Modified is a smaller, tighter pattern than improved cylinder. Basically, the slope in a modified choke tube is steeper than an improved cylinder choke tube.
* Full *- Improved Modified ** Modified **- Improved Cylinder **$ Skeet *** Cylinder Bore
Extra Full, Full, Improved Modified, Modified, Improved Cylinder, Cylinder, Skeet
Choke Efficiency:Cylinder-100%Skeet #1-83%Improved Cylinder-62%Skeet #2-47%Modified-33%Full-21%
M=MODIFIED IC=IMPROVED CYLINDER S=SKEET F=FULL Also, as stamped on receiver: * Full *- Improved Modified ** Modified **- Improved Cylinder **$ Skeet *** Cylinder Bore
Available Benelli choke tubes are Cylinder, Improved Cylinder, Modified, Improved Modified, Full, and Extra Full Turkey.
what i would use is a modified or an improved
Improved modified chokes from Beretta are designed to provide a tighter shot pattern than the standard modified choke, making them ideal for medium-range shooting. They achieve this by having a slightly narrower constriction, which helps concentrate the shot for better accuracy and effectiveness with various loads. This makes improved modified chokes suitable for hunting and clay shooting, particularly for birds like ducks and pheasants. Overall, they enhance versatility while maintaining reliable performance.
In both the U.S. and British scale of chokes, Full choke is the tightest choke for game guns (there are some "extra tight" chokes but these are generally for other thsan game guns). The English 3/4 (three quarter) choke is equivalent to the U.S. "Improved Modified" The English 1/2 (quarter ) choke is equivant to the U.S. "modified" In other words the Mod choke is one half the tightness of a full choke and a the Improved Modified is three quarters the tightness of a full choke.
I would use either a modified,or improved cylinder,choke for close in small bird hunting.
The Sweet was available in all chokes (with the exception of an open choke) at one time or another. '*' designates full choke (F). '*-' designates improved modified choke (IM). '**' designates modified choke (M). '**-' designates improved cylinder choke (IC). '**$' designates skeet (SK). '***' designates cylinder bore (CYL).
Invector is a brand not a choke. Invector is a brand not a choke.
That will depend on what you are hunting, what gauge you are using and what load you are shooting. As a very general rule, modified and improved.