Conversations like this tend to generalize with few to no parameters. The most important variable is payload. I don't mind a little more choke but I don't shoot heavy payloads. I only shoot 7/8 ounce loads in 12 and 16 gauge and I rarely use that much gun. A 50% pattern of 1-1 1/8 ounce at a given range has a heck of a lot more density than a 50% pattern of 1/2-3/4 ounce of shot at the same distance.