Beretta 1301 Tactical Choke Tube

[SteveL]

Which choke do you guys prefer to run in your 1301 Tactical, and why?

Thanks.

[gaijin]

Improved or Light Mod.
Better pattern with 00Buck/birdshot and can still shoot slugs (which I really don’t care for these days).

[SteveL]

Improved or Light Mod.
Better pattern with 00Buck/birdshot and can still shoot slugs (which I really don’t care for these days).

Thanks.

[Todd.K]

What shells are you shooting and how does it pattern?

[GH41]

What shells are you shooting and how does it pattern?

Yea. You don't really know how a combination will shoot without shooting it. Soft lead will be deformed more by a short forcing cone than a tight choke. Deformed shot makes for bigger patterns at any distance. Extended chokes tend to do better than short ones.

[SteveL]

What shells are you shooting and how does it pattern?

Yea. You don't really know how a combination will shoot without shooting it. Soft lead will be deformed more by a short forcing cone than a tight choke. Deformed shot makes for bigger patterns at any distance. Extended chokes tend to do better than short ones.

Thanks for the responses. I'll try to get to the range early this week and get some pics of how it's patterning. It has the stock modified choke in it and I have a variety of shells on hand.

Note that this isn't any kind of complaint. I'm just curious if anyone here has changed out their choke for something else, or keep any additional chokes on hand, and if so why?