Recently I did some pattern testing with a new Carlson's choke tube in my 12 ga. shotgun. I shot new Remington, Federal, and Winchester shells, and one of my reloads, all with full choke constriction.
I had been getting erratic, inconsistent, and unacceptble results with the factory chokes, in previous pattern testing.
I screwed-in a new Carlson's full choke,tube, and blasted away at some paper targets, using the same box of shells for each brand.
After spending a week analyzing the patterns shot with the Carlson's, and comparing with the patterns shot with the factory choke, I certainly can see a very favorable result with the Carlson's. The Carlson's patterns are much more consistent in density, shot very close to my point of aim, and generally much more uniform patterns than the factory chokes produced.
The workmanship of the Carlson's is excellent in every way, and have the choke internal diameter marked on the choke tube, which is a handy little bit of info itself.
If you are having trouble getting the results you want with your factory chokes, I can recommend Carlson's, based on my testing.
Even though I am a outdoor writer, I am not getting paid to write this, nor do I get a free hunting trip, no free clothes, no free gun, no free trip to the factory, no free weekend at the Playboy Mansion. And the Carlson's chokes I used? On loan!
Reading your statements about the blow-up of your choke, and I assume it was a Carlson's, lead me to believe you modified the original choke, in some way, and maybe applied the choke to a job it was not intended for.
Right?
If you misuse a steel anvil, implying anyone uses it for what it wan'nt intended for, you may encounter problems, due to no fault of the anvil.
