Only way to tell as far as perceived/felt recoil would be via a blind test, 2 identical guns, identical factory shells, only difference being cyl vs full. Would "slop in the average load" compensate for any velocity gain in favor of the full choke? Guys with their own chronos might comment on variations they've seen in factory loads. I had Tom Armbrust check a couple factory loads (both British) for pressure and velocity. Gamebore Traditional Game 16ga showed a whopping max difference of 3 fps, high to low. Not much slop there. Eley Blue 12ga was 20 fps. Maybe enough there to offset a full choke velocity advantage . . . or maybe not.
Always better to check theories via real world testing. After all, there was once a theory that a curve ball is an optical illusion . . . to which a major league pitcher (I think maybe Dizzy Dean) suggested they try hiding the theorist behind a sheet of wood 60'6" away and he'd beat him to death with illusions.
Last edited by L. Brown; 09/09/12 06:06 AM.
