Chokes, chokes, chokes

[Demonic69]

Looking around at the vast array of chokes available is wearing me down.
For one, they're so bloody expensive, surely CNC machining a tube can't cost that much?
Secondly, flush, extended or ported?
Any benefit/drawback to one or another?

Cheers

[DL.]

Carlson?

http://www.choketube.com/choke-tube-sty ... php?cts=24

[Dunc]

Looking around at the vast array of chokes available is wearing me down.
For one, they're so bloody expensive, surely CNC machining a tube can't cost that much?
Secondly, flush, extended or ported?
Any benefit/drawback to one or another?

Cheers

Flush or extended, little difference. In theory you can screw out some extended ones with fingers only, but generally you want to tighten then with a key/tool so that's of little advantage. Avoid ported as they get very hard to clean, or at least, the other barrel one gets clogged by the carbon from the one above or below and I haven't seen any real life advantage of the porting, except for more noise.

For the last few years, these have been cheap Teagues at the Shooting Show in Stoneleigh/Warwick.

I see little difference between chokes. Nothing wrong with most manufacturer's own ones, IMHO.

If you need more, there seem to be reasonably priced. From £30, depending on thread. http://www.shotgunchokes.co.uk/index.php

But, for most applications, a 1/4 and 1/2 will do, certainly for Sporting Clays, that's all most people need.

[Demonic69]

Cheers DL and Dunc.
It's for practical and the gun's new to me so I want to do a bit of testing to see what works best. I've got IC (1/4) and am looking for M and IM to give me the 3 I'm most likely to use, though I know I'll probably just stick with one in the end.
It seems like chike manufacturers can't make their minds up about Crio chokes. Some list Ciro and Crio Plus as the same choke but the threads are in different places. One suggests they can't be exchanged, some seem to imply they can.

[DaveB]

I always prefer the extended chokes because they are quicker to change - and I hate having to carry a choke tube wrench. It's also easier to check ensure they are tight, between stations. I have a mixture of Briley and Trulock chokes for my shotguns.

You guys must shoot a different sporting than we do - here the most common chokes for sporting are Skeet and Quarter (IC). Only very occasionally do I ever use a 1/2 (Modified) choke.

For Practical - I use Cylinder Bore or Skeet.

[Blackstuff]

If it's for practical get extended, the number of carts you go through often works them loose and it's much better to be able to just hand tighten them/check them. Don't use ported chokes unless you're already shooting in Modified or Open division as putting one on a Standard division gun would bump you into Modified