Douglas Dunning in Cyprus we are using the notches they have on them to number them 1 =full choke, until 4 = improved cylinder, and 5 has no notches on it and is cylinder

stathisko1 lol i am from cyprus too

Yeh, But the UK boys are correct though! 😜

Oh thank you I was confused on the "half" and "quarter" parts lol

Interesting, we say gauge in Canada too.

One of the first things I learned when I started, can't hit bugger all but at least I catch my ejected shells ok. :-)

Thanks Doug!

Just started using a new gun with auto eject. That catch is smooth as hell! New skill to learn!

That’s great news - glad we’ve been able to help.

Bloody two years later but do you like a full artichoke or are you a lightweight? Have to say, I am an artichoke fan myself but I do find that the boiling process isn't good for the end of one's barrel.

I find if you use 1/4 and 3/4 artichokes you end up with full artichokes

And now you’ve got a banana barrel

Do you pickle it?

@@sever427 nah, picked one has weak structural integrity, gotta get those fresh ones.

Thanks, very good point. Shot size, wad, shot hardness, all make a significant difference to patterns - perhaps something we should cover in a future video.

improve cylinder at bottom barrel??

KSL1972LLC or just have multi choke...

8 or 9 for Skeet, 7 1/2 for Trap is typical. Up close you want density... farther away you need energy, which is where the larger/heavier shot sizes hold up... If your targets are under 35 yards stay small.. once they start getting out there you'll want closer to game-sized shot. Those fellows shooting record-distance clays are up into the 5's and 6's.

Reminds me of golfers that change the loft of their driver mid round. Just another thing to feel like you're making a difference. When ultimately stance and form is more important

Hi Jason, yes the normal way would be to have the more open choke in the bottom barrel - that's the one that usually fires first. If you come to a stand that requires a tighter choke for the first shot, to save changing your chokes round you can use the barrel selector (if your gun has one) to fire the top barrel first. Remember to switch it back after shooting that stand. Hope that helps.

I use either improved modified or full

Richard Gallagher, Depends on what and how you are hunting. If you are shooting driven birds in the U.K you will know approx. the range at which your shots will be taken. If you are hunting in. the U.S. etc.,or "rough shooting" as the english call it where you walk up your game,choke constriction depends on a number of variables. If you are hunting Bobwhite Quail in open type terrain imp. cyl/mod. would be a good choice. If you are in wooded or pine trees skeet/skeet would be appropriate, same goes for Ruffled Grouse and Woodcock. Hunting pheasants, chickens Sharp tailed Grouse,huns, chuckars,Scaled Quail etc. can require a lot more choke depending on hunting conditions. These birds have a tendency to run and/or flush at greater distances especially pressured or late season birds,and if there is wind involved any bird getting up at an extended distance will quickly be out of range. Big tough birds like pheasants can take a lot of killing. That's why I recommend tight chokes and large shot size like no.4or5's. If they flush close you have time to wait them out before shooting. The smaller birds can be taken with smaller size shot like n.7/12 or 6's with mod. Imp. mod or full chokes. I recommend the 12ga.,16ga.,or20ga.The smaller gauges for closer shots and smaller birds. P.S. The above comments are direct at wild game not pen raised birds that have not learned how to fly like wild birds! And if your after wild pheasants use a12ga. with large shot(no number6s they cripple more birds in my experience) Just be sure your gun/choke choice gives adequate pattern densities at the distances you are attempting. Hope that gives you a starting point. Good hunting!

On the U.K. game shoot I go to most guns also use 1/4-1/2 as most shots will be well within 30-40mt. IMO it’s more about the cartridge. However, there are certainly shoots that would require a tighter choke in the second barrel!!👍

How about the same as your sxs

All day everyday except for when the odd slug gets shot

Which ever barrel shoots first (often the bottom one) gets the 1/4 because the bird you go for first will be closer. Then once you get onto the second bird it will be further away so you put the 1/2 in the top barrel. That's the norm but everybody's different.

Hi, normally the bottom barrel of an O/U will fire first (unless you have a selective trigger and have chosen to fire the top barrel first). It depends on various factors, but many shooters (in the UK at least) would use 1/4 in the bottom barrel and 1/2 in the top. That's a good combination to start with, and change if you feel the need as you gain experience.

