[lking]

This year, for some reason, I switched to all mod chokes for late season grouse. My thinking was spookier birds=longer shots. (Normally I shoot improved all year long with pretty good success, or go to improved in one barrel and mod in the other. Well, I haven't been able to hit a bull in the a## with a base fiddle lately. I'm just curious if anyone else adjusts chokes as the season draws to a close and, if so, what do you switch to?

 

[bedlyblaster]

cylinder first shot, mod second shot is the ticket for late season. # 8 shot.

 

[Tecumseh]

Right now I have mod in both barrels and shoot spreader loads out of the first barrel.

 

[Duece22]

I find the more open you can go the better. In the early season I shoot cylinder, skeet 1 with a spreader in the first barrel and in the late season I usually shoot skeet 1, improved cylinder.
Ric

 

[Hevi]

Early season I shoot:

B1- Cylinder / #8 1 1/8oz Spred-R
B2- IC / #8 1 1/8oz Fiocchi White Rhino #8

Now:
B1 - SKT 1 / 1 1/8oz #7.5
B2 - SKT 2 / 1 1/8oz #6 or #7.5 (Depending on the cover)

I think we are all insane and take this a tad bit too scientifically.:lol:

 

[2ESRGR8]

Its funny because I have gone more open...sort of.

I shoot a 28 ga. usually, choked skeet and mod for most of the season.
I got a new phez cannon (12 ga.) this year but it was too long for me. I had a shorter recoil pad on order for three months before my trip out west. It came in the day I was on my way back from Kansas :yikes: .
So.....I have been anxious to shoot it now that it fits me. I've been shooting cylinder in it, I have pointing dogs and the birds are still coming up inside twenty yards just like they do in September and October.
A cylinder 12 gauge is a real slump buster.

 

[Hevi]

A cylinder 12 gauge is a real slump buster.

It's almost like cheating, and then I go and throw a Spred-R in there too. It works great early when the cover is still heavy.

 

[Duece22]

A cylinder 12 gauge is a real slump buster.

Some of us need this once in awhile or all the time! We are not all as good as Tom Knapp!
Ric

 

[Worm Dunker]

I though I read Spreader loads didn't work well in open chokes.

 

[Steelheadfred]

I though I read Spreader loads didn't work well in open chokes.

Depends, you need to pattern to find out what works best.

It may have more to do with confidence than anything.

Fritz

 

[Duece22]

Depends, you need to pattern to find out what works best.

It may have more to do with confidence than anything.

Fritz

I prefer to rely on luck in all the shooting I do. It has been working quite well this year.
Jr

 

[Hevi]

I though I read Spreader loads didn't work well in open chokes.

I didn't get that memo. It seemed to work fine for me.

 

[Worm Dunker]

It was on upland journal but it was for 16ga's I think where I read it. It caught my eye because my 16 sxs is imp/full.

 

[HarleyP]

I read that too WD. I patterned Sped-R's in my 16 and they patterned fine. I shoot them in the early season and switch to Win's 1 oz of #8's once the leaves are down. Shoot through ic/ mod chokes. It works for me.

 

[Tecumseh]

I am nearly out of spreader loads and went out to a few sporting goods stores and none of them had any. Any one know what chains are carrying them. I like the Fiocchi Spreaders. GM, Dunhams and an independent didn't have any.

 

[PahtridgeHunter]

It's almost like cheating...

But it feels sooo right!!!:lol:

 

[Steelheadfred]

I am nearly out of spreader loads and went out to a few sporting goods stores and none of them had any. Any one know what chains are carrying them. I like the Fiocchi Spreaders. GM, Dunhams and an independent didn't have any.

Tec,

I quit using spreaders pretty early in October, for WC I guess they would be fine. I dont know of any major box store that carry's them? Are you still using them in December?

Fritz

 

[HarleyP]

I've never seen a chain store that stocked any type of speader loads. I buy mine from Feildsport or LCS. Polywads.

 

[Hevi]

I just looked, I shot 29 Spreaders this year. The first box that I shot were the Polywads, and I have an almost full box of Fiocchis left. I'll continue to shoot them. I quit shooting them in mid-October....I only run them in the first barrel.

 

[colehatch]

Fieldsport seems to always have Spreader loads. I just bought some there a few days ago and there are plenty in stock. It's the only option for me right now shooting an old, old Parker that has a pattern the size of a baseball at 30 yards...ok it's not that bad but still. Hopefully Santa has his elves working on a new Verona for me .