Skeet choked guns for bird hunting

I just patterned my 1301 21" with Beretta ext ic choke with federal #7.5 at 40 yards 60 yards and 75 yards. At 40 yards I can't see how a bird could survive the 2d pattern. At 60 yards I had 98 pellets in a 2x2 square and at 75 it dropped to 52 hits in the same. The 40 yard pattern gave a 166 pellets in a 2x2 square. Now ic isn't skeet but it's close.
 
TheCoachZed said:
I started using a cylinder-bore double on coastal black ducks the past two years and smashed them at ranges I never would have thought likely in the past. I doubt I will ever take a full choke duck hunting again.
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I was under the impression anything tighter than mod was too tight for steel. I know i screwed up once and put in imp mod with steel and was lucky to get the choke out. The choke was so tight after shooting it got mangled coming out but luckily the barrel was okay.
 
TheCoachZed said:
I started using a cylinder-bore double on coastal black ducks the past two years and smashed them at ranges I never would have thought likely in the past. I doubt I will ever take a full choke duck hunting again.
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The center pattern of every choke varies very little at distance. You just have very little fudge factor.
 
struff55 said:
Skeet choked guns are designed to throw their patterns at 20-22 yards
Most upland birds flush at 25 to 60 yds not sure how they would perform in those situations
Exception maybe ruffies in heavy cover
Pheasants. Sharptails and huns don’t like to sit very tight even ruffies that have been shot at are wary
There is always a few birds that hold but they are the exception to the rule
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I guess things are different in the prairies... Around here, it seems like some birds will wait until you literally step on them before flushing! and chasing them in the woods, I seldom have a clear sight picture for more than 30y...

Don't have anything with skt chokes, but I/C works just fine.

 
Mike Webb said:
That is a particularly British combination, open choke on the right, tight on the left. Mostly for driven grouse hunting. But works here as well.
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I use an old 20 guage Beretta BL3 that has the top barrel full and the bottom barrel reamed out to skeet. I hunt grouse in Ontario woods with #7 1/2. I feel by no means handicapped with this combination.
 
^^^ I've shot a lot of steel loads with IC and Mod chokes, and that was while practicing with a circa 1980 Browning BSS, not a gun that was made to shoot steel shot, nor when it was even much thought of. The gun remains unblemished, but the barrels are of course chrome lined and I have heard of chokes being 'removed' by shooting steel in older guns.
 
Big Bad said:
^^^ I've shot a lot of steel loads with IC and Mod chokes, and that was while practicing with a circa 1980 Browning BSS, not a gun that was made to shoot steel shot, nor when it was even much thought of. The gun remains unblemished, but the barrels are of course chrome lined and I have heard of chokes being 'removed' by shooting steel in older guns.
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I did not know BSS barrels were chromed. I learned something today.
 
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