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Old 10-07-2014, 14:34   #12
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Originally Posted by craigepo View Post
I'm unfamiliar with the Vang work. Is he setting the gun up for choke tubes, or is he actually rechoking the original barrel?

I'm a big fan of the new choke tube systems.
Hans does all of the tricks by backboring, lengthening the forcing cone, etc. in a fixed choke barrel.

No choke tubes.

No point in having them in a dedicated defense shotgun optimized for the tightest patterns possible. And with a ported gun, it would be difficult to have removable chokes.

You will find that as with most guns, different loads and brands shoot different patterns, and usually one will be the best/tightest. My experience is that one is usually the most expensive.

He can sell you a barrel, or rework yours (or your entire shotgun).


Let me make a $5 suggestion.

Get a box of buck and pattern your shotgun with its best choke at various distances, including the maximum distance you would be able to engage inside and outside your house and count the holes for yourself. If you aren't keeping most of the pellets on the target, you are missing and should change ammo, and / or barrels.

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