When using steel shot, you should only use stainless steel choke tubes with modified or more open chokes. You should not use steel shot with Extra Full, Full, or Improved Modified Chokes of any kind. If it is a fixed choke barrel, we do not recommend using steel shot, as it may damage your barrel(s).
Can you shoot steel shot out of Benelli chokes?
Why can’t I shoot steel through improved modified and full chokes? Because steel does not compress, it can damage the barrel and choke as the shot charge passes through. For patterns with steel shot, we recommend using Benelli extended waterfowl chokes for tighter patterns.
What does CL mean on Benelli choke?
Never shoot your shotgun without a choke tube installed! CL=cylinder. IC=improved cylinder. M=modified. IM=improved modified.
What does steel shot OK IC mean?
Steel Shot OK means the steel and heat treatment used to make the choke tube are strong enough to hold up to te impact of hard steel shot. Choke is like a garden hose nozzle, it squeezes the shot a litle to make a better more uniform pattern.
What choke has 4 notches?
The cylinder will have five notches on the end of the choke that will indicate it’s a cylinder. The improved cylinder will have four notches, the modified has three notches, the improved modified has two notches and the full has one notch.
What choke does Benelli Super Black Eagle use?
The two guns use two different choke systems. The Nova uses the Benelli Standard choke, aka Beretta Mobil choke. The SBE II uses the Benelli Crio choke, aka Crio Plus, aka Beretta Optima Plus.
Can I use steel shot with an extra full choke?
You should not use steel shot with Extra Full, Full, or Improved Modified Chokes of any kind. If it is a fixed choke barrel, we do not recommend using steel shot, as it may damage your barrel (s).
Can you use lead shot in a zero taper choke tube?
Choke tubes with zero taper are available for steel pellet shooters who normally shoot improved cylinder choke when firing lead. Regardless of whether you use lead or steel shot, fire some test shots at the range to find out how lead and/or steel shot shoots in your shotgun.
How does choke work with lead shot?
Choke works the same with either lead or steel shot. but because of the difference between lead and steel shot, the results are different. Shotguns got the nicknamed “scatterguns” because of how quickly the shot pellets fired from those with no choke would scatter.
What is the best choke range for a shotgun?
Shotguns with only a slight amount of choke are called “improved cylinder,” and their optimum pattern occurs at 25 yards. A fully choked gun with a lot of constriction is still effective at 45 yards. An intermediate choked gun, called a modified gun, delivers a good shot pattern to 35 yards.
