw them all away. I bought extended Briley and Trulock choke tubes, which worked very well. I still own that gun. I shoot a Kolar now with factory choke tubes ... fabulous patterns with that gun.

 

[ninepointer]

Supposedly the longer choke allows the pellets to settle down a bit and not jostle each other around so much by the time the exit the barrel; thus resulting in a tighter overall pattern when compared to a shorter choke of the same internal diameter.

You must have been listening to one of the guys at the BPS gun counter!