Great for competition shooters! Is ported box louder than sealed? The ports on the barrel are for reducing recoil by allowing the expanding gases to sort of thrust the end of the pistol downward. Having the barrel ported has a wonderful application for those shooters seeking faster follow-up shots on target. Supposedly, the purpose of the ported choke is to strip the wad from the shot charge which supposedly provides for a better pattern.
The holes go all the way around the tube so it is pushing down as much as it is pushing up. Ported choke tubes are not designed to reduce muzzle jump or recoil. What is the purpose of a ported choke tube? Long story short, old Black Cloud wouldn’t shoot well through ported and wad-stripping choke tubes. The rocket scientists at Federal have solved the two major drawbacks of their flagship waterfowl load. Can you shoot black cloud through a ported choke? Ported enclosures are generally more efficient in regard to the amplifier power necessary to make the subwoofers perform and allow you to use a smaller amplifier than you would need with a comparable sealed enclosure. Not always the case but the non ported chokes can pattern better with all kinds of ammo, sometimes steel loads do worse instead of better with ported chokes pattern wise.
Usually your better off with a non ported choke for steel loads. Which is better ported or non ported choke tubes?