[streetstang67]

I was wondering if anybody had one of those adjustable chokes, that is suppose to replace all your chokes?

is it any good?

any recommendations?

[Helstrm]

Just cut a stock adjustable choke off of one of mine. It worked but not as well as custom choke. Although I am eager to test out the cutts compensator that came on my Ithaca. Never shot a compensated shotgun before.

[farscott]

I have a Poly-Choke on an older 870 that started life as a full-choked gun, and I like the thing. It does allow some flexibility in the field without the need for carrying tubes, a wrench, and anti-seize. That came in handy when I only had one gun with me and was invited to shoot a round of skeet. I usually just shoot trap and would normally be over-choked for skeet. If one has an older barrel that has a choke one does not like, the barrel can be made more flexible. That being said there are some issues:

1) When I patterned the gun, the degree of choke indicated on the pattern board did not match the degree indicated on the gun. My results indicated that the patterns were tighter than the gun indicated as in getting full choke performance from the "modified" setting. Not a big deal as patterns can be influenced by the shot load itself (as in harder lead shot throwing a tighter pattern with a given constriction than soft shot in promo loads), but something to keep in mind. I also would not dare run slugs through a Poly-Choke.

2) Cleaning is a bit more difficult as there are some nooks and crannies in the Poly-Choke that need to be cleaned.

3) The Poly-Choke is expensive new and really reduces resale value. The reason I picked up the 870 with the Poly-Choke was that the gun shop owner had the gun sitting on the rack with no one wanting to buy. Based on Brownells, I am guessing a Poly-Choke plus installation costs close to $200. I picked up the whole 870, a Wingmaster, with the Poly-Choke for $225.

4) The Poly-Choke does mess with the "sight picture" and takes some time to learn to handle. It made my gun seem to shoot low as the front sight is elevated and the body of the choke is even higher than the front bead on the Poly-Choke.

5) Rem-Choked barrels are much less expensive and offer the same degree of flexibility (as long as one is willing to carry a set of tubes and wrench) that a Poly-Choke does without the hassle of cutting a barrel. This last one is the real reason the all-in-one chokes are not desirable. I would never buy a gun with the intent of putting a Poly-Choke on it, but I am willing to pick up a Wingmaster for a song with a Poly-Choke on it.

My recommendation is the following: Okay to buy used at a big discount but not to buy new as there are better solutions.

[4fingermick]

I think the one I used a few years ago had a Poly Choke on it. You selected a choke by twisting it into position and as you fired, it advanced to the next tightest choke. t worked a treat, is that the Polychoke? Mick.

[farscott]

That sounds like the Poly-Choke, but mine seems to hold the selected choke fairly well. My experience is with the "Standard Style" shown on this link: http://www.poly-choke.com/choke.htm

[MCgunner]

I had a polychoked barrel some years back, sold it when I bought a new mossberg barrel with choke tubes. I was afraid of using it with steel shot. Didn't know what might happen. LOL Besides, it was fugly. It worked pretty well, though.