SB Trap Bore and Choke Questions
 

I have a SBT with a .737 bore and choke of .030 (light full).

Did Parker overbore some of their SBTs?

It would be interesting to know what others have in terms of bore and choke measurements.

Parker did overbore some singles, some as big as .740.

ALL Parker bores were honed after boring at the factory.





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Overbore
 

Most, but not all. That's the reason for the question.

No entirely correct.
Plenty of Parker guns were overbored when built. Especially prior to 1900, I have measured some 12g. barrels with bore diameter creeping up into the 10g. range and the barrels were completely original. On the Super Fox overboring was one of the keys to its long range performance.

But yes, bores can be honed out after the fact to clean up pitting or damage, which can increase the bore diameter slightly. But just because a bore is oversized, does not mean that it must have been messed with after the fact.

My 1918 SC and 1934 SC both had standard bores with .040" choke constrictions

Overbore
 

Thank you Drew. That is the kind of information I was looking for. Actual bore measurements of SBTs to try to understand how many might be overbored.

Just trying to understand if it might have been something Parker did as a standard offering.

And thank you Harry for stating the obvious.

The SBT I currently own has:
.742" bore
.703" choke
.039" constriction

Ser. # 223403

JSH

Was wiping down a few today from the safe and measured bores.
SN 238162 SC 34" bore .730 Choke.036
SN 225127 SC 34" bore .731 Choke .031(Extended Forcing Cones)
SN 232323 SC 32" bore .732 Choke .033
SN 206107 SC 32" bore .729 Choke .036
SN 190625 SA1 32"bore .742 Choke .044 (Upgrade by Delgrego and Runge)

I feel 238162,232323and 206107 have untouched bores.
225127 has original bore and choke but forcing cones have been extended.
190625 has been upgraded (1972) and most likely had bores polished.
Hope this helps Paul:corn:

Parker SB Trap bores and chokes
 

Thank you very much Paul. That is exactly the type of information I was hoping to receive. Sounds like you have a very nice collections of SBTs!

Happy Thanksgiving - Scott

SC 228811 .733 bore .042 choke

SBT Bore and Choke
 

SB 190xxx .739 with .042 choke...

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SB Trap Bore and Choke
 

Below is a summary in table format of bore and choke measurements provided by respondents. Worth noting there are some "overbore" guns with really tight chokes. Also, several have relatively more "open" full chokes. Not drawing any conclusions. Thanks to all the responses.

Serial No.Grade Length Bore Choke
191142 SC 32 0.737 0.030
SC 0.730 0.040
SC 0.730 0.040
223403 0.742 0.039
238162 SC 34 0.730 0.036
225127 SC 34 0.731 0.031
232323 SC 32 0.732 0.033
206107 SC 32 0.729 0.036
190625 SA1 32 0.742 0.044
228811 SC 32 0.733 0.042
190xxx SB 0.739 0.042