Choke on Sportsman 12 Magnum pump with rifle sites.

[JDNC]

I have a Sportsman 12 Magnum pump. It has rifle sights on it. They look factory, but it could be an aftermarket. It is a Remington barrel and its 19 inches from the front of the receiver. Any idea of the choke that barrel might have? I'd like to shoot it at skeet/trap/5 stand and want to know what it would be best at.

[Virginian]

I believe that barrel has no choke, having been designed for rifled slug shooting. I believe that was before the era of sabot slugs and rifled barrels, but I would definitely look and make sure it is a smoothbore before trying to shoot any shot.
A cylinder bore is not that bad for shooting skeet, which is a close range game, with 1-1/8 ounce loads, but I believe you will find yourself severely handicapped trying to shoot anything else with no choke, and those rifle sights won'y help much either. Best bet is probably another barrel.

[JDNC]

The barrel has no rifling. Smooth as silk. Does that mean the choke is probably tight/full or would it be more like a skeet choke?

[tudurgs]

For a real quick answer as to whether the gun is a full choke, insert a fresh dime into the muzzle. If it will not go in, it is full choke. if it does enter, the gun is more open choked.

[Virginian]

How did you extrapolate no rifling to mean a tight choke? Wrong. A Remington barrel it will say what the choke is right on it. If it doesn't say anything, it has no choke, or it is a RemChoke barrel with screw in choke tubes, and those say what they are right on them, too.

[Wulfman]

Every Remington catalog I've looked through that lists a factory made, rifle-sighted, smooth-bore (no choke tubes), 12 ga., "Deer barrel", as you seem to be describing......shows the choke as being "Improved Cylinder".


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[JDNC]

What is the ideal choke for 5 Stand?