People like me who use OU for singles trap shooting tend to use top barrel, depending where the bird flies from. If I have any doubt if it's too far I use the bottom barrel as a precaution. I recommend you go trap shooting and using an OU to see which barrel you like to use best, but make sure you try with both barrels, not just one or the other
A good basic article on chokes http://www.ssaa.org.au/stories/shotguns-a-beginners-guide-to-shotgun-chokes.html
what i would use is a modified or an improved
It depends what type of shooting intake part in clay sporting competitions with a 1/4 and 1/2 choke, this is acceptable and is more than sufficient to hit some of the most challenging clays. This is a very common choke set up for sporting.
It all depends no what you are shooting. You can find many websites that discuss chokes and the applications of which is best for what type of shooting you are doing.
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It is very recreational and great activity where participants using shotgun shooting chokes. It is one of the three major disciplines of clay pigeon shooting, sporting clays and trap shooting. There are many types of skeet which include Olympic skeet or international skeet. It is designed to be a 30-inch circle at 21 yards distance.
Clay pigeon shooting, or some call it trap shooting is the reason for clay targets being used. Many people use trap shooting or clay targets to better their hunting skills.
I would say yes. If it is a trap gun, then it will more than likely be ideal for trap shooting. Honestly, I wouldn't buy a trap gun until I was sure that I was commited to trap shooting, because you really can't use a trap gun for field applications. If you are a beginner, I would just use my field gun that you probably already have until you get the idea and figure out if trap shooting is something that you like to do. Also, if the gun that you are talking about is a pump, then I, personally, would consider a breakaway. That's just my personal preference. I've never used a pump shotgun for trapshooting, but if I did, I'm sure that I would get tired of the pumping into my hand. A breakaway or semiauto is just so much easier to use. If you're going to be involved in trap shooting, then by all means get it if you want. Have fun!
Trap shooting has it's original roots in Great Britain. It was a method of shooting targets instead of live pidgeon which was banned.
Yes, skeet chokes have a tighter pattern than cylinder chokes. Skeet chokes are designed to constrict the shot more than a cylinder choke, which allows for a denser shot pattern at shorter ranges, making them ideal for shooting moving targets in skeet competitions. In contrast, cylinder chokes provide a wider pattern, which is better suited for shooting at close-range targets where spread is advantageous.
A shotgun shell made for the game of trap shooting.