Choke (firearms)
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choke-firearms-161-6880830
title:
Choke (firearms)
text:
A choke is a tapered constriction of a firearm barrel at its muzzle end. Chokes are most commonly seen on shotguns, but are also used on some rifles, pistols, or even airguns. Notably, some.22 LR match rifles have a constricted bore diameter near the muzzle. Chokes are almost always used with modern hunting and target shotguns to improve performance. Their purpose is to shape the spread of the shot "cloud" or "string" to gain better range and accuracy, and to deliver the optimum pattern of pelle
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
A tapered constriction of the muzzle on a firearm barrel to change the shot spread
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_(firearms)
date created:
2007-05-29T20:24:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T05:55:07Z
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13
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