Rifled Chokes

[Vitaly]

Guys,

Another interesting question about shotguns - do you use rifled chokes? It looks like they have mixed reviews. Some shooters say that slugs are more accurate when shooting via rifled choke, some say that they are just waste of money.

It looks like that rifled chokes good when shooting specially designed slugs.

Any experience?

Thanks,
Vitaly.

[Kentactic]

Guys,

Another interesting question about shotguns - do you use rifled chokes? It looks like they have mixed reviews. Some shooters say that slugs are more accurate when shooting via rifled choke, some say that they are just waste of money.

It looks like that rifled chokes good when shooting specially designed slugs.

Any experience?

Thanks,
Vitaly.

No hands on experience really. But in my opinion a rifled choke is just a special purpose hunting application. If you want more accuracy with your shotgun in a state where you can only hunt with a shotgun you usually will just buy a rifled barrel. If you want one gun for both bird and deer season then you could just throw a rifled choke on it for deer season.

Other then that it has no use.

[Vitaly]

Guys,

Another interesting question about shotguns - do you use rifled chokes? It looks like they have mixed reviews. Some shooters say that slugs are more accurate when shooting via rifled choke, some say that they are just waste of money.

It looks like that rifled chokes good when shooting specially designed slugs.

Any experience?

Thanks,
Vitaly.

No hands on experience really. But in my opinion a rifled choke is just a special purpose hunting application. If you want more accuracy with your shotgun in a state where you can only hunt with a shotgun you usually will just buy a rifled barrel. If you want one gun for both bird and deer season then you could just throw a rifled choke on it for deer season.

Other then that it has no use.

Thanks! I have got one rifled choke for tests, will share results as soon as I finish my review.

[teo2000]

Hi Vitaly,

2"-3" or even 4" inches (if its an extended choke) of rifling is not enough to induce a spin on a slug at the the end of a slug's run through the barrel. It merely "shocks" the slug and you will be able to conclude this from the patterning of the slugs - you get the opposite effect. Try out a 5 slug pattern @ 50 yards vs the same amo through the same gun with a rifled choke.

In my country we use rifled chokes with bird shot when hunting game birds at close quarters. What the the rifled choke does is spread the shot out even more!! Do the same test above @ 20 yards using bird shot and a large cardboard. You'll be shocked !!!

[Vitaly]

Hi Vitaly,

2"-3" or even 4" inches (if its an extended choke) of rifling is not enough to induce a spin on a slug at the the end of a slug's run through the barrel. It merely "shocks" the slug and you will be able to conclude this from the patterning of the slugs - you get the opposite effect. Try out a 5 slug pattern @ 50 yards vs the same amo through the same gun with a rifled choke.

In my country we use rifled chokes with bird shot when hunting game birds at close quarters. What the the rifled choke does is spread the shot out even more!! Do the same test above @ 20 yards using bird shot and a large cardboard. You'll be shocked !!!

Teo, thanks for the info! Really interesting!