Chokes for wild pheasants in a 16 ga. O/U

[ole_270]

According to a sticky post on 16ga.com, bore diameters vary by manufacturer with several listed.
My Dickinson Estate SxS measures .6675, Citori Invector barrels were said to measure .667

My choke tubes are a bit tight, but give nice patterns. Just close to one notch tighter than marked.
My tubes , Listed as General standard
Cylinder-.005 , 000-.001
IC- .011, .007
Mod-.0185 , .015
IM- .027, .020
F-.0345, .028

 

[ole_270]

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[870-Lefty]

You left out the only part that mainly determines what choke to use. What range are you going to be shooting?

Not sure of the range, I am a poor judge of distance. We hunt over pointers some days and flushers other days. Some days we hunt over a combination of both.

 

[Dizzydiver]

You left out the only part that mainly determines what choke to use. What range are you going to be shooting?

Yep, I generally tighten up on my chokes as the season progresses. Farther into the season the cover is getting layed down and the birds are flushing farther out.

 

[PTM]

I’d guess target practice or shooting proficiency is going to outweigh chokes, ic and mod seem to be a popular pheasant hunting choice

 

[dustin mudd]

Strictly skeet and IC. That said until this year have had great labs , and felt a broken wing will always be recovered. During last 2 years lost one bird each with my Labrador. I’m now running a French Brittany, part time and she’s new to the game….. I lost 6 roosters with her . I may need a new 10 gauge for her hunts. Any have an Ithaca mag 10 for sale?

 

[carptom1]

Strictly skeet and IC. That said until this year have had great labs , and felt a broken wing will always be recovered. During last 2 years lost one bird each with my Labrador. I’m now running a French Brittany, part time and she’s new to the game….. I lost 6 roosters with her . I may need a new 10 gauge for her hunts. Any have an Ithaca mag 10 for sale?

That’s exactly how I always felt with good, aggressive labs. I run IC/ mod in my Citori. Get them on the ground and put them in the vest. With this dog I may have to rethink that strategy a bit. While she has been a serviceable retriever, she ain’t no lab.