Suppressors school me on shotgun chokes

[HOOFER]

i have an 1100 that i run for 3 gun. i dont know what choke is in it. i use the one that came with it, its fine for 3 gun, bird shot and slugs. i am looking to start throwing this gun in the truck when coyote hunting, and want to be able to throw 00 buck pretty tight. whats the best choke for this, i have heard you cant run a full choke with 00 buck is this true?


thanks in advance

 

[gixxerpilot750]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

I'd start with what you've got on a patterning board just as you would if hunting with a rifle. Different combinations of loads and chokes will do different things. I know a number of people have had good luck with #4 buck and modified. Also, dead coyote and hevi-shot have been used for yotes as well.

 

[HOOFER]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

yeah ive heard of the dead coyote stuff, and there only 37 bucks from cabelas. i assume shooting 00buck through this would still be ok. i just dont wanna buy a choke that i can only use 3 dollar a shot shells through. has anyone shot slugs through one of these

 

[smokshwn]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

My experience in trying to get good groups with OO buck and a choke involved trying different brands of buck until I found something that shot with the choke I wanted or changing chokes until I found the choke that shot the best with the load that I was trying. Bottom line is if you want to keep a mod choke in the gun for all around performance then you may have to experiment with loads and vice versa.

 

[Downzero]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

I don't think it even matters. You're not going to get very much range with buckshot, and a tighter choke isn't going to help much.

If you want to kill coyotes beyond 30 yards, get a rifle.

 

[cmh2007]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

you are mostlikely running a modified choke, and im sure that will work well for most shooting you plan on doing. with buck you are not going to gain much going much tighter than that.

 

[kd5bbd]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

I agree with posts above. The most common choke that comes with shotguns is MOD (modified). It a good pattern overall, but for a tighter pattern go with a full or extra full, but if you want to kill yotes farther than 30 or so yards then a rifle is what you want.

 

[Hoser]

Re: school me on shotgun chokes

I have killed a lot of coyotes with #4 buck and a light mod choke.

Inside 50 yards, its down.