Colt Walker 45 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Cut off my 28 inch barrel Stoeger SxS to 22 inches. I am wondering in anyone has experience doing this. Did it work ok at SASS distances. Do you have any problems with the knock downs or seen any issues. Thanks for in info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Lots of folks use open chokes with no trouble. If i have a choice, I use improved skeet, but open has worked well for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thousands of shotguns have been cut down for SASS. They work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Works like a charm. Try patterning your gun now at about 7 yards. I think you'll find a spread of around 18-24 inches, with no holes! Point and pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Howdy  Somebody cut down my nice old Stevens hammer double to 24" before I bought it. Works fine, knocks down everything I point it at. Ya just have to take a moment to aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacknife Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ya point a shotgun, not aim. If they were meant to be aimed, they would have sights front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cut off my 28 inch barrel Stoeger SxS to 22 inches. I am wondering in anyone has experience doing this. Did it work ok at SASS distances. Do you have any problems with the knock downs or seen any issues. Thanks for in info. Â Colt, I have had success with open bore Ithaca/SKBs in 20-21" lengths for 8-10 years (and yes it takes the chrome out of the barrels). From knockdowns to flipper targets to aerial birds. If shooting smokeless I might make a choice in shot/powder but in BP I stick with same fairly heavy load of CB Goex/1+oz7.5 shot. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ya point a shotgun, not aim. If they were meant to be aimed, they would have sights front and rear. Â I just knew somebody was going to say that. Sorry, I beg to differ. When I shoot Trap, I point the gun. Half the time I don't even see the muzzle. But CAS ain't Trap or Skeet. The targets are not moving. I ALWAYS take a moment to actually aim my shotgun in CAS, no different than I do with my rifle. Like I said, anything I point my old Stevens at, falls down. In CAS, guys who are not very familiar with shotguns often shoot over or under the target because they are not used to the sight picture. Generally speaking, if they take a moment to form a sight picture, just like with the rifle, they will hit the target. Just because there is no rear sight on a shotgun, why would you treat it any differently when shooting stationary targets than you would a rifle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ya point a shotgun, not aim. If they were meant to be aimed, they would have sights front and rear. Well, ya miss a few now and then do ya. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacknife Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Well, ya miss a few now and then do ya. 12 Â Nope, don't have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Frank Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 At the distances that we shoot, I don't think that you can get too much spead with the shotgun. When I switched from a Stoeger to a Baikal, I had a lot of shotgun misses. I pulled the choke tubes to see what they were (Modified, Full). I swapped in two Open choke tubes and my misses decreased considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Brazos Kid Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 At the distances that we shoot, I don't think that you can get too much spead with the shotgun. When I switched from a Stoeger to a Baikal, I had a lot of shotgun misses. I pulled the choke tubes to see what they were (Modified, Full). I swapped in two Open choke tubes and my misses decreased considerably. Â When I got my Stoeger Coach gun, I ran a bunch of patterns, using everything from Skeet to Modified chokes. (.005 to .020). Â I tested/patterned from distances of 10 to 15 yards and found that I.C. chokes (.010) provided the best size patterns that I got from any of the others. These gave enough spread to easily cover a target, while holding the shot concentrated enough to get the most energy on the target. Â Once that was done, I have onlt had 1 KD target not go down in the last year and a half, and that was my fault as I wasn't pointing that target correctly to start with. Â I'll agree that you could "Get By" with an open bore, (no choke), but it certainly isn't better than using a small amount of choke. Better concentration of the shot results in much higher kinetic energy, and is more reliable on KD targets. Â RBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Hell I just point my pistols and rifles-what are these sight things you refer to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I, unlike others, prefer Modified/Modified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Dick, SASS #12880 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I concluded that the best choke for my short-barreled '87 is improved cylinder. I base that on the fact that that was the tube installed when I received it and I was too lazy to try any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The 1st Baikal I bought was a 28 incher.I had that cut down to 22 inches.Been using it for years and it works just fine on knock downs and flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Did the same thing myself and it worked like a champ. No problems with KD's or flyers that popped up. My first several years of registered skeet was all shot with cylinder bore. Smithy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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