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Originally Posted by bigdog
Also planning to make a purchase of a 12 gauge pump shotgun.
On that note, can folks comment about 'choke' options for a shotgun?
I'm not too familiar with these. Are there really different types of ‘chokes’?
I guess a modified choke should handle all situations?
Appreciate your feedback!
Bigdog
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Choice of choke depends on range and application, volumes have been written on this. Here is a basic note:
http://www.briley.com/understandings...nbybriley.aspx
Most modern shotguns are designed for screw-in chokes so you can own several chokes and choose what is best for the current application. About the only modern fixed choke shotguns are the 18 1/2" barrel guns for home defense that are cylinder chokes, i.e. no choke at all.
Your basic pump shotgun choices are the Mossberg 500 and the Remington 870, both are fine. You could go up to Kittery Trading Post and look at both, see what feels good to you. We have a Mossberg 500 only because we like the feel and the tang safety position being the same as our target shotguns.
We both have O/U target shotguns for skeet and sporting clays with a full range of extended screw in chokes. Look at the target presentation and then select the chokes, if necessary. The most common sporting clay target choke is Improved Cylinder. But that won't do at all for turkey hunting.