Muller chokes
- Thread starter Darcy Claro
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1. They have been in the choke business longer than anyone else. Jess Briley was actually the guy if memory serves that invented the original winchoke which was the first ever screw choke. Its a known fact nobody has more screw choke experience.
2. Their products are superb quality and performance.
3. They manufacture the factory chokes for companies such as Browning. Original Browning and Winchester chokes are made by Briley. When those big companies outsource they aren't going to pick some poor quality manufacturer.
4. Variety....they probably have more models/styles and choke selection than anyone else.
5. Superb patterns. I have had Briley screw choke two of my older Winchester fixed choke guns and the quality of work and performance have been amazing. I had a set of series 2 chokes installed in a Model 12. One of the three lead shot chokes I chose was an XF for handicap trap. That choke/barrel/load combination threw an incredible 98% pattern average at 40 yards.
Briley makes superb products and I own many of them them. What I'm not convinced of however is that any one choke tube maker is superior. The important part is what the user believes and if the shooter is convinced that Briley/Teague/Muller/Precision/Carlson/Trulock/etc. are the very damn best in the whole world then they are.
Muller is just the latest fad in a game that is too often driven by the pursuit of the latest and greatest next best thing. I'm a bit suspect of their claims but if people believe they will break more targets with them who am I to argue the point. I might even pick up a couple at some point to give them a try.
I don't worry too much about choke and pay more attention to target line, foot position, eye hold, break point, gun hold, stance and plan of attack. My only concern about choke is whether I have enough and unless I don't will just leave what's in the gun even if it might be considered tighter than required.
Very well said sir, and excellent points. I went with Mullers because of an exchange I had with the owner on another forum, good customer experience was what sealed it for me, so far they have performed well. The nut behind the gun is always the biggest factor as you point out.
I've also had great results and incredible customer service from Carlson chokes, I called them with a question a few years back and the lady who answered didn't have the answer. She asked me to hang on and she would go get "Scott". Turns out Scott was indeed Scott Carlson who owns the company and we spent 20 minutes chatting and got all my questions answered.
I've also had great results and incredible customer service from Carlson chokes, I called them with a question a few years back and the lady who answered didn't have the answer. She asked me to hang on and she would go get "Scott". Turns out Scott was indeed Scott Carlson who owns the company and we spent 20 minutes chatting and got all my questions answered.
I have had Muller chokes for my Perazzi for about 3 years. They throw a very even pattern instead of a dense core pattern. I have patterned them . I use only 3 chokes now instead of maybe 5 or 6 before. The ones that were cracking were mainly for the Beretta Optima bore. They have since modified them. About 2 years ago, I took lessons from a very qualified and credible instructor/target setter (certified in the UK and the States). He had me shoot one of the station from the course he had set up for a 2 day tournament. I shot the clays in an order that he had not anticipated/preferred. I broke the pair, he had me shoot it 3 or 4 times until I missed. He had a grin on his face and I was wondering why. He told the trap boy that You did not need heavy loads to break clays at long distance (Mirage 1 oz 1200 fps). With the Muller U3 according to him, I was breaking clays at between 80-100 yards away. I smiled and took that with a grain of salt (80-100 yards away) but the Muller chokes work well.
