A+ for Carlsons choke tubes

[Bad64chevelle]

I’ve been running a Carlson’s cremator choke tube on my stoeger for over a year now , have had a lot of luck with it , and it’s been great . Two weeks ago , we Got into a group of snows , downed a few , then couldn't hit the broad side of the barn.  I decided to swap to a modified choke , to do a little jump shooting , and thank god i did . I had a split down the middle of the choke . I couldn’t believe it . I emailed carlsons right then and there in the field , and 5 minutes later they responded asking for my address , and two days later I had a brand new choke at my door . They did ask for the broken one so they could look at it and see what actually happened to it ., but they paid for that too . They get an A in my book for their customer service , I’ll be interested to see what was the cause , if they can determine one .
 

 

[MikeStaten]

I’ve had good luck with carlsons too and their prices are very reasonable relative to others.  

[Lunatic]

It broke right at the weak spot

[Woodsman416]

53 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

It broke right at the weak spot

That's what I was thinking too. They sure look fancy but at the cost of wall thickness.

[mazzgolf]

Wow. I have the same chokes (I bought the set of 3). I'll be sure to keep an eye out.

@Bad64chevelle What are the specs of the shells were you shooting (shot size, length, fps, brand)?

[Bad64chevelle]

26 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

Wow. I have the same chokes (I bought the set of 3). I'll be sure to keep an eye out.

@Bad64chevelle What are the specs of the shells were you shooting (shot size, length, fps, brand)?

I’ve got a buddy who bought the same choke the same time and ran the same shells , and hasn’t had any issues . Id shot everything from #4 steel to bbb . At the time it broke I was shooting black cloud 3” bbb  1-1/4 oz 1450 FPS . I had emailed Carlson a few months prior when I had gotten the bbb by accident , they said no issue , the choke can shoot anything but a slug .... those shells were HAMMERING the snows  (and apparently my choke maybe) 

[archer36]

I had a Patternmaster choke that was a little out of round. I called them and they replaced it.

[johnyanu]

I have never tried i use the kicks high flyer I may switch over