Remington 870

Harry is myself 339? · Apr 20, 2023

I just bought a Remington 870 Trap (new) and it came with 3 choke tubes. A long handicap.041, a mid-handicap.034, and a singles.027. Are these chokes okay?
I remember someone posted a different brand to use . Any thoughts. Advice is very much appreciated.

nitro27man · Apr 20, 2023

Use them as is. You can go to a pattern board and see how they perform.

While "someone" may be confused or have an opinion, any company in the business of shotgun manufacturing KNOWS what they are doing.

Scott Hanes

Stracat67 · Apr 20, 2023

I agree with nitro27man, the factory chokes should work just fine. Those chokes fall into the typical trap chokes (roughly):
.041 = extra full
.034 = full
.027 = improved mod

Bruce Specht · Apr 20, 2023

I agree with nitro27man. use what was included with the shotgun you purchased.

JACK · Apr 20, 2023

Harry is a lucky buyer/shooter

sdive2 · Apr 20, 2023

Use the chokes that come with the gun. Spend time at the patterning board shooting various loads to see what the gun likes best, not all factory shells or reloads will give the same results on the patterning board.

brumfield_joe · Apr 20, 2023

Those constrictions will work just fine and dandy

Speyfly · Apr 20, 2023

sdive2 has it, definitely pattern them before making any decisions on looking for new choke tubes.

visible chip · Apr 20, 2023

I'd put in the .041 and forget it. You aren't going to find anything better, because a machined steel tube is a machined steel tube. You have a proper constriction and it's already paid for.

acorange · Apr 21, 2023

After owning one of these barrels years ago I was going to recommend the opposite.
Unless you are shooting games from the back of the parking lot the other 2 more open tubes are enough.

waverider · Apr 20, 2023

If you are a mid yardage handicap shooter I would put in the Mid Handicap choke and use it for Singles.

You should try using the Singles choke for Singles to see if you shoot better scores than with the Mid Handicap choke. If you do shoot better change chokes accordingly. You also may want to get extended chokes. It makes changing chokes easier.

I found that I shot better with a tighter choke for Singles. I think that it becomes a mental thing, when I did not make a smoke ball I did not focus like I should. It showed I needed to make sure I focused harder on the next shot.

Jason

merlynsguns2 · Apr 20, 2023

The .027 will break everything from the traphouse to the sh....outhouse......m

racer · Apr 20, 2023

Patterning is a waste of shells for most trapshooters…

slide action · Apr 21, 2023

Yes and no . While I agree with that as a general statement . It depends . Just throwing shot on paper doesn't help much . I've never been a fan of patterning at 40 yards. Most trap birds are broken at about 35 yards and I pattern from there. Most shooters don't take enough shots and then compare an average. Also they don't take the time to divide the pattern into quadrants . A lot of good information on pattern work can be found in the book. "Shotgunning,the Art and the Science by Bob Brister,

cbuster · Apr 21, 2023

Those chokes are what you need for trap. However, if they are not extended chokes, you should buy a new set. Flush chokes are good for skeet and sporting clay where you don't usually rest the point of the barrel on the shooting pad. In trap, the extended choke protect the end of the barrel from normal wear.

Preach72 · Apr 21, 2023

I think patterning your shotgun is very beneficial if you have an adjustable comb and it can give you more confidence in your gun if you know where it is shooting. So much of trap is mental so any advantage you can give yourself is a benefit.

STLHD · Apr 21, 2023

There's alot of options and claims to better performance out there. I've tried a couple meaning 2. Never saw anything different results than what the factory chokes produced.

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