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  2. Choke (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A choke is designed to alter or shape the distribution of the shot as it leaves the firearm. For shooting most game birds and clay pigeons, a desirable pattern is one that is as large as possible while being dense enough to ensure multiple hits on the target, at a particular range. The choke should be tailored to the range and size of the targets.

  3. Skeet shooting - Wikipedia

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    Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity whose participants use shotguns to attempt to break clay targets which two fixed stations mechanically fling into the air at high speed and at a variety of angles.

  4. Double-barreled shotgun - Wikipedia

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    Having two barrels lets the shooter use a more open choke for near targets, and a tighter choke for distant targets, [6] providing the optimal shot pattern for each distance. The disadvantage lies in the fact that the barrels of a double-barreled shotgun, whether over-and-under or side-by-side, are not parallel, but slightly angled, [ citation ...

  5. Clay pigeon shooting - Wikipedia

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    Skeet guns are usually lighter and faster handling with barrel length from 26 to 28 in (0.66 to 0.71 m) and with fairly open chokes. Sporting models most often come with an interchangeable choke facility and barrel lengths of 28 in (0.71 m), 30 in (0.76 m), and 32 in (0.81 m) according to preference. Side-by-side

  6. Snake Charmer (shotgun) - Wikipedia

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    The Snake Charmer is a .410 bore, stainless steel, single-shot, break-action shotgun, with an exposed hammer, an 18-1/8" barrel, black molded plastic stock and forend (aka "furniture"), and a short thumb-hole butt-stock that holds four additional 2-1/2" shotgun shells.

  7. .410 bore - Wikipedia

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    A .410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small game hunting and pest control. The .410 started off in the United Kingdom as a garden gun along with the .360 and the No. 3 bore (9 mm) rimfire, No. 2 bore (7 mm) rimfire, and No. 1 bore (6 mm) rimfire. .410 shells have similar base dimensions to the .45 Colt cartridge ...

  8. Chiappa Triple Crown - Wikipedia

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    The barrels have a triangular arrangement with one on top and two below. This gives the Triple Crown a single-barrel sight picture. The barrels accept standard Rem-Choke style choke tubes and it comes with 5 choke tubes ranging from Improved Cylinder to Full Choke. [4] It uses a single trigger and has a manual safety on the tang behind the ...

  9. Beretta 682 - Wikipedia

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    12, 20, or 28 gauge or .410 bore [1] The Beretta 682 (also known as the S682, 682 Gold, and 682 Gold E) [ 2 ] is a competition grade [ further explanation needed ] over-under shotgun. It is manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta , in Gardone Val Trompia , Italy.