My experience with choke constriction was the opposite of the results that Hugh Lomas had. Two examples are a 30" common Sterlingworth with .042 and .044 chokes that threw great killing patterns out to 60 yards with #4 lead. No, I didn't throw those pattern sheets in the fire. My 10 gauge lightweight AYA with chokes in the mid forties also threw great patterns to 60 yards with big steel shot. My scale is not digital, but a Fairbanks feed scale that is checked for accuracy with its own balance weights. Foolproof for accuracy. A friend and shooting buddy has a short ten Francotte, but i don't know its weight. However, I do own a short ten Lefever that weighs exactly 7 1/4 pounds, and a Sauer 26" short ten that weighs exactly 6 1/4 pounds. Although both are fluid steel, original guns in good condition, I limit my 10 gauge loads to 1 1/8 ounces or light 12 gauge shells shot with chamber inserts.
