Waterfowl Choke Tubes
Waterfowl choke tubes are built for steel and other non-toxic loads, and the right one depends on how far your birds are when you shoot. Kicks High Flyer tubes come in improved cylinder through extra full, and Carlson's labels its Cremator tubes by range. Each name lists gauge, constriction and thread. Check your system on all choke tubes.
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Choose by range, then by thread
Ducks finishing in the decoys and geese working the edge of the spread need different patterns. A wide pattern is forgiving up close. A tighter one holds together for the birds that will not commit. Carlson's makes this easy by naming Cremator tubes close range, mid range and long range instead of by constriction. Kicks High Flyer tubes use the familiar names, from improved cylinder to extra full.
Carlson's Cremator and Black Cloud
The Cremator is ported to cut muzzle jump and uses three graduated rings inside the parallel section to ease the shot column into the final constriction. Carlson's Black Cloud tubes are built to get the most from Federal Black Cloud loads. If you would rather buy once, Carlson's waterfowl 3-packs cover close, mid and long range, and the 2-packs cover mid and long.
Kicks High Flyer
Kicks High Flyer tubes cover the most threads in this collection: Winchoke, Rem Choke, Remington ProBore, Browning Invector, Invector Plus and Invector DS, Beretta/Benelli Mobil, Benelli Crio Plus, Beretta Optima HP and Optima Plus, and Mossberg Accu-Mag. They come in 10, 12 and 20 gauge.
Geese
Bigger birds at longer range usually mean a tighter tube. Look at the long range Cremator and Black Cloud tubes, the full and extra full High Flyers, and the Browning Invector Plus Goose Band Full.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best choke for duck hunting?
Over decoys, improved cylinder or modified is a common starting point. Pass shooting calls for something tighter. Pattern your steel load before opening day, because the right answer depends on the shell.
What do close range, mid range and long range mean on Carlson's tubes?
Carlson's names its waterfowl constrictions by the distance they are built for. Each product's details list the exact exit diameter.
Can I shoot steel through any choke tube?
No. These waterfowl tubes are built for it, but several turkey and extra full tubes in the store are lead only. Check the product details first.
Are there 20 gauge waterfowl choke tubes?
Yes. Kicks High Flyer tubes come in 20 gauge for Winchoke, Rem Choke, Browning Invector Plus, Beretta/Benelli Mobil and Benelli Crio Plus guns.