We think alike. I have one old Model 12 16g a with mod choke that is a fine Grouse gun and like MCH I would not hesitate to use it for the other upland game he mentions. Just bought its almost twin from a fire member. Again Mod, but if it happened to be full I would use it the same.
You want to have less cripples to bear on your conscious as you try to forget those that sailed or run off not to be found, then use more choke. You will blow-up less Birds than you will cripple with the so called open chokes that are supposedly best for certain game birds. Count on it.
