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M21, 26", WS-1 and 2.
They are way easier to find than 28", and they work just fine.
The WS-2 is easy to live with. 4 spread loads per line does it.
The gun otherwise is choked perfectly for doubles from 4.
Chilled 9's are your friend in that left barrel.
I have this exact gun and it does get some use.
It's way fun.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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With your criteria, a Merkel model 8, a similar Sauer, or Husqvarna 310, all can be had under $1k.
Merkel isn't a bad choice. Matter of fact the outfit GSI in AL that imported them listed Sporting Clays model equipped with choke tubes. That would be a great candidate though it's probably as common on second-hand market as proverbial hens teeth. I suspect very, very few were actually sold as at that time almost nobody used SxS for sporting clays.
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I think I found mine: Parker Reproduction 12ga, 28", SST. Factory choked IC/M, but actually measures 007/011. Good for skeet, and also for typical Sporting Clays courses for side by side events.
When I bought mine (off the for sale board here), there was a long discussion about those choke constrictions. Turns out they were standard on 12ga IC/M Repros. You won't have any trouble finding a Repro 12ga with 26" barrels and those chokes, but most with 28" will be choked M/F. I would have preferred DT on mine, but that's a personal deal. So far, no issues with the SST. Likewise, you might find one with a PG or a BT, or both.
You'll likely pay a lot more for a Sporting Clays Special.
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My understanding was that Winchester's WS-2 choke was more open than the WS-1. The two WS-1s I have (12 ga. M12s) mike at 7 and 9 points, tighter than optimum in my opinion for skeet. I can't imagine WS-2 being tighter.
A serious SxS for skeet? Probably a M21 because they are easy to come by in a pistol grip/beavertail configuration.
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USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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Why not put choke tubes in the gun you've already got, the BSS, and keep shooting what is familiar to you?
Or, if your heart is set on buying another gun, buy another BSS and choke it for skeet.
Hard to overstate the benefits of shooting the same gun all the time. "Beware the man ......"
SRH
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Light chippy breaks get boring after a while. Learn how to shoot well with a tight choked gun. Put on a smoke show while still going 25 straight. Not my favorite gun for skeet but i did go 125 straigbt witb my mod/full Mdl. 21.
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If I just want to smack skeet targets I would get an Remington 1100 with a skeet barrel or a full choke barrel and cut off all the choke.
Walter c. Snyder
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Back in my twenties I shot enough 100 straights in NSSA competition with whacked barrel Model 12s (12- and 20-gauge) with Simmons Ribs to know "you don't need no stink'n choke" for skeet.
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Thank you all for the numerous options. Just what Id hoped for. Think the first thing Im gonna do is try the B-SS at skeet, as-choked.
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