Kevin,
I think your choice of chokes in .015 and .025 is about perfect for the uses you mention. I have been considering opening the chokes on a '74 Superposed with 30" bbls. that are currently m/f and I have about decided on .015 and .025. Better to be over-choked than under, and you can always open them, but you dang sure can't "close" them. A few spreaders in your bag help when you have those really close shots.
I think I would stay with CSM's standard blue on the bbls. as it is superb, and a matte finish might look a little too utilitarian. Glare shouldn't be a problem, but I understand Hal wanting to take that out of the equation.
And unless you are just a confirmed, straight grip shooter who won't have anything else, I strongly recommend that you consider a pistol grip on your gun for the uses you have described. Straight grips are ok for field guns that aren't used in great volume, but a pistol grip gives you much better control on a target gun. Checkered butts are nice to look at, but for serious shooting, a pad will be much better.
JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 06/29/09 10:03 AM.
