Can you shoot 00 buck shot out of any choke tube?

Answer 1

Yes, you can fire buck thru any type choke. However this does not mean it will work better, as smaller shots do. It is very easy to over-choke buckshot. Most smaller shot does not have as much of a problem as with 00 buck. As the shot goes through the choke "if too tight" the shot smashes into each other and the barrel and deforms the round shot, with flat edges. This can give you a "card" reaction. If you flip a card through the air you will see it doesn't fly straight but flips all over. This is what happens to over-chocked 00 to a lesser extent. Some chokes are even dangerous with 00 buck. Take a 90% Turkey choke. This could blow the end of your barrel off. Talk to every manufacture out there and they will tell you modified choke is recommended for 00.

With smaller buck you may be able to tighten up a bit.. but you will not get a better pattern. At 50 yards on a modified choke with 00 you will get 1 or 2 pellets. Smaller shot will grant more.