sub gauges or full choke for practice?

[whutsup40]

I have been shooting 1oz and have switched to 8 shot and have been getting good results, loaded close to 1300 fps, that recipe got my first 75 straight!!

[whutsup40]

The bonanza is hard with a 20 gauge!!

[shovelon]

So, Terry, you want to shoot the Bonanza with .410?
I think I have enough, I'll do it if you will.

Funny you ask. I will be away on a family vacation next weekend. So no Bonanza.

Sounds like fun however I don't have a 410 yet. By enough do you mean guns?

[ceh383]

Funny you ask. I will be away on a family vacation next weekend. So no Bonanza.

Sounds like fun however I don't have a 410 yet. By enough do you mean guns?

No, I meant enough .410 shells .
Enough guns...you're funny

[bjl333]

The 3 weeks before a big tournament I'll shoot exclusively my comp gun with the 410 tubes in practice. It relaxes me with the recoil and allows me see my lead clearly. Any problems that creeps up in your game will be amplified with the 410.
I cannot say that this is the best way to practice before your tournament but it has moved me up the alphabet ladder pretty rapidly before I had to step aside from completing.

[W.R.Buchanan]

Randy,

An interesting idea. Supply and demand, but also many weekend shooters would walk away from this wonderful hobby if we make it too hard, that leads to lesser demand. NSSA already has 410 bore division. I think freedom to choice is more valuable than regulation. I just need to improve myself (my conscious mind) for skeet shooting. I would rather avoid reloading if possible, and that's one of the reasons I bought Remington V3 to shoot Walmart ammo comfortably.

Thanks for your advice. I'll try a mod choke. It would be the least expensive solution.

Do you think Mod suffices for skeet practice or shall I go with even tighter choke, e.g. extra full?

I bought a Browning .410 so I could use up the 8 lb jug of H110 powder I bought at a gun show years ago. Then I bought a .410 loader and 1000 O/F hulls. Then I shot them all up and reloaded them again. Still haven't finished that jug! But that's just me. I shoot in the high teens with the .410, and you could too if you used an IC Choke for Skeet instead of Mod Or tighter? Farthest targets in Skeet are 20-25 yds.

Problem with Skeet is there is too many guys who can run the field with 12 ga shotguns. In competitions that leads to too many Shoot offs which you don't see as much of in Trap. That's why I advocate for using .410's. There would be alot less perfect scores, and thus alot less shoot offs.

I guess once you got to the point where you could run the field consistently then choking tighter could be of use. But why? since you are already running the field.

I shoot Skeet with a 12 ga too but it is an Ithaca M37 with a Cutts Compensator with the IC choke tube. I also use a Citori XT with Skeet Choke Tubes, but the .410 is more fun.

Randy

[Gutpile66]

Doesn't matter what gauge you shoot. The pattern is exactly the same between them all. It's the shot density that changes.

Full choke is for pass shooting ducks and geese IMO. Or maybe hunting over a young retriever with happy feet.

[Tom-ADC]

I shot 28,20 & 12ga for skeet when I got into a rut I went to the 20 to tune back up it was a gun I shot well and it just worked for me I never tried to over think this.

[whutsup40]

I shoot what I am comfortable with mostly 12 gauge in tournaments, but shoot a lot of 20 gauge for practice, Have never got into taking any lessons, because it gives my brain more s##t to deal with, lol But I shoot decent and hold my own and had my fair share of good shoots. and most importantly I have FUN!!

[W.R.Buchanan]

and most importantly I have FUN!!

And that's what it is all about. 99.9% of us are never going to win any money in any of the shooting sports so that leaves,,, FUN!

Randy

[Jet Setter]

I only shoot IM or Full - both in practice or competition. No other gauges but 12. Seems to work for me. Sadly, I don't seem shot any better with a more open choke.