Reviews - Carlson's 12 Gauge Waterfowl Choke Tube Set, Benelli Crio Plus 07579 Reviews - 8C-CB-12GWCTS-07579

Author: paule (verified customer) , over sixty and left handed. Love to hunt and shoot., from Lake Oswego, Oregon on Feb 21, 2013
Pros:  Don't need a tool with you in the field to change them out.
Cons:  none
Would recommend:  yes

paule wrote:

Chokes fit like a glove in my SBE. Just tested mid and full on pattern board with #2 Kent steel at 16 and 35 yd and the results did not disappoint me. Can't wait to try them out next duck season.

Author: Swamp Donkey (verified customer) from Newburgh, Maine on Nov 8, 2012
Pros:  full set in one case
Would recommend:  yes

Swamp Donkey wrote:

I needed a modified choke to hunt partridge a full set at a fair price and Carlson too they all pattern well and the restriction is easily read even with my 60 yr. old eyes.

Author: BigBilly from Houston, TX on Apr 26, 2012
Would recommend:  yes

BigBilly wrote:

I purchased a set of Carlson's extended chokes to replace the Remington factory flush chokes that I have always used. When the chokes arrived I performed a pattern comparison between my old and new chokes using Winchester Xpert #2 steel (my usual bird load). I patterned three shots each at 25 yards with my IC flush choke and new IC Carlson's choke. Both performed similarly with the edge in pattern consistency and central density going to the new extended choke, but the advantage was slight. I patterned three shots each at 35 yards with my modified flush choke and my new modifed Carlson's choke. There was an enormous difference between the two and it started to make sense why ducks at that range haven't been crumpling for me. Very inconsistent, assymetrical patterns with the flush choke, nice, tight, efficient patterns with the extended choke. I lost my full flush choke years ago, so I have no comparison for the Carlson's full choke. At 25 yards, I need to shoot at a duck's HEAD with ...
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