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4/14/2012 9:23:51 AM EDT
Hey guys,
Getting ready to compete in a three gun, just picked up a new Mossberg 930 JM Pro Series to upgrade my shotgun.  On one of the stages I have to hit 8 clay pigeons and then 2 slug shots out to 75 yards from two different boxes.  What choke do you recommend for this?  What choke tube do yo typicaly use for steel poppers and clays and does it need to change for the slugs?  Do I need rifled slugs or smooth bore slugs to take these two shots?
4/14/2012 10:23:46 AM EDT
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Hey guys,
Getting ready to compete in a three gun, just picked up a new Mossberg 930 JM Pro Series to upgrade my shotgun.  On one of the stages I have to hit 8 clay pigeons and then 2 slug shots out to 75 yards from two different boxes.  What choke do you recommend for this?  What choke tube do yo typicaly use for steel poppers and clays and does it need to change for the slugs?  Do I need rifled slugs or smooth bore slugs to take these two shots?


You should always make your choke selection based off of the most difficult target in the stage.  Most Shooters default choke is a Light Modified or Modified.  

When Shooting clays I like to open the choke up for a larger pattern so I run a Diffusion, cylinder, Skeet, or improved Cylinder choke.  You need to go see if your gun shoots slugs better with you IC or M choke to determine if you can use the open choke for the birds and the slugs or if you need to use the tighter choke for the slugs and suffer with the tighter pattern on the Clays.
4/14/2012 2:47:29 PM EDT
[#2]
Thank you Jesse for the heads up and the advice.
4/14/2012 5:15:55 PM EDT
[#3]
If you have the means it's very enlightening to go out and pattern your shotgun with various chokes at different distances.    It's even better get out and experiment with the various targets you shoot at the matches at different distances and different chokes.  It's always good to know how many paces away from the different targets each choke is sufficient for.
4/15/2012 3:48:50 AM EDT
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You should always make your choke selection based off of the most difficult target in the stage.  





Good advice right there.



 
4/23/2012 10:06:38 AM EDT
[#5]
Briley Choke Explanation
4/26/2012 9:03:42 PM EDT
[#6]
I just used a skeet tube in my first match this year.  It was fine for the clays, but a rattled a few steel silhouettes without knocking them down.  Something like light modified is probably a good all around choice if you don't want to change during the match.
4/26/2012 9:08:53 PM EDT
[#7]
Kurt Miller recommended  Light Modified ....it's worked for me
4/27/2012 1:48:32 AM EDT
[#8]
Works well for distance up to about 35 feet.  Just bought a improved modified for use out on longer stages or when those heavy end over end targets are used.