Agree that there is nothing magic about cylinder. And I would not go as far as McIntosh did in his article when he stated that choke was something we could "do without".
But I would have written, with firm conviction, that most UPLAND hunters tend to be overchoked rather than underchoked. I believe that's true for three reasons:
1. Most upland game is shot within cylinder or skeet choke range.
2. Therefore, using the more open chokes gives the shooter greater margin for error, while making it less likely the bird will be badly shot up.
3. Finally, it's sad but true that most hunters can't take advantage of tighter chokes, for the simple reason that they can't hit at ranges where modified or tighter chokes are necessary in order to kill cleanly. But those tighter chokes are quite appropriate for the relatively small minority of hunters who can take advantage of them.
Last edited by L. Brown; 03/28/14 08:01 AM.
