Originally Posted By: Humpty Dumpty

Moral: full choke is more universal than cylinder.


I'd say that depends on the universe you inhabit. Here in the States, except for turkeys and pass shooting waterfowl, cylinder is actually quite versatile. You get essentially the same pattern at 25 yards with cylinder as you get with full at 40 yards (70%). And with virtually all upland gamebirds, you're going to be taking way more of them at 25 yards (or less) than you will at 40 or more. Not to mention the fact that a lot of shotgunners are not very proficient on 40 yard flying targets. Turkeys being an exception, since they're stationary.