Most Sporting Clays shooters choose an extended choke for three reasons. Skeet Normally a skeet 1 choke is used for regulation skeet shooting. However you may find that cylinder or improved cylinder work well in your gun. Trap As trap is shot at a longer range than skeet, tighter chokes are required. Beginning trap shooters are advised to start with a modified or improved modified choke. Full and or extra full chokes are suggested for handicap trap.
Using the wrong choke is another common problem. The tendency by inexperienced shooters is to use the same choke throughout the course, but that is not a good idea.
Here is a basic guide for choosing chokes. An Improved Cylinder choke with a load of soft lead No. Hard lead No. Shift to Modified or Full choke and No. Etowah Valley Sporting Clays offers shooting lessons for up to six guests, with private instruction also available. Lessons are available for any skill level and especially for beginners.
Shotguns are available for rent; ammunition is available for purchase. At this point in your progression, if you miss a target, the cause will most likely be a lack of focus, incorrect form or improper technique.
It is unlikely that the width or length of your pattern will be the reason for your miss. As you progress in your shooting, you will likely seek the longer reach and improved feedback of a tighter choke like light modified or even a modified choke.
When should you change chokes? To help achieve this greater diameter, negative chokes often extend beyond the muzzle. Patterns open fast and wide, making it easier to connect on close, in—your—face targets. Few companies make negative chokes.
The absence of constriction means patterns open up very quickly. Cylinder works well on close skeet targets like at Station Eight or low—house birds at Stations One and Two. As its name implies, Skeet is a popular choke choice with skeet shooters. In double guns, Skeet makes a great choice for the second shot at the close stations when paired with a negative or Cylinder choke for the first shot.
For pairs at the farther stations, like Three through Five, try Skeet for the first shot and something a little tighter for the second. Skeet is also a good all—around choice for shooters using single—barrel guns. For the close incomer of a pair in sporting clays or for incoming doves near a waterhole, Skeet choke works great!
As one of the three common constrictions, Improved Cylinder IC is credited with much and hailed by many. It also works well on many of the presentations encountered in sporting clays. IC is also the darling of deer hunters in shotgun—only states.
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