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Originally Posted by tom tutwiler
Just curious. My Parker letter on my 16 gauge states the following:
Chokes were patterned RH (185 #7 pellets in a 30" circle at 40 yards) and ditto for the LH barrels as well. What chokes would these equate to this day and age? PS. The gun is out for work and I'm expecting it back soon. Anyway, any additional information provided would be great. Thanks Tut
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This has be discussed on the old sight several times. First, the stock book does not give the weight or ounces of shot. Some orders in order books have a request for choke boring. Another point, if the gun was built for inventory, they were bored full and full. If an order was filled with an inventory gun the chokes could have been changes prior to leaving the plant and the stock book record is not changed. Note, we only have stock books after December 1919 so I may get information from a stock book but the gun was altered due to a request in the order. In my opinion, large dealers ordered most of there inventory guns full and full so they could open them per the customers desire. Most special order guns have a comment about choke boring. If there is no comment, it is full and full.
Mark