There are so many (opposing) views on choking that I won't get into that here, but for me, the driver behind the choking tubes being fitted was, to a degree, confidence. I genuinely felt that original chokings I had on my gun were not adequate to cleanly kill the quarry I was seeking to shoot (high driven pheasant late in the season), and because of this, I did not wish to use it for this purpose. This is not an issue with the tighter chokes fitted in when shooting this type of quarry and accordingly, my confidence in the guns ability to cleanly kill has improved.
That does not in any way mean my skill has improved however!!
