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Chokes

  • 06-11-2024 05:45PM
    #1
    techguy
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    Evening all

    I'm looking to start into clays this winter and was curious about chokes.

    I have a Browning Ultra XSH and wondering what chokes would generally come with it when new?

    If I was to look for the full compliment now, what would should I be looking for?

    Oh and, when somebody sells a gun like this second do chokes usually come with it?

    Thanks



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  • #2
    Nekarsulm
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    Depends on what type of clay shooting you're planning to do.

    Skeet tends towards open chokes, or Cylinder and Quarter perhaps.

    Down The Line shooters go the opposite way, preferring tighter chokes Three Quarters, or Three Quarters and Full.

    Sporting depends on the layout and targets.

    Some people are always fiddling changing chokes between stands, others never bother.

    My gun came with Half and Half and as I shoot mainly sporting it suits me fine, although quarter and three quarter would be nice to get, to try out.

    You might have a stand with an "incomer" and a "going away", and the thinking is that you can switch which barrel fires first to suit the order of the targets.



  • #3
    JP22
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    Oh and, when somebody sells a gun like this second do chokes usually come with it?

    Some shotguns are fixed choke, others have multi screw in chokes, if the shotgun came with factory chokes (most modern shotguns do), them they should be included in the sale.

    Some come with four or five screw in chokes, its down to different manufactures, ask the seller what chokes (if any) come with the gun.

    Google is your friend here,

    Online research says the XS and XSH are basically the same gun but the XSH had a higher comb for clay shooting. It was one of the first Browning models to be back-bored and comes with Invector+ chokes,

    Long time since I shot clays informally or competitively so just my tuppence worth.



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