change a choke

EMcILHENNY · 10-16-2011, 07:53 AM

Is it possible to make a barrel a full choke if it has been cut off?

Bruce Day · 10-16-2011, 08:43 AM

Briley's in Houston can insert a fixed or removable choke tube, provided there is sufficient wall thickness. There is also something called a jug choke in which the bore before the end is increased then narrowed at the end, also depending on wall thickness, but I doubt there would be enough to get you to .020 to .030" constriction. It may be just me, but I've never liked the idea of reducing wall thickness, and I have seen screw in choke tubes blow out.

EMcILHENNY · 10-16-2011, 08:55 AM

Thank you.

Ray Masciarella · 10-16-2011, 10:47 AM

There is a gunsmith in Canada who can sleeve the choke. He doesn't need a lot of barrel thickness to do it. I've had it done where chokes on my gun where taken out too much. Worked good and can barely tell work was done. Google words like "choke", "sleeve", etc. I don't have my file with me and can't remember name. If you can't find it let me know and I'll get the name. Ray

EMcILHENNY · 10-16-2011, 10:56 AM

I will give it a try.

William Stevenson · 10-17-2011, 06:33 PM

Briley's in Houston installed thin wall chokes on my 12 ga steel shot special and furnished full, modified and improved cylinder choke tubes. You cannot tell tubes are installed unless you look into the muzzle.The gun has No barrel swell or other external indications of tubes. I don't see why they couldn't install any tube you wanted in a shortened barrel. Bill

Kensal Rise · 10-17-2011, 06:54 PM

EMc:
It's just my opinion, but a cut barrel Parker has one strike against it. A cut barrel Parker with choke tubes has three. I'd send your barrels to Kirk Merrington and see if he can get some choke back for you. It won't be "Full" however. Then again, nobody really needs Full choke. I've broken every target on my sporting course with true cylinder (just not in the same round).

Best, Kensal

EMcILHENNY · 10-18-2011, 06:43 AM

Thank you.

Steve McCarty · 10-21-2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kensal Rise

EMc:
It's just my opinion, but a cut barrel Parker has one strike against it. A cut barrel Parker with choke tubes has three. I'd send your barrels to Kirk Merrington and see if he can get some choke back for you. It won't be "Full" however. Then again, nobody really needs Full choke. I've broken every target on my sporting course with true cylinder (just not in the same round).

Best, Kensal

I agree. When Churchill made his 25" guns, they became, for a while, all the rage. We see lots of Win 21's with those stubby tubes. I have an SKB SXS with 26"ers and it's not my favorite shotgun.

With these new "spreader" shells I'm thinking that we can get a lot of variety with tightly choked guns. Put the spreader shells in one pocket and regular non-spreaders in the other. No need to change chokes, just change shells. Do any of you guys do this?

Autumn Daze · 10-21-2011, 07:24 PM

Yup...I do