Full choke for skeet?

[CUJOHUNTER]

Anybody ever used a 12ga fixed full choke barrel to shoot skeet with? I have vented 28" fixed full choke barrel for my Mossberg 500 and I want to try blowing up some orange birds with it. I was wondering how a fixed choke would affect my game.

 

[Emperor]

It should make you a better shot. And it will make a nicer dust cloud on a direct hit!

I used to use full choked 12ga to hunt ducks when lead was allowed. Got to the point where I had to refrain from shooting some until they got farther out.

 

[CATS]

Not as easy as more open chokes, but use what you plan to hunt with now and again anyway. You bust them with that and you Know that you will bring home the bacon later. All fun.

 

[djdig]

Anybody ever used a 12ga fixed full choke barrel to shoot skeet with? I have vented 28" fixed full choke barrel for my Mossberg 500 and I want to try blowing up some orange birds with it. I was wondering how a fixed choke would affect my game.

I was alternate for my team and I grabbed wrong shotgun that morning and was stuck using Benelli bump 12 with full choke....let me tell you .... the rabbit traps were demolished but everything else sucked. I use carlson extended Improved Mod on top and bottom of my O/U and I have 2 carlson mods if I am in back of my team line and can switch a barrel.

 

[doorag]

I use a 12g Model 37 Winchester single shot full choke at honey island all the time. Like the others said, it'll only make you a better shot. The pattern for full choke is about the size of a dinner plate at 25yds vs a beach ball when using modified. You can take some really long shots as well. Don't hesitate to try it out!

 

[LACamper]

Yep. Tried it once with a LONG barreled winchester pump. Certainly more challenging but fun. Don't bet on the outcome though! I think the pump was more the problem than the choke.

 

[LaBelle]

I've tried a Win '97 with a 32" full choke (more like an EXTRA full choke) at skeet & trap. Had to shoot it like a rifle, much closer margins!

 

[BayouSlide]

Nothing wrong with having fun with it, but the extremely tight pattern (either hit or miss) it less than ideal: it will make it slower to develop a feel for targets because you will not be hitting as many as with a looser choke. Fringe hits help develop your target eye and get your move into the ballpark faster. With the possible exception of George Digweed, even the sporting clays experts seldom use a full choke, FWIW.

 

[edman87k5]

Sure, just dont lead as much. I usually use modified for skeet. I like seeing the clay disintegrate instead of just bust and fall