I recently bought a rem 1187 with a 21 inch barrel. Is it safe to assume that the shorter the barrel the tighter the choke should be? I see a couple of chokes on the classifieds that I would like to buy but I need a starting point. Thanks for any info you can give me..
.655-.660 for lead...665-.670 for HTL. That will get you in the ballpark then it's just trying different loads.
A 660 or a 665 would be a good start.
Quote from: Bigfoot on February 19, 2015, 07:20:43 PM
I recently bought a rem 1187 with a 21 inch barrel. Is it safe to assume that the shorter the barrel the tighter the choke should be? I see a couple of chokes on the classifieds that I would like to buy but I need a starting point. Thanks for any info you can give me..
The Wright's .650 and the SSX .643 work very well with those shorter barrels. I'd recommend either Hevi-13 or WLB shells with that combo.
Thanks,
Clark
I hunt with a Weatherby pa-459 (18.5" barrel) I'm shooting a SumToy .650 with excellent results using longbeard 3" 6's & 5's
It depends on what load you plan on shooting in that gun, Bigfoot. But to answer your question, yes , a shorter barrel normally likes to be choked tighter than a longer barrel.
Quote from: SKFOOTER on February 19, 2015, 11:06:48 PM
It depends on what load you plan on shooting in that gun, Bigfoot. But to answer your question, yes , a shorter barrel normally likes to be choked tighter than a longer barrel.
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665 will be hard to beat for lead
Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on February 20, 2015, 09:58:19 PM
665 will be hard to beat for lead
With that short barrel I'd choke it down to .650-.655.