Preferred Choke for Duck Hunting

Remington pro bore Kicks High Flyer. I use full in open water and modified in timber.

I shoot Hevi-Metal 2's or 4's

Pattermaster mid range

I may get s second one for next year. Something like the code black duck

+1 on the patternmaster mid

Redhead Blackout Mid-Range extended, ported choke tube on my 870. It's made by Carlsons and the mid-range choke contrition correlates to a light-modified. I shoot Kent and Hevi-Metal #2.

I've been extremely pleased out to 40ish yards. If all goes according to plan, I'm shooting decoying birds and that choke gives me what I need without blowing away the ducks.

I hunt with a guy who shoots the pattern master code black duck out of his Beretta xtrema 2 and he isn't picky about his shells. He is either going to stone cold crush a bird or clean miss. And direct hits inside of 20 yards are not pretty. Just utter carnage. If you take a lot of longer passing shots, this would be a good choke tube for you.

In general, hunters tend to shoot too tight of a choke at waterfowl and too loose of a choke at upland birds.

Kicks modified will murder any bird you're shooting at

I hunted on Wednesday with a buddy who just got a new Maxus with a patternmaster. I saw him drop two ducks at 70+ and I will probably be getting one for next season.

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Flying high and fast

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That's called skybusting

Kicks High Flyer in a SBEII here... tight pattern for long ways. Head shoot close teal or they will explode.

I shot a mod choke most of my life. Switched to a full and missed more birds than i killed. Switched back to mod and suddenly im a great shot again.

Have an Sbe2 and I shoot a factory improved cylinder. I'm hunting marsh. I tried a mid range code black and I just didn't like it. My ic loves the blue box federal 3 inch, 1 1/4, #4 and the Kent 3 inch, 1 3/8, #4. Unfortunately I can't find that kent anymore in 3 inch in the heavier load. It will also sling the 3 inch black clouds in #3.

Pattern your gun and take the right shots, when you take lower percentage shots like you said you were. High flying, fast flying, no choke, shot or gun will help. As far as pattern goes it's a weird thing. Prior to this gun I had a stoeger 2000 and dead serious the cheap remington shells were the best pattering shell, while heavy metal and other high end shells left patches or didn't put near enough holes on the sheet.