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choke for .410 s x s for skeet

geneinnc
Guys, I'm going to take an old ERA .410 side by side to my gunsmith and convert it from full/full to skeet skeet. I've heard a few guys say a .410 should be a bit constricted for skeet. Is this true, and if so should i make one barrel tighter choked than the other? It's 99% sure I'll use it for skeet only. If health problems ever clear up, I might get a chance to quail hunt. I don't even know if you can convert a .410 to screw in chokes. I would guess if you could it would cost more than the gun is worth. I do have a Beretta with sub guage tubes, but the weight of the gun gets to my neck after 3 rounds of skeet. The reason for the sxs is so I can keep shooting after 3 rounds.

Thanks for every ones help.[?][url="mailto:"]geneinnc@charter.net[/url]
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  • allechalley
    I own a Browning Citori .410 field with choke tubes on the invector system.
    It seems that I never used the skeet tube much, but I do like the modified, but then I was shooting sporting clays. I guess I would hone one barrel to modified and see how that patterns first. I guess I always liked the idea of one tube being choked a little tighter as the second target will be farther away when you shoot. That may be more of a strategy for sp. clays than skeet, tho. It seemed that the improved and skeet tubes had a lot of holes in the pattern, but that might be my gun.
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  • allechalley
    PS Also it will make a difference if there is enough "meat" at the end of the tubes to bore out and thread. Some do, some don't. If the barrels are chromed, it will raise holy hell with anything he tries to bore it with and he'll also have to probably buy a ream and tap for a .410 to put chokes in. Since he most likely won't do more than one more in his lifetime I'll let you guess who gets to pay for them. You might try Briley and see if they will put tubes in as they sort of specialize in this sort of thing. You might rather find a Winchester 101 set or some other gun to trade for as the machine work may just outclass what the gun is worth.
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  • KJACK
    I had choke tubes put in a Remington 870 .410 by a gentleman in Massachusetts. He was fast, very reasonably priced, and a craftsman (mrmoe@aol.com). The comment about thickness of barrel is really important. He may be able to evaluate your barrels for the price of postage (~$10).
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  • Old hickory
    Here's two "cheap" suggestions. #1 I'd cut the barrels to 25 1/2 inches and see how they pattern. You'll at least have a decent rabbit gun!! Skeet is a 24 yard or less game and with no.9 shot I think you'll have decent patterns. Also with a light .410 like you'll have I think you willget on target very fast. Otherwise, ream out the left barrel and see how that does. It's definitely cheaper than choke tubes. People don't pattern their guns enough, if they did they'd find 85% of the time they are seriosly over choked.
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  • clays
    I would suggest you save the money you would spend on chokes and buy a couple of cases of shells. Once you become proficient with that full choked .410, it becomes a piece of cake with the larger gages. Not enough shot in a 410 to justify opening up the bores.

    Bob
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  • geneinnc
    All great ideas. I got 1200 sts hulls in today and have been loading my butt off. Gonna see how they work on the sub guage tubes in my Beretta. I like you guys style....Adapt & Improvise[;)]
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  • fergusonmorse392
    Check your loading manual for loads with 2400 powder gives great shot paterns.
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  • bobski
    full and full is just fine for skeet. opening it up is setting you up for bad patterns. i'd stay with the full and full. trust my background on this subject. please...before you ruin a perfect gun. i won all my championships on full and full in 410. there is nothing wrong with it and unless you shoot 500 rounds a day for practice, you wont see a difference. just lead them closer when you swing.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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