I thought I would open this discussion as some newbies may find it useful in their career development.
Please feel free to debate , ridicule, disagree or give us your opinion.
There is no doubt that Sporting Clays and cartridges have made tremendous progress over the last 40 years.
Then we rarely saw a multichoke gun and cartridges were often Eley Impax or Winchester AA in shot size 6 or 7.
This lead to Sporting shooters preferring to carry two guns, a skeet gun for close stuff and a Trap gun for distance.
As the multichoke became promoted by the Manufacturers ( remember we are motivated by sales) many ventured to buy or try one and they gained popularity and are now almost universally accepted as Sporting Guns.
So what choke choice should we use? Multiple choice obviously !
Why then do many leading shots shoot fixed choke guns?
Why then do many leading shots shoot multichoke guns but never change the choke choice?
Why do many change chokes for every stand?
Lots of questions and many coy answers when the questions are asked.
Many top competitors choose to shoot tight chokes, but all the tuition books and DVD's recommend 1/4 & 1/2
Richard Faulds I believe shoots F & F from a multichoke
George Digweed professes to use tight chokes? From a fixed choke gun.
Many use 3/4 or F choke and often only use 7.5 shot .
* NOTE of caution:- Many barrel failures whilst shooting Fibre wads are caused by neglect and none secured choke tubes ( keep them clean and keep them tight).
Yes we know that the Top Flight are very well practiced and confident about their shot placement , but are they actually handicapping themselves using such tight patterns and lower pellet counts/less dense patterns?
Cartridges, nowadays we are literally spoiled for choice.
It is my belief that with a cartridge that you personally have confidence with and with 1/2 choke or perhaps if you need a choice 3/8 & 5/8 choke you will be suitably equipped for most targets thrown at a Sporting clay competition.
Those of you who are interested in experiments, shoot a Fiocchi FBlack 7 1/2 through Full choke at a pattern board or a piece of card at 20-25 yards, the usual distance of the majority of clay target distances or the distance lots of Rabbit targets are bowled along for you.
I look forward to your views and reasoning.
Please feel free to debate , ridicule, disagree or give us your opinion.
There is no doubt that Sporting Clays and cartridges have made tremendous progress over the last 40 years.
Then we rarely saw a multichoke gun and cartridges were often Eley Impax or Winchester AA in shot size 6 or 7.
This lead to Sporting shooters preferring to carry two guns, a skeet gun for close stuff and a Trap gun for distance.
As the multichoke became promoted by the Manufacturers ( remember we are motivated by sales) many ventured to buy or try one and they gained popularity and are now almost universally accepted as Sporting Guns.
So what choke choice should we use? Multiple choice obviously !
Why then do many leading shots shoot fixed choke guns?
Why then do many leading shots shoot multichoke guns but never change the choke choice?
Why do many change chokes for every stand?
Lots of questions and many coy answers when the questions are asked.
Many top competitors choose to shoot tight chokes, but all the tuition books and DVD's recommend 1/4 & 1/2
Richard Faulds I believe shoots F & F from a multichoke
George Digweed professes to use tight chokes? From a fixed choke gun.
Many use 3/4 or F choke and often only use 7.5 shot .
* NOTE of caution:- Many barrel failures whilst shooting Fibre wads are caused by neglect and none secured choke tubes ( keep them clean and keep them tight).
Yes we know that the Top Flight are very well practiced and confident about their shot placement , but are they actually handicapping themselves using such tight patterns and lower pellet counts/less dense patterns?
Cartridges, nowadays we are literally spoiled for choice.
It is my belief that with a cartridge that you personally have confidence with and with 1/2 choke or perhaps if you need a choice 3/8 & 5/8 choke you will be suitably equipped for most targets thrown at a Sporting clay competition.
Those of you who are interested in experiments, shoot a Fiocchi FBlack 7 1/2 through Full choke at a pattern board or a piece of card at 20-25 yards, the usual distance of the majority of clay target distances or the distance lots of Rabbit targets are bowled along for you.
I look forward to your views and reasoning.
