Choke Tube Suggestions

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So last year i bought my first shotgun, a Mossberg 535. It came with a set of 3 Carlson waterfowl choke tubes. Now, Im not saying I dont like them, i have used them the last two seasons with no problems. However, I was thinking of getring a couple more to add to my collection. This is where I would like to hear your suggestions on what I should look at.
 
Love my Carlson tubes. I have a set of extended tubes fit my 870 .you have to know what you are shooting to determine what choked you need. I use the mid range tube the most for waterfowl
 
My suggestion is that the choke tube thing is overrated and if they shoot to point of impact, they are all better than we are. Or you can spend a bunch of time and money buying chokes and counting holes in paper and then get on a forum and tell everyone that you have chokes all figured and this one is better than that one. Just like the people that are going to reply to your post and tell me I am wrong.

The real out spoken chokers usually jump all over the latest and greatest. The latest example in clay shooting would be Mullers. I can’t believe we were able to hit anything before they arrived. Although some rationalize them by saying they lighten the barrels.
 
But they also have the added features of increasing noise slightly and being downright miserable to clean. They do absolutely nothing to reduce recoil or muzzle jump on a shotgun.
 
APShooterM14 said:
I was kinda leaning on the hope it would help for recoil and stuff. Aside from the fact that they look cool.
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Recoil is based on how much lead and velocity that you wish to put out the end of the barrel. Gun fit is the single biggest thing that affects the amount of felt recoil that you perceive when shooting the same loads.

I would never pay money for any kind of porting (on a gun or choke tubes) ... however, having said that, I would not walk away from a great (bargain) deal on a shotgun because it was ported. I would use it to drive the price down.
 
Gimmick. Factory chokes are fully adequate for 99% of shooters. Only a few very skilled long distance wingshooters would benefit from these specialty chokes.

You'll become a better shot by spending that money on ammo and clays or lessons.
 
Patterning with different shells to see which work best with the modified and IC chokes you have would probably be a wiser choice.
 
When I first started shooting sporting clays about 10 years ago,I experimented greatly with different chokes,as well as many different guns. After getting some experience Ive learned that the way the shotgun fits you,like being able to precisely tune it with cast on or off,comb and rib height etc,that chokes make the least difference of anything. Since Ive had my current favorite ever gun,my Caesar Guerini Summit Impact,Ive screwed two IC chokes in and never used any others. When I miss,its not the guns fault.
 
I too am in the "put them in and forget them" camp. I ran 2 x IC's in my 682 for several years, then swapped out for 2 x LM's. I currently run 2 x LM's in my Blaser and have no incling to change the; just one more thing to take your mind off the target. Shooting is all mental, so racking your brain over "do I use an IC, or an LM" is going to hinder you more than the 0.005" difference in constriction IMO.

Now the flip side is the LCF, everyone, whether they want to admit it or not, wants a cool looking gun (it might be deep down, but it's there). So if putting choke tubes you think makes your gun look cooler, big deal. If you like it, you are more likely to shoot it, and the more you shoot, the more you will hit. I think my Comp-n-chokes look cooler than the factory Beretta chokes, when in reality they are just a bigger pain in the butt to clean, but I like them, and I shoot them.
 
I run Carlsons, Brileys, and Mullers in 4 different guns. I can't say one is any better than the others, asides from the Mullers being super easy to clean. Save your money and get whichever ones are cheapest.

Thanks,
Cal.
 
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