Mystery Choke Devices

[Dean Romig]

Sure looks like a Poly-Choke





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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Sure looks like a Poly-Choke.

It is. They made a vented, and a non vented. The Poly Choke factory is about 2 miles from here, on the Farmington River.
Lyman also made a screw on choke.

[Bill Murphy]

Daryl, the book you refer to by Greg Wareheim is probably the auction catalog I referred to. The only picture I can imagine of me at Loch Raven is when I won a Browning Model 12, 28 gauge in a memorial shoot for a member and friend whose name escapes me at this time. I am a few months from 80 and the Loch Raven oldtimers still refer to me as "Billy". I also have some great Harry Wright items that I bought from Greg's mother.

[Researcher]

The Remington Sportsman the gent on the right is holding in my fourth photo has a Shooting Master choke device. I don't see anything in my third picture that looks anything like a Poly Choke, two Cutts Compensators and a mystery choke in the middle.

[Dean Romig]

Actually Dave, it's the fourth picture down. the guy on the right is crossing his gun, with the "Poly Choke"(?) over the other gun.





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[Bill Murphy]

Robert Stack won his World Championship in 1935? with a Cutts equipped Model 11 Remington 20 gauge. Wayne Mayes won more than one World Championship with Cutts equipped Model 1400 Winchesters.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Robert Stack won his World Championship in 1935? with a Cutts equipped Model 11 Remington 20 gauge. Wayne Mayes won more than one World Championship with Cutts equipped Model 1400 Winchesters.

Let's not forget Harry Wright and his Model 12 with the Cutts. If I'm not mistaken he won like 14 world championships and was one of the nicest men you'll ever meet. Plenty of pictures on the wall at Loch Raven skeet and trap showing squads in the 50's and 60's with their Cutts equipped guns. There is even one of you Bill accepting a trophy of some sorts.

Harry was a southpaw like me and when I first met him I was shooting a Rem 32 with a cast off stock. He invited over to his house and gave me a fancy stock with cast on for a lefty. Still have the gun sporting the fancy stock. His gun collection was legendary.

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Actually Dave, it's the fourth picture down. the guy on the right is crossing his gun, with the "Poly Choke"(?) over the other gun.

Pretty sure that is a model of the Shooting Master line of choke devices. They seemed to be continually evolving. From the 1954 Gun Digest --

Shooting Master Cobra & Champion 1954 Gun Digest 01.jpeg

Shooting Master Cobra & Champion 1954 Gun Digest 02.jpeg

From the 1956 Gun Digest --

Shooting Master Champion, 1956 Gun Digest.jpeg

From the 1957 & 58 Gun Digests --

Shooting Master MAGNUM Champions,1957 & 1958 Gun Digest 01.jpeg

Shooting Master MAGNUM Champions, 1957 & 1958 Gun Digests 02.jpeg

[Bill Murphy]

Daryl, do you have the auction catalog that showed the guns of the Harry Wright collection? It is one of few gun auction catalogs that I have seen in hard cover.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Daryl, do you have the auction catalog that showed the guns of the Harry Wright collection? It is one of few gun auction catalogs that I have seen in hard cover.

I don't have it but I believe it is still at the club as is a book put together by his grandson showcasing his vast collection.