Spot on. if you're moving on to trap, then 1/2 for bottom and 3/4 for top

IC = 1/4, mod = half, IM = 3/4 For sporting clays around here we generally run mod and improved modified. Lot of those birds get out there a ways or start out quite a ways out. Need that extra reach to get them. There are some stands where they are closer to you or come right for you but we generally don't bother with changing out chokes for it.

The accepted ‘normal’ is to have the more open choke in the barrel you shoot first, therefore in your case the 1/4 would go in the bottom barrel. The thinking is that if you miss the bird with your first shot it will be further away by the time you shoot your second shot and thus need a tighter choke in the second barrel. Hope this makes sense?

vastaiko It is most usualy to twist in and out with your fingers

Whether they work or not from a pattern point of view, I just watched a vid about gun fit and balance by Ben Husthwaite that explains how to add weight to the screw hole under the butt plate/ pad to restore or improve the balance of the gun, and why. Okay, two years on, but hey - I've only just seen this and hopefully others might find the info useful...

+G.Rustan N That's correct - it's virtually unheard of to use anything else for clay shooting in the UK. The same principles would apply with, for example, steel, but the degrees of choke needed would be different for steel pellets.

bikeronnie I saw one on Amazon today - search Browning Choke Wrench

Why do you need a handgun at a clay shoot when you have a shotgun in your hand? Bit sad that need to carry the handgun at all to feel safe. How do you enjoy the day?

@@adriantyler6911 I carry a handgun ALWAYS. I do not take it off and leave it somewhere when I am shooting another gun. Be it a shotgun or rifle or another of my handguns. That would be irresponsible. When it is attached to me, it is under my control. I do not leave guns lying about unattended. It is not at all "sad" that I have the FREEDOM to carry a handgun everywhere I go. I enjoy every day of my life. Armed.

Johnny Catt I would say you have it backwards.

Half is modified, 3 notches on the choke, quarter is improved cylinder, 4 notches on the choke.

The range of any shotgun is pretty much limited by the terrible ballistic efficiency of the round shot. Bigger shot will carry further but there are less pellets per shot, so max distance then starts to depend on target size and whether the pattern is dense enough to give a reasonable chance of hitting it with enough pellets to give an acceptable result and whether the shot delivers enough energy to the target to do an acceptable amount of damage. You can increase the number of pellets on target by using a tighter choke, but that makes it more challenging to hit the target - or you could use a bigger cartridge (bigger gauge, or longer case), which allows the use of more pellets of bigger shot that will also deliver more energy at a longer range, but will also generate more recoil. Muzzle velocity will definitely also have an effect but again, round shot gives up velocity and energy very quickly, and the use of steel shot makes that even more of a challenge. This type of shotgun can fire a solid slug, which I personally have used successfully on medium game in a smooth bore out to around 80m - where I found accuracy to become the biggest challenge. Using shot, my personal experience (with 70-75mm cartridges, and mostly lead shot) doesn't extend to driven shoots etc, I don't like shots on passing birds at more than 40m (and I'd always prefer much closer), and then, quail can present much, much closer shooting opportunites - I've nailed them occasionally at around 10m (which I don't like because they get badly shot up and we eat what I shoot).

These are the chokes sizes David was using

1/4 =Imp cyl 1/2 =modified

Didn't know the U.S still allowed mass shootings 😂😂🇬🇧🖕

Browning makes a spreader choke that opens up the pattern far earlier than a cylinder choke would. I've tested it at my range and my patterns are much wider at 25 yards than they are with any other choke.

Ah, baaaaaaad feeling....

This is England!

Roger and Lynda Beall I go to clay shooting with my school uniform

Lol!!!! Thong's

I'm waiting to see the women shoot in thongs! LOL

Lol, its Thong footwear also called flip flops. But thong bikini would be unfair as too distracting and gives wearer shooting advantage

Doesn’t really work like that. Are you in the uk?

Russian Bot I have four firearms (my daughters have two each and my wife has three) a collection of knives ranging from an antique Bowie to the first fixed blade knife I ever owned and a collection of bayonets ranging from a 19th century Yatagan to an SA 80 bayonet. I am not rich and elite and I am not a peon. So piss off you ignorant turd.