[skeet]

ZASU,

The 700 constriction choke you have is about a modified choke constriction. A full would be on the order of a .690 or so. Heck I have some chokes here with a .660 constriction. Lead shot only of course. Chokes are weird things. Every one is different in every gun. The XX loads were really engineered to give great patterns back when you could shoot waterfowl with them. Now with the Turkey shooters being a big thing they keep makin 'em better. Steel shot is a law unto itself also. You have to try to find the best choke with each different type of ammo sometimes..just like rifle shootin. As far as T shot...I used it extensively on waterfowl back in Md. Steel T shot killed geese with authority out to about 65-70 yds...especially using a 10 ga. In the 12 ga maybe not quite as well but still good. I used an improved modified for T in a 12 ga and the 10 ga also. Lead T shot was a real killer(but not really legal) if you had a gun that would shoot it. I messed with the bore of a S&W1000 Auto I got on trade till it shot great patterns with a reload of Lead T I developed. At 40 yds it shot 100% patterns..at 60 yds about 72%. I actually killed more than 1 goose at 90-100 yds. But I shot geese every day.... 250-300 a season. I got kinda good at shootin geese. As an aside on that gun. It wouldn't shoot BB's 2's or 4's worth a hoot(hardly ever found anything that shot 4's well). But with Lead T and Lead 5's it shot 100% at 40 yds. Go figure?! You'll have to keep lookin for another choke that you can use..and keep on trying patterns. BTW static patterns(still targets) won't show you much for flying birds..but will work really well for turkey shootin!