Choke length
 

I need my memory refreshed about choke lengths. Parkers I have measured in the past have a choke constriction starting about 4 1/2 inches from the muzzle. I measured a very late Remington Parker today. The chokes were 1 1/4 inches long at best. I'm sure the barrels have not been shortened, and I doubt any honing has taken place. Is this normal for late guns ?
Thanks, Dave

Quite normal for Parkers of the Remington era. Remington had different choke boring formulas and essentially tossed out the "tried and true" methods Parker Bros. had developed over a forty or fifty year span. Parker Bros choked their barrels to print a desired number of pellet strikes within a prescribed circle at a specific distance while I believe Remington choked their barrels to put a percentage of the shot charge in a circle at a particular distance and for a certain gauge to throw a MOD pattern the choke was cut at .0XX" constriction with just a simple taper. For each gauge and each choke, Skeet In, Skeet Out, IC, MOD, IMOD, Full there was a specific constriction the barrel borer was to adhere to.

Choke length
 

Thanks Dean, I know that I read an article about this subject in the past. I just can't find it.
Dave

the long choke is one of the reasons the parker guns shot so well, the rest is history, the early fox guns also had the long chokes. the long choke made it possible for the barrel guy to set the pattern the customer wanted. sometimes the old way is the best way

Remington Bored the Whitemore with a 15" choke reamer. I had heard this before, but confirmed it when measuring a friends gun. The taper began at the midpoint of the barrel.

Please excuse my ignorance.... What is a "Whitemore"?

I don't know the history of the Whitemore model, like when, how long, and who, etc. But, I do know it is a very beautiful hammer gun with a unique top-lever, which you push upwards to open the action. They were offered in steel, and an extra cost option was Damascus.

Here's a listing for one on GA. This is a rather plain-Jane. I thought there was an e in the model name, but this seller spells it Whitmore.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/928793381...1874_10ga.htm#