Any experience of Patternmaster Chokes?

[Jammy-landy]

I’ve got a bit of goose shooting lined up for the next season, managed to get my hands on quite a few big steel cartridges and other that using my normal go to Briley half chokes, anyone actually stepped out into the more specific chokes and seen and conceivable advantage?

I’m a big fan of putting a choke on you’re happy with and forgetting about it, but figured there must be someone who’s already done the research!
Cheers!

 

[swatty]

My brother had a patternmaster code black turkey choke I think it was couldn’t hit a thing with it then one night I had a go flighting pigeons genuinely I shot a pigeon at 110 yards and mullered it turned out it was that tight when we patterned it there was a spread of about a 9 inch at 60 yards since then we’ve both stuck to kicks high flyer chokes seam to work well

 

[Rasputin]

Quite a few of the folks in my wildfowling club have them and as above they are seriously tight especially with the modern loads. Personally wouldn’t bother unless you regularly plan on shooting 70+ yard birds and are good enough to hit them. I’m not so it’s a bit of a moot point. A Good quality half choke and quality cartridge will be more than adequate.

 

[Stalker-of-the-deer]

Very tight, but when you hit something it absolutely polaxed them.

Had one in a hatsan escort a few years back

 

[Jammy-landy]

My brother had a patternmaster code black turkey choke I think it was couldn’t hit a thing with it then one night I had a go flighting pigeons genuinely I shot a pigeon at 110 yards and mullered it turned out it was that tight when we patterned it there was a spread of about a 9 inch at 60 yards since then we’ve both stuck to kicks high flyer chokes seam to work well

And with that, it’s intrigues me it might have a place for season geese that don’t want to drop out of space. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Jammy-landy]

Quite a few of the folks in my wildfowling club have them and as above they are seriously tight especially with the modern loads. Personally wouldn’t bother unless you regularly plan on shooting 70+ yard birds and are good enough to hit them. I’m not so it’s a bit of a moot point. A Good quality half choke and quality cartridge will be more than adequate.

I’m very rarely disappointed with my half chokes setup, so I doubt I’ll ever step away from it. That’s kind of why I never change for any style of shooting. It’s a coverall choke, I guess all this high bird stuff is fashion

 

[RF76]

Joel has done a whole series on Ammo, Shot String theory and Choke choices. Debunks a lot of the marketing spin with the research he has carried out. Worth a watch.

 

[Rasputin]

I’m very rarely disappointed with my half chokes setup, so I doubt I’ll ever step away from it. That’s kind of why I never change for any style of shooting. It’s a coverall choke, I guess all this high bird stuff is fashion

I’m the same 3/7,5/8 fixed in my MK for years then 1/2 now in my Blaser never felt it was the chokes fault I missed

 

[swatty]

From what I’m hearing chokes are now irrelevant just shoot 19 grams of tss shot out of a 410 for 50 yard geese seams to be the in thing atm

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

Had a code black duck choke on my Franchi. It really was great. I'd highly recommend one

 

[Jammy-landy]

From what I’m hearing chokes are now irrelevant just shoot 19 grams of tss shot out of a 410 for 50 yard geese seams to be the in thing atm

Or when I hear the wildfowlers out on the river using what I assume is soviet artillery in an attempt to drop a swan