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Originally Posted by Mark Ouellette
I beg to differ Brian but Captain Obvious here,
I Parker chokes were tapered without a parallel section.
Is a parallel section easy to detect. Yup, in a 12 gauge I can see them with my eyes!  A bore gauge would give a more definitive reading.
Mark |
Mark,
Although the Parker Story Volume II dose not go into much detail regarding the actual shape of the Parker Chokes I have often found on original untouched barrels a choke length from 3" to 5" with a short parallel section at the end. This always reinforced for me what Austin Hogan had found in his research of Parker Chokes.
From Austin Hogan
Parker Chokes prior to sometime during Remington's ownership were cut with the adjustable nut borer and had the characteristic "OGEE" shape, with a parallel section 1/8 to 1/4 inch long. Late Remington barrels were reamed from the muzzle end, and have longer parallel sections.