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 Duck hunting choke
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01/15/13 08:03 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 10
Bowtexan
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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I love duck hunting and am far from a pro. I was just wandering what choke y'all used for duck hunting? I use a modified most of the time as I usually hunt private areas and most shots are close.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Bowtexan]
#3955999
01/15/13 08:06 PM
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Posts: 208
cleet5
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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IM, M and IC.. just depends on the pattern your looking for.. I always patter my gun with the shells ill be using in the season.
I have hunted almost everyday of my life, the rest have been wasted..
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: cleet5]
#3956050
01/15/13 08:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 554
duckslayer7
Tracker
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Tracker
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Kicks high flyer modified and I love it
CUTTERS AND CURLS OUTFITTERS 4699558509
THERMAL HOG HUNTS, DOVE, DUCK, FISHING TRIPS
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: duckslayer7]
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01/15/13 08:21 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,721
Dave Speer
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I have been shooting modified more this year (goose fields) than my normal IC. I have screwed in a cylinder choke a couple of times for in your face type shots on really small water.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Dave Speer]
#3956069
01/15/13 08:23 PM
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Posts: 2,450
Aggieduck
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Veteran Tracker
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IC stays in my gun year round.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Aggieduck]
#3956139
01/15/13 08:43 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I have IC right now, but not a lot of difference between it and Mod with Expert steel shot. At about 40 yards, the pattern starts breaking up and the velocity goes down. I can hear my pellets hit and bounce off a duck at about 50 yards.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Pittstate]
#3956227
01/15/13 09:08 PM
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Posts: 10
Bowtexan
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Thanks for the replies guys.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: duckslayer7]
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01/15/13 09:15 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 156
BillyBilly
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Kicks high flyer modified and I love it X2 - Love it!
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: BillyBilly]
#3956355
01/15/13 09:43 PM
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Posts: 554
duckslayer7
Tracker
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Tracker
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Pittstate when shooting my kicks if I hit a duck at 50-60 yards they fall that's why I love it and I also shoot nothing but experts
CUTTERS AND CURLS OUTFITTERS 4699558509
THERMAL HOG HUNTS, DOVE, DUCK, FISHING TRIPS
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: duckslayer7]
#3956361
01/15/13 09:46 PM
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Joined: Sep 2011
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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XXXfull.... haha na modified just about all the time
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956370
01/15/13 09:48 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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I do use full durring the 2nd split here and there
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956403
01/15/13 09:56 PM
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Posts: 196
2BeDuckin
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Woodsman
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Typically, I use a Pure Gold improved cylinder, which actually is a modified choke for steel. When the ducks aren't decoying well and the shots are 35 yards or better, I switch to a Kick's full.
I puffed a drake mallard with my Kick's full yesterday. He was willing to get closer than the rest and he paid dearly. The duck was an awful sight.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956410
01/15/13 09:58 PM
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Posts: 33
cryers
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Full everyday of the season
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: duckslayer7]
#3956432
01/15/13 10:03 PM
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Posts: 569
Youngin'
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Tracker
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Pittstate when shooting my kicks if I hit a duck at 50-60 yards they fall that's why I love it and I also shoot nothing but experts Those xperts 3 1/2 or what?
Thanks for all the positive THF support. Y'all are awesome.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Youngin']
#3956434
01/15/13 10:03 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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Pittstate when shooting my kicks if I hit a duck at 50-60 yards they fall that's why I love it and I also shoot nothing but experts Those xperts 3 1/2 or what? lol
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956646
01/15/13 10:51 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I can't handle the 3 1/2" babies.....need my shoulder for another couple decades of duck hunting!
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Pittstate]
#3956655
01/15/13 10:52 PM
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Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I can get another 10 yards out of the mod choke Vs. the IC, but I kill most of my ducks up close and personal and don't like the damage the Mod Choke does.
It is a trade off....
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Pittstate]
#3956663
01/15/13 10:53 PM
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Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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And, I could probably get another 5 yards on top of the 10 if I went to a full choke. Again, I shoot most of mine up close.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Pittstate]
#3956667
01/15/13 10:54 PM
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Posts: 118
wst
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Pattermaster code black and a hevi metal mr(timber and small holes)
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: wst]
#3956676
01/15/13 10:55 PM
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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,087
Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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i rarely shoot 3inch either.... 2 3/4 does fine when thats all walmart has
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956710
01/15/13 11:03 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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One of my buddies shoots 2 3/4" with his old pump shotgun with full choke barrel. He does just fine.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Navasot]
#3956711
01/15/13 11:04 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 14,838
NTX_Hunter
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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i choke everytime i get 2 or 3 ducks flying past the decoys. I choke and shoot behind them... 
Sometimes a little self-therapy is good for the soul... getting out to mother nature, finding peace in reading a good book, re-learning how to take care of yourself.
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: Pittstate]
#3956715
01/15/13 11:04 PM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,412
Pittstate
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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All you got to do is hit them.....they usually drop!
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Re: Duck hunting choke
[Re: WingShooter2772]
#3956902
01/15/13 11:50 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 5,594
Featherduster
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Kicks modified and kicks full
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