Extended Choke Tube for O/U?

[AU FAN]

I am planning to use my Browning Citori for Turkey hunting this year and need to buy a Turkey choke for it. I am wondering if I can get away with just buying one extended choke tube. Of course the plan is to only take one shot but I do like having the option of a quick follow up shot if needed. Assuming I put the extended the choke in the top barrel, would it be safe to shoot from the bottom barrel without an extended choke?

 

[clang]

I wouldn't do it - it may or may not be safe, but it is most probably going to affect your shot pattern.

 

[AU FAN]

I'm not crazy about the extended chokes to begin with but I can't find any extra full "turkey" invector plus chokes that are not extended. Anybody know if there is such a thing? Or are all turkey chokes extended?

 

[rajb123]

I'm running full and extra full factory tubes in my dubble beretta 12 guage for turkeys. ...these are not extended tubes.

 

[AU FAN]

That is the exact set up I am wanting. Are those factory choke tubes or other brand? If another brand, like carlson, please give me the name so I can see if they have chokes for Browning

Thanks

 

[oneounceload]

I am planning to use my Browning Citori for Turkey hunting this year and need to buy a Turkey choke for it. I am wondering if I can get away with just buying one extended choke tube. Of course the plan is to only take one shot but I do like having the option of a quick follow up shot if needed. Assuming I put the extended the choke in the top barrel, would it be safe to shoot from the bottom barrel without an extended choke?

Yes - as long as you have a choke tube in there and not just the threads - i.e. - a flush choke in one barrel and an extended one in the other is just fine

 

[Snarlingiron]

would it be safe to shoot from the bottom barrel without an extended choke?

Perfectly safe. As stated by Oneounce, just be sure to have some type of choke in the bottom barrel to protect the threads, but in doesn't have to be extended.

 

[RUT]

Another side benefit of extended choke tubes is to offer protection to the end of your barrels.

 

[Virginian]

I have run two extended tubes in doubles with zero issues. I did not find a big performance advantage to extended, but i didn't know that until after i bought them.

 

[oneounceload]

I prefer the extended for several reasons - as mentioned, they do help protect the end of the barrel to some degree; I can easily see what choke(s) I have in the gun; I can easily keep them tightened.

If a choke starts to become loose while shooting and you do not keep it tight, you can have several issues occur - all bad, the worst being a burst barrel as the choke goes flying down range due to "stuff" getting lodged between the choke and the barrel and creating a form of obstruction. Using "never seize" or similar products helps a lot, but if you are shooting a lot in one day - like at a trap shoot or sporting clays course, checking snugness now and again is always a smart thing to do