I think I'm finally going to get a chance to shoot my new Benelli tomorrow night at IWL. Can someone educate me in the different chokes and give some guidance on which one to use tomorrow? The gun came with 5. Thanks
Thanks. Trap. I've only been to this place once. Educate me some more about yardages. You basically stand at the front of 5 stations. When I bought the gun from Hendershots, they put the **** (that's 4 stars no profanity) choke in, which I believe is IC. Thanks again and keep them coming.
Great explanation, fabsroman. Thanks. So I take it that the wider the spread, the shorter the distance? I would have to shoot relatively early if I were to use a 4 star?
Trap
Pfffffft.
I pretty much shoot anything anybody wants to shoot. Better to shoot trap than not shoot at all and I don't really enjoy shooting by myself anymore.
Same here, I shoot skeet every so often to really aggravate myself.
If you get lonely, you know where I'm at, my treat on this long overdue whippin.
Chokes go from most open to most constricted in the following manner:
Cylinder *****
Skeet
Improved Cylinder****
Light Modified
Modified***
Improved Modified**
Light Full Choke
Full Choke*
Xtra Full Choke
The asterisks corresponding to the asterisks or notches you will find on the corresponding choke tubes.
After looking at the Briley website, I had to go back and add light mod.
This is a pretty good explanation of choke tubes:
http://www.briley.com/understandingshotgunchokesabriefexplanationbybriley.aspx
As far as explaining trap goes, the spot closest to the trap house on those 5 locations is the 16 yard line. There are lines from there back to 27 yards in 1 yard increments. Handicap usually starts at 20 yards. When shooting competitively, your handicap is determined by how well you shoot the handicap game. As you get better, you get more yardage added to your handicap. However, you can just shoot the 27 yard line for fun if others are alright with shooting that far back.
All the targets come out of the trap house and are rising targets. Depending on where you are station wise, they angle left or right, with no specific set angle (i.e., that is the variable in trap).
Edit to add: I use a modified choke at the 16 yard line.
Don't get to hung up on choke selection, for now just stick a modified in it, that will break any 16 yard trap target and most sporting clays targets.
I shoot a lot of vintage guns that have fixed chokes most of them a very tight full, my scores are just as good with them as with a modern gun with interchangeable chokes.
I didn't know you were such a masochist. Willing to pay for your own whippin. Sounds good to me. lol
Indeed. I'd like to have some of you guys up on some Tuesday nights this summer. I know weeknights can be tough for everyone though. Sunday course is generally pretty soft. On Tuesday I usually set at least one tricky station, sometimes two or three. We also have a "long bird" challenge every so often.You and PJ need to set a date (not in June) and let's make this happen. I always enjoy shooting at Oxford and I am happy to drive you up there Fab if you can make your way to exit 77 on I95
Ryan