Chokes in short barrels?

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I just picked up a norinco mp9 (remmy 870 copy). it comes with an 18 inch barrel that its just straight bore. no chokes.

Would i be able to have the barrel threaded for chokes? I only ask because i've heard that you cant put chokes in short barrels because of the pressure?

can anyone enlighten me?

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yes you can choke shorter barrels, but there's really no inherent advantage. Short barrels are meant to be wielded in more confined spaces where the shot will spread out quicker hence slightly reducing the range. that's why they're usually just no choke aka cylinder bore.

on the other hand, choking short barrels allows for a breaching/tactical choke/standoff to be attached. that's one use, but are you going to be doing much door breaching?
 
I have a modified choke on my 12.5 inch barrel. Works very well for bird, good range, and deadly with slugs. For turkey I would go with somethin a little tighter though.
 
18 inch isn't too bad for chokes, my Benelli m4 has removable chokes. Most of the time a cylinder bore choke is fine, but its nice to have chokes for doing other things (skeet, hunting etc...)
 
Just a personal opinion based on hunting with cylinder bore shotguns. I don't think a choke is a big deal with modern ammo and plastic wadding. I have pump shotgun with an 18.5 and 25 inch barrel. The 25 was used on ducks from a sinkbox and boat; and pheasants and rabbits in field conditions; I have shot skeet and trap with it too.
 
DATAM said:
Just a personal opinion based on hunting with cylinder bore shotguns. I don't think a choke is a big deal with modern ammo and plastic wadding. I have pump shotgun with an 18.5 and 25 inch barrel. The 25 was used on ducks from a sinkbox and boat; and pheasants and rabbits in field conditions; I have shot skeet and trap with it too.
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Choke is more than a big deal, that is why any smart person patterns their gun at different ranges with different chokes and loads, you want 75% of your pellets in a specific sized diameter for the distance.

Just because you were able to kill some thing with no choke does not mean you were killing effectively.
 
Before it became fashionable, I had a number of short Winchester/Cooey single shot shotguns made up. The first one had a Polychoke installed. I have another in my safe now that has thread in chokes. It just makes your gun a little more versatile, and if the open choke barrel patterns irregularly, there isn't much you can do about it.
 
If the wall thickness is sufficient and it certainly is in the Norincos you can install choke tubes in any barrel length.

Having patterned buckshot shot through cylinder barrels I find it's almost useless much beyond 20 yards. My 14" barrel has a fixed modified choke. It's a better perfomer with buckshot and works equally well with slugs too.
 
I put a 20" smoothbore barrel with choke tubes on my 870 and it actually shoots slugs better with the modified choke tube than the improved cylinder one in addition to patterning better with buckshot.
 
tjhaile said:
I put a 20" smoothbore barrel with choke tubes on my 870 and it actually shoots slugs better with the modified choke tube than the improved cylinder one in addition to patterning better with buckshot.
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yeah I've heard that a tighter choke can net you more accuracy with slugs, makes sense I suppose.
Anyone know what a smith might charge to thread my barrel for chokes? Probably go with Remchokes so I can swap from my 870...
 
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