Constriction prescription

The issue of shotgun chokes and which combinations are winners raises its head regularly in the shooting world. For some, it is a subject worthy of hours of deliberation and debate. For others, it is far less concerning. As a youth I recall a farmer who had a Mossberg pump-action shotgun with a twist choke. Turning it anticlockwise opened the choke. If the farmer thought there was the chance of a fox, he simply gave it a few twists to the right to tighten it. He would not have a clue what level of choke he was using but it worked for him.

Chokes do require a bit more thought for certain applications as they are an integral part of shooting, but be aware that there is not a definitive answer. All shooters and guns are different and, depending on the disciplines or quarry you shoot, may require different