Clink54 said:
I have an old Citori with fixed chokes (F/M). I broke my first 25 straight shooting the modified barrel. I had read numerous articles that stated switching to a full choke would improve my confidence and accuracy. So, I made the switch and my scores declined about two or three birds per 25. I was averaging about 22.
After a month of shooting nothing but full choke my scores began to return to their old average. In another 6 weeks, the scores began a slow crawl upwards. Yesterday, I shot 49/50 with 42 straight.
Anecdotal evidence with a low statistical sample size shouldn't convince anyone to change their shooting style, but it seems to be working for me. My brain expects to see smoke, and my eyes move my hands to achieve that expectation.
Yes - but you didn't change GUNS and CHokes! The OP did!
Like I said. It could be some factor related to confidence. It almost certainly wasn't the difference in CONSTRICTION between IM and FULL.
However; since these were both fixed choke guns, the actual construction may be quite different when shot compared to how it's marked.
But the OP went from a Browning to a Remington.
From a Field Gun set up to a Trap gun set up.
he said it was a BPS trap GUN
Surely you guys, considering those facts, aren't going to keep arguing that a FULL choke in the Remington caused more ink balls causing more confidence leading to higher scores ........than the mediocre breaks from an Improved Mod choke.....
That would be crazy.