Cutting Shotgun Barrels

[Mortblanc]

Not firing slugs through a full choke barrel is another of the internet myths about the shotgun. One of the most accurate slug shooters I ever owned was a Browning A5 with an extremely full choke.

The slugs are lead, they squeeze through the choke with no problem. That is why you use lead!

And the biggest improvement in slug accuracy will come from adding sights to the gun, not by removing the choke.

And those chokes up to 1/2 having the most effect??? Yes, they are much better than straight cylinder bore, but I am finding that what is labeled on the barrel is not what you are getting on the target. Not a single choke tube I have, in either of three different brands, gave the pellet count it claimed.

The 1/2 choke labels all gave 1/4 choke patterns (55%) and the full choke labels gave 1/2 choke or less (58-60%). My 1/4 choke barely gave 40% pattern.

What is stamped on the barrel or pressed into the tube means nothing, you have to shoot the patterns and count the pellets. Choke is measured on the target, not by the diameter of the muzzle. The "in general the constriction of .006 gives bla, bla bla..." means absolutely nothing!