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by couzin
Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:14 pm
Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
Topic: Browning Gold Hunter 20g
Replies: 4
Views: 1981

Re: Browning Gold Hunter 20g

You might also post the question on http://www.shotgunworld.com/ on one of the clays sections. Bet someone there has good info.
by couzin
Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
Topic: Browning Gold Hunter 20g
Replies: 4
Views: 1981

Re: Browning Gold Hunter 20g

Heck - I'll try. The Polychoke or Tru-Glo adjustables are used for skeet, rap, and sporting clays (as well as the field) - I have seen a few folks with them - they just don't seem as popular on skeet, trap, or sporting. On sporting clays and trap doubles most folks have a over/under that has different chokes top and bottom to meet the conditions of the shot(s). The shooters around the sporting clays courses with single barrels, like yours, carry the additional chokes with them and swap according to what the upcoming course might be (the O/U shooters also swap chokes around as well though). They also use different ammunition loads for the type of shot(s). I guess the benefit to your wife would be that she wouldn't have to change the screw-in chokes (I like the extended screw-in cuz I can generally get them loose without a wrench - however, check the tightness after each station to make sure they are not backing out). The only bad news I have ever heard about Polychokes (maybe Tru-Glo as well?) is that the patterns sometimes get inconsistent. Maybe it is caused by wear or dirt? I would suggest you pattern the gun with either the adjustable or fixed choke and then adjust the shooter's 'fit' accordingly to get a 50/50 to 60/40 pattern. Here is a link to something by Pete Blakely that might help http://www.peteblakeley.com/pdf/pattern.pdf.

I will probably get flamed for the next remark but - on the sporting clays course, especially on long shots or very high ones, a 12 gauge is probably a better choice than a 20 (IMHO). If the issue is recoil, a 12 guage can be had that has similar 'kick' - and sometimes even less, than a 20. My wife's Beretta 3901 Target RL in 12 has practically no recoil - very sweet gun. My ported Citori XS has slightly more. My old Citori Lightning field gun will bruise.

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