I am in the process of setting up a dedicated grouse gun. I recently bought a 12 ga. Ugartecha choked MOD/FULL. I am considering opening it up to Cyl (.000) and Skeet (.005). I hunted with a couple hardcore grouse hunters last fall and both had their o/u's choked this way. Common sense tells me Skeet and Imp. Cyl. would do less damage to the gun's worth. I don't consider an Uglie to be a reasonable candidate for tubing, would double the cost and not improve resale value much. Opinions?
Skeet & Imp. Cyl. Why bother with two barrel gun? Common sense tells me you need old Ithaca 37 with 26" barrel and Imp. Cyl barrel. Reason I say old is because old ones with fixed choke had light contour barrels making them wonderful upland pump. Naturally Model 12 Featherweight 12ga with 26" barrel would be just as good or better. The 26" barrel came with 1/4 choke standard. Does this help with your dilemma?
