We use Briley's. Great people to work with and their service has been fantastic.

 

Either one will do it’s job if you do yours. Good shooting, Rey

 

Briley might be more “premium” but neither is a bad choice IMO. Carlsons have the edge in availability, you can walk into a little gun shop just about anywhere and find their tubes. I’ve pretty much only ever used OEM extended tubes (which are probably manufactured by Carlsons) or Carlsons, that’s mainly because of local availability though. I was thinking about ordering a set of Briley’s to try out.

 

They both have a wide selection of chokes; all depends on how much you want to spend and what you are looking for.

 

I agree with SD. Briley makes a great product and has great customer service. I still use the gun grease containers they gave out at the grand a few years back.

 

I've got Carlson's for my 725 that are extended, ported, Tin coated and they work great.

 

Having a Carlson extended Mobil choke in the upper and a Briley extended Mobil choke in the lower barrel of my 28 Gauge O/U, I prefer the Carlson for three reasons.

1) The Carlson choke measures spot on to it's advertised constriction, and the Briley is slightly off. This via Telescoping Bore Gage measure.
2) The Carlson fits perfectly, but the Briley is a bit oversize or off in some way in the thread department, and it is a major effort to install and remove it. I thought this might be a function of the threading on my barrels, but reversing them results in the same struggle for the Briley and ease of fit for the Carlson.
3) The Carlson subjectively looks nicer, mainly because it extends farther out, but up close it also appears to be a bit nicer finished, or finished with a bit more care and attention to craftsmanship.

 

Briley

 

All of my good scores with choke tube guns came with AnglePort chokes, wouldn't use anything else.

 

I always lean towards Briley, probably because I have a few guns that have Briley Thin Walls. They also manufacture great fitted tube sets and do carrier barrel conversions. Just the work Jess put into that company is impressive.

 

I’ve used both, they’re both good, but prefer to use Briley.

 

I use Briley,my buddy uses Carlson. I usually shoot a higher score. Is that proof Briley is better? 🙄

 

I have used both. They are both very good chokes. I think Briley has the edge just because of their reputation. Availability? I have never had any problems with getting Briley chokes, not sure what that concern is. Regards, Bob

 

I really like and prefer Briley choke tubes. I use their tubes for a Beretta O/U. I've checked out other brands but have always stuck with Briley. As the above have mentioned, they have great customer service and are very helpful if you have questions regarding their chokes and others. Good luck with your choice.

 

I have 1 of each in IM. I shoot the Briley all the time. I will shoot the Carlson again now that you bought it up and try to compare. I consider them both to be very good.

 

I’ve had both but prefer the Briley. If you care how they look over time I would stay away from their Spectrum series chokes and stick with the regular extended chokes.
I really like the colors of the different constrictions but the aluminum caps on the end will discolor over time from bore cleaners. Depending what wrench you use they have been known to bend where notched. I had two that were both discolored and bent. Briley was good enough to replace both caps at no charge.

 

I bought Briley Titanium, got a great deal on them at the time. Bought 6, got 2 more free

 

The nice thing about Carlsons is you can walk into any store and buy one. I’ve ordered all of my Briley chokes online.

I own one Carlsons, six Briley chokes, and six Browning chokes made by Briley. I like the look of the Briley chokes and find no performance difference between the two.