Poly-choke: Yay or Nae

[Cybrludite]

I'm considering a Poly-Choke II for the business end of the "Fudd Mode" barrel for my 870. (AKA: The Beast) My grandfather & several of my uncles used them on their hunting guns, but another uncle claims that they patterned horribly. Anyone have some first-hand knowledge on the subject?

[Mud_Dog]

I've noticed that on Poly Chokes, the constriction isn't as tight as it is listed. They might have fixed this with the new version, but they still are hideous. I'd just get choke tubes.

[HTRN]

Would I turn down a gun with a Poly choke installed? No.
Would I have one put on a shotgun that doesn't have one? No.

If you want to be able to adjust choke - ship your barrel to Colonial Arms, and have them bore and thread your barrel. Order whatever choke tubes you need from them while your at it.


HTRN

[NVGdude]

Would I turn down a gun with a Poly choke installed? No.
Would I have one put on a shotgun that doesn't have one? No.
HTRN

THIS

[Cybrludite]

Would I turn down a gun with a Poly choke installed? No.
Would I have one put on a shotgun that doesn't have one? No.

If you want to be able to adjust choke - ship your barrel to Colonial Arms, and have them bore and thread your barrel. Order whatever choke tubes you need from them while your at it.

Oh, it's already threaded for choke tubes, hence the P-C II which uses the existing threads. The shotgun came from the pawn shop with only the full choke tube, though. Looking online, replacing the other chokes would cost nearly as much as the Poly, with the possibility of them going for a walk between hunting seasons.

[mekender]

I have a old, 1950s era Mossberg 500 (Westernfield 550A) that has a poly choke on it, I think it came like that. Anyways, I have never had any problems with it and I have fired damn near everything through it.

[PawPaw]

I've got a Win Mod 12 with a poly choke. I've also got shotguns with screw-in chokes. The problem with screw-in chokes is that if you want the ability to change choke in the field, you've got to carry the choke tubes with you. Those extra choke tubes are something else to carry, something else to fumble with, something else to lose. They give the barrel clean lines and they're certainly new-tech, but they're simply a re-wrap of the old Cutts Compensator, which was also an ugly device that hanged on the end of the barrel.

If I'm not sure what type shooting I'll be doing, at what ranges, I grab the poly choke. Yeah, it's ugly, yeah, it's old school, but it's darned sure versatile.

I was shooting clays last year with the old pump and the guy at the range asked me what that thing was on the end of my barrel. I showed him the Poly choke and he said he'd never seen one. He was a young fellow and was interested to see the old-school method of changing chokes.

Patterned horribly? I've never found that to be the case and I've shot lots of poly-chokes.

The newer Poly II is able to use the existing barrel threads, so you need not modify the gun. They're still ugly, but I find it to be useful. Of course, I'm a dinosaur too.

[Flintlock Tom]

I have a Browning Auto 5 with a poly choke and have shot lots of clays with it. It seems to work as advertised and, apart from the appearance, I have had no complaints.

[blackeagle603]

People pass up used shotguns with Polychokes. I love the discounts that result.

That said I be hard pressed to rationalize installing a Polychoke these days. The cost (low) and availability (high) of services rework a barrel with an integral choke tilts the proposition heaviliy away installing a polychoke.

[NVGdude]

Oh, it's already threaded for choke tubes, hence the P-C II which uses the existing threads. The shotgun came from the pawn shop with only the full choke tube, though. Looking online, replacing the other chokes would cost nearly as much as the Poly, with the possibility of them going for a walk between hunting seasons.

[strike]Mossberg Chokes are usually pretty cheap. Accu-choke = win-choke = 2 or 3 other types of choke. Tru-lock gives a 5% NRA member discount if you order from them.

Tru-lock has chokes for $20, (you want a modified and either an IC or Skeet)
Carlson chokes are available at Cabelas for about $18
Same tubes at Midway for $15.

Mossberg sells theirs on-line for $16-17.[/strike]

Edit, Not sure why I thought it was a mossy instead of a Rem. Rem-choke chokes are usually only a buck or two more than win-chokes.

Midway has rem-chokes for $15-16.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?p ... ber=415136
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?p ... ber=671986