There isn’t a choke in my Mossberg 590 Shockwave 12 Gauge with Birdshead Grip But then again, it’s not a shotgun. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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I use flight control in my 870 with a cylinder bore... extremely tight pattern

 

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My Default is Skeet if I have it, then cylinder.

For flight control, cylinder or negative with a lengthened forcing cone provides the tightest patterns. The P12, with the shorter, chromed bore barrel and a cylinder choke is still the tightest pattern I have ever seen in person with Flight Control.

 

Does it matter at home defense distances?

 

Choke makes no difference at home defense distances. The pellets will not spread at all.

 

I am wondering why you would want any choke or a tight pattern for a home defense shotgun. If somebody is so far away that I need to tighten up my pattern, there is very, very little chance I am justified in shooting them.

 

Depends on the ammo used and how your barrel holds a pattern. Cheap buckshot without much of a shot cup and buffer material patterns differently than a load with a shot cup and buffer material, which will still open up more than the flight control. That cheap stuff opens up quick and at short distances.

 

A 14 inch Remington factory barrel. Choke was fixed at modified.

 

No need inside the house, outside if they are running away I would just wait for the cops. If they stand their ground then its bad news for them.

 

Beretta 1201FP w/00 Buck... No choke.

 

I patterned both my shotguns at the range. 15 yards with #4 buck keeps all the pellets inside the 8 ring on a B27 target. Both are cylinder bore and that's plenty good for my purposes. The pump is slightly tighter than the 1187P.

 

I’d go cylinder bore choke, since it takes chokes. I have a Remington 1100 tactical that takes chokes, I have only test fired it. I should probably acquire a cylinder bore choke for it.


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Cylinder bore with Federal LE 13300 8 pellet 00 Flite Control. Small fist-sized pattern at 15 yards out of my 14 inch Mossberg 590A1.

 

12 gauge S&W 3000 18 inch cylinder bore, folding wire stock, extended mag tube.

 

I am running a rifled 870 because that what it has and works quite well with Win PDX1 slug/buckshot loads I use.

 

My Versa Max came with this man eater cylinder bore choke - I have never used it - thinking maybe giving it a try next time I go to the range.

Not understanding why a cylinder bore choke would be rated for lead only - I thought that was just for super tight turkey chokes. Remington must have used some really soft metal.

 

The last few years I use only improved cylinder .010 and always try to follow the American Gun Association instructions and tips.

 

I don’t own a shotgun, yet. All my issued shotguns never had a choke.

 

Cyl. bore for the past forty eight years. tom. :fred:

 

Modified in my M4 using buckshot. Honestly though it doesn’t matter at all if using in a home for defense unless you live in hose with wide open spaces like a football stadium. Some guns will be different but I’ve shot my gun with that setup at targets to 60 yards. It spreads some but still enough holes to give the same result at 60 as it would be at 3 yards.


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