What choke/s should I buy?

[thinhorn_AK]

I got some great advice here about calls so now I’m here to ask about chokes.

Here’s the situation, I got a benelli super Vinci for a great deal off gunbroker. When it arrived, it was strange, it wasn’t in the plastic case it was supposed to be in, there were no chokes, no choke tool, no shims etc. it was just in a benelli box (I’m kicking myself for not saving the box to see if it was labeled for another gun).

The shotgun came with the modified choke in it. I contacted benelli to confirm it should have come with a set of chokes then contacted the seller, they ended up giving me 200.00 back to make up for the missing parts.

So now I just have a modified choke and a bit of money to buy a few more but I don’t know what to get and I don’t want to get something I’m not going to use.

The main uses for this gun are ducks and geese both over decoys and pass shooting and I’d like to be able to bust clays with it at the local trap club.

I also plan to shoot 3” #2 and #3 steel shot for most things (maybe not for trap?) so I’d need chokes that can take steel shot, I see that some of the chokes with more constriction aren’t meant for steel shot but some of the higher end stuff (must be stronger?) can take steel.

I see the benelli full choke can’t do steel but some of the nicer Briley or Carlson’s can?

Anyways I’d like to get a few nice chokes for this gun, what should I get?

Thanks.

 

[Wheels]

I like Patternmaster chokes for waterfowl, but Carlsons makes good chokes at reasonable prices. Your factory modified choke will work fine also, pattern it and see what you think.

 

[Irish Miner]

Thats strange (the missing parts).

The Super Vinci is a great gun, I have one. I've had good success with a Jebs improved modified ported choke for waterfowl. I've also used the superfull Jebs choke for turkey.

Any choke that accepts TSS and/or stainless will do.

 

[cacklercrazy]

I got some great advice here about calls so now I’m here to ask about chokes.

Here’s the situation, I got a benelli super Vinci for a great deal off gunbroker. When it arrived, it was strange, it wasn’t in the plastic case it was supposed to be in, there were no chokes, no choke tool, no shims etc. it was just in a benelli box (I’m kicking myself for not saving the box to see if it was labeled for another gun).

The shotgun came with the modified choke in it. I contacted benelli to confirm it should have come with a set of chokes then contacted the seller, they ended up giving me 200.00 back to make up for the missing parts.

So now I just have a modified choke and a bit of money to buy a few more but I don’t know what to get and I don’t want to get something I’m not going to use.

The main uses for this gun are ducks and geese both over decoys and pass shooting and I’d like to be able to bust clays with it at the local trap club.

I also plan to shoot 3” #2 and #3 steel shot for most things (maybe not for trap?) so I’d need chokes that can take steel shot, I see that some of the chokes with more constriction aren’t meant for steel shot but some of the higher end stuff (must be stronger?) can take steel.

I see the benelli full choke can’t do steel but some of the nicer Briley or Carlson’s can?

Anyways I’d like to get a few nice chokes for this gun, what should I get?

Thanks.

Carlson Cremators.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Thats strange (the missing parts).

The Super Vinci is a great gun, I have one. I've had good success with a Jebs improved modified ported choke for waterfowl. I've also used the superfull Jebs choke for turkey.

Any choke that accepts TSS and/or stainless will do.

It is strange, the shop had no explanation for it. I’m guessing they had just had it in their shop for several years and it had just gotten mixed up and put in the wrong box or something. But yeah, no chokes, no shims, no plastic box. Just the gun and owners manual. Oh and a sticker.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Carlson Cremators.

What sizes would you buy to cover the situations I mentioned keeping in mind I already have a modified choke?

 

[Bugger]

You can spend as much as you want for fancy chokes, but I doubt there’s a soul on the planet that could name a choke based on a pattern board. The big variable is ammo, all chokes will shoot some loads great and others not so great. For hunting I would never even consider anything less than a modified outside shooting close doves over a water source. I’d add a full choke and either a turkey choke that can shoot hevi or a patternmaster for long shots on geese.
Mod is great for trap at 16y and full covers you out to 27.

 

[Dukhtr3]

Pattern master or Carlson full. 3" or 3.5" #2. I find myself just leaving the full choke in 90% of the time. This is just my second year with a auto. Before I had a u/o and always ran patternaster and full with that.

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[KurtR]

Paternastet code black is what I like

 

[ElDiablito]

We shoot Patternmasters in our Benellis for waterfowl.

 

[JeffP_Or]

Tough call for sure....can spend all sorts of time & $$'s finding the 'best'.

As a starter, consider checking out the youtube videos on chokes/shells/patterns by the guy on the Surviving Duck Season channel; he did an entire series on waterfowling shotguns that included a videos on chokes, effects, patterns - including hi-speed video. If nothing else, it was very illuminating. Muller rose to the top but you'll spend your extra $$'s to get there.

 

[finner]

I shoot a Roberts T2 choke in a M2 for all waterfowl and some pheasants when I don't carry a double. It murders with Boss, Hevi Metal, and whatever steel I've put through it. Prefer it over my Patternmaster and a Carlsons I tried

 

[huntineveryday]

I am looking for some new choke tubes as well, but mainly because I like extended chokes for ease of changing them. I'm looking at skeet 1 and light modified for steel when duck hunting (I like them in the decoys), then adding improved modified for pass shooting with steel. I will probably use light modified and improved modified for upland hunting with lead.

I have some Carlson's for my 870 and had good patterns out of all of them. I got some Trulock chokes for my turkey gun and was impressed with them as well. Both of those companies are small businesses with great reputations for thier customer service. From my experience you can pick up the phone and call either with gun and load info and they will steer you to the right choke(s). Both companies have satisfaction guarantees.

I've read good things about Briley's, but don't have any experience with those.

 

[Kurts86]

If I only had a Benelli Modified choke for waterfowl and trap it wouldn’t be a problem in the least. Stock Benelli Crio or chokes are above average for patterns and don’t require something better.

Unless you try a bunch of chokes and load combinations on a patterning board most recommendations are hearsay at best. I’d rather spend the money on better quality ammo than chasing chokes. There isn’t a lot of voodoo in most good chokes, they are just longer and made of 17-4 ph stainless steel.

 

[slvrslngr]

Probably nothing wrong with your modified, I’d get some different ammo types and do some patterning with it first. If anything, I’d chase down an IC for clay busting and up close and personal decoying ducks.

 

[GreenNDark Timber]

Agree with the others, pattern the stock mod before spending the money on a new choke. I’ve killed 95% of my ducks with standard stock modified chokes in multiple different guns.

 

[flathead#2]

IC,FULL and SKEET

 

[OneGunTex]

Carlson's & Rob Roberts both have excellent return policies - you can literally try them out, pattern your gun with a few chokes and a few loads and return what doesn't work for you.

For me, i found that the factory Mossberg modified was comparable to the more expensive options.

 

[cacklercrazy]

What sizes would you buy to cover the situations I mentioned keeping in mind I already have a modified choke?

I got them as a pair. I use the mid range for 75 to 80 percent of my shooting. What a few of us have found out you can get away with cheaper shells by using a good choke tube. I usually only use the extended tube on days that I can finish birds tight to spread

 

[Slickhill]

I’d spend the money on a flat or two of trap loads and spend the time at a club shooting clays.
It’s a rare shooter who can take advantage of any slight improvement specialty choke tubes might offer.