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In my opinion, the overhead chukar shot screaming down canyon is one of the toughest in wingshooting. I think they have been clocked at 947mph. It seems like it at least. Two days ago, a friend flushed a bird above canyon and called my name, knowing I was below him. I was behind a big rock, and couldn't see the bird coming, so I had no idea if it would fly overhead or on which side of the rock he would appear from. It ended up passing to the right, and I had a split second to mount the gun, swing past, and shoot. The open choke (ic) from my Lefever with 1 oz. 6's pasted the bird at 30 yards, although it ended up falling about 60-70 yds away. I agree with the previous post that said that seeing the bird too far ahead of time is a hindrance, leading to "tracking" the bird.

I really don't worry about choke. I'm focused on the shot. This duck season I had a flock come in overhead and was using an automatic that I had choked in skeet and using #6 hevi-steel. IKilled two incommers with no problem. In a double, I always have the barrel selector set to fire the most open choke first. The real trick on an overhead/incommer is to wait. you've driven many miles to kill a duck, be patient and wait until they are about 30 yards or less. Use the "blot-shot" swing up through the bird until the barrels "blot" out the bird, then FIRE. keep swinging and wha-lah, dead duck.-IM