Grouse choke tube

[fishinjosh98]

I used a modified choke tube last year but everyone says i should use a improved choke for grouse. thoughts?

[seasock]

How sucessful were you, did you get many kills or were most of your shots failures? Guys I know way up north like a full choke or 22 for clean grouse kills. It depends on the shooter really, tighter patterns make for more accurate shooters especially if you are fast enough to be taking them on the ground before they can fly.

[fishinjosh98]

well i got him on the ground he was about 40feet maybe and all i hit was head

[seasock]

Sounds like you are on target, I think the full choke would be good, less affected by brush, or the .22 or .22 mag. and work on that speed to kill them on the ground. Carry a few slugs with you too, maybe you could get a chance to kill one of those bigfoots if you see one. Guys I know way up north are always ready to kill a bigfoot if they see one, it's the only way to prove if they exist or not.

[fishinjosh98]

ok sounds good, i usually carry my 22 in case of squirrel

[DRH1175]

I like skeet or improved since most of my shots are 15 to 20 yds up close

[TylerS]

Improved Cylinder or Skeet would be your best bet. Unless all you'll ever shoot is birds on the ground at 40-plus yards. But if you think about the habitat grouse live in, as well as the likelihood of a flushing shot at even just 25 yards, never mind 40, a wider pattern is ideal.

I shot an IC out of an 870 youth pump, and I know it's helped me bag more birds through the years. You never know when just one or two pellets out of a wide spread will hit its mark and put another bird in your bag.

[reddog]

Back when I was hunting hard, skeet was my bbl of choice.

[suncruiser234]

I shoot Skeet until the leaves drop and the birds are more skitish then I switch to Modified.

[Tinkhamtown]

Modified or improved chokes will not matter on ground or in tree shots but improved cylinder choke will seem like somebody waived a magic wand over your shooting at grouse on the wing. Go for it (imp cyl) and be prepared to be amazed.

Tink

[charliepete]

I shoot a 20 gauge o/u choked cyl and i/c. With an ounce of hard 7.5's I have enough pattern with the cylinder out to 25 yards, and another 10 yards with the i/c. On occasion I might kill a grouse at the 40 yard mark, but 90% of them are inside 25 yards. I hunt over good dogs. If I put a single bb in a bird he's most likely coming home with me. If I was hunting dogless and had to chase down wounded grouse on my own I might have a different philosophy.