Parker Reproduction 12 ga. Chokes

[Jerry McCarty]

Hello,

I'm inspecting a Parker Repro 12 ga. 2 barrel set and have just measured the chokes which are reported to be as they were when shipped and one set is measuring on the more open side. The 28" bbls are marked Full and Mod but the Mod choke is measuring .010, or IC. The left barrel marked Full does, however, measure right at .035, or Full. The bore diameter is .735 in all tubes on both sets. Furthermore, I can actually see and feel where the choke begins about 2" from the muzzle in each barrel so I'm thinking they are original chokes. The 26" barrels are marked IC and Mod and the IC barrel measures .008 - also a bit on the open side... but closer to factory designations from the factory as the left barrel measures .011.

I'm curious to know if others have barrels with similarly more open chokes than the factory designations. I'm a bit disappointed as I would really prefer that the 28" barrels were truly Mod/Full rather than IC/Full.

Thanks in advance for any insights or opinions.

Jerry