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Chokes are implemented as either screw-in chokes, selected for particular applications, or as fixed, permanent chokes, integral to the shotgun barrel. Chokes may be formed at the time of manufacture either as part of the barrel, by squeezing the end of the bore down over a mandrel, or by threading the barrel and screwing in an interchangeable ...
For older shotguns having only one fixed choke, intended primarily for equally likely use against rabbits, squirrels, quail, doves, and pheasant, an often-chosen choke is the improved cylinder, in a 28-inch (710 mm) barrel, making the shotgun suitable for use as a general all-round hunting shotgun, without having excess weight.
The barrel of a shotgun is choked to deliver a wider or narrower scattering, depending on the expected use. Shooting at close range indicates a cylinder bore barrel to deliver a wide grouping, while for hunting at longer distances such as 50 yards or meters, a choke is recommended to constrict the scattering for a tighter pattern. [3]
Swaged bullet: A bullet that is formed by forcing the bullet into a die to assume its final form. Swaged choke: A constriction or choke in a shotgun barrel formed by a swaging process that compresses the outside of the barrel. Swaged rifling: Rifling in a firearm barrel formed by a swaging process, such as button rifling.
left-to-right: .410 bore, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, and 12 gauge shotgun shells. The six most common shotgun gauges, in descending order of size, are the 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore. [7] By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [7] particularly in the United States. [8]
The firearm of choice for this task is usually a high-quality, double-barreled over and under shotgun with 24- to 32-inch barrels and very open chokes. Often, shooters will choose an improved cylinder choke (one with a tighter pattern) or a skeet choke (one with a wider pattern), but this is a matter of preference. Some gun shops refer to this ...
The Snake Charmer is a .410 bore, stainless-steel, single-shot, break-action shotgun with an exposed hammer, an 18 + 1 ⁄ 8-inch (460 mm) barrel, black molded plastic furniture, and a short thumb-hole buttstock that holds four additional 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (64 mm) shotgun shells.
Although bolt-action guns are usually associated with fixed or detachable box magazines (multi-shot), some are single-shot. In fact, the first general-issue military breechloader was a single-shot bolt action: the paper-cartridge Prussian needle gun of 1841.