InstantForum.NET v4.1.3Mossy Oak Forumhttp://www.mossyoak.com/forum/noreply@mossyoakobsession.comMon, 01 Dec 2008 13:53:20 GMT20http://www.mossyoak.com/forum/Topic31105-25-1.aspxthanks that did help alot.i live in oklahoma.<br>i have been around rabbit running my whole life<br>but just got my own beagles about 3 years ago<br>myself...right now i have 2 males and just got a <br>female pup[7 months old].Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:30:22 GMTbunnybusterhttp://www.mossyoak.com/forum/Topic31105-25-1.aspxBunnyBuster, this is one of my favorite subjects. I love shotguns for hunting all sorts of game. Here goes:<br><br><br><br>Cylinder bore (also called Open): no constriction at all, the muzzle is the same diameter as the barrel. Widest spread of the shot pattern!<br><br>Skeet: some constriction<br><br>Improved Cylinder: a little more constriction (or choke)<br><br>Light Modified: tighter <br><br>Modified: still tighter (this falls just about in the middle of the common range of chokes)<br><br>Improved modified: tighter<br><br>Light Full: tighter<br><br>Full: pretty tight patterns now, good for longer range shots<br><br>Extra Full: really tight patterns (like for turkeys)<br><br>Super Full: tightest patterns of all the common chokes available, good for long range shots at turkeys, not much else.<br><br><br><br>For rabbit hunting you probably would be happiest with an Improved Cylinder or a Modified choke and #4 or #6 shot.<br><br><br><br>If you cut off your barrel you will remove any choke in it and you will have a cylinder bore. This would give you very wide patterns, so wide and uncontrolled that you would probably not be happy with the results. If you want to get a wider spread you could take your gun to a gunsmith and have him open the choke up some. This would be cheaper than replacing the gun or the barrel.<br><br><br><br>As for your question about slugs, you can shoot shoot any lead slug through your barrel.<br><br><br><br>Hope this helps. <br><br><br><br>P.S. what part of the country do you hunt bunnies in? I live in NE GA, near Atlanta. I just got into rabbit hunting in the last few years. I've got three beagles and a basset hound.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:06:09 GMTbigalconehttp://www.mossyoak.com/forum/Topic31105-25-1.aspxcan some one please explain to me the meaning of all the different<br>shot gun chokes,...modified....improved modified....open....improved cylinder<br>i have a 410 with an improved modified choke and want to know if i can shoot <br>a slug through it...it holds a really tight pattern...too tight for rabbit hunting<br>will sawing a few inches off the barrel spread it out some.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:18:43 GMTbunnybuster