DROP IN VALUE FOR OPENED CHOKES

[B. Dudley]

Unless a letter says otherwise or the work was done poorly, who says they are opened?

I personally believe that opened chokes dont effect value all that much.

[J. A. EARLY]

The bores are a perfect .676 in both barrels with no choke in the right and the left has choke for four inches. The overbore and cylinder in the right have me concerned.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Unless a letter says otherwise or the work was done poorly, who says they are opened?

I personally believe that opened chokes dont effect value all that much.

I have a really nice GH 16, O frame. It has no choke in the right barrel. The letter confirms it was ordered that way. My thanks to the original owner from the late 19th C.!! Nice to find them as ordered...the way you want them.

[C.O.B.]

I think it depends on the gun. If the chokes were opened on the gun you describe I wouldn't be as concerned as say a 32 inch target gun that was F/F is now opened to something else. With the gun you describe I'd be much more concerned with the bore diameter. There are plenty of VH/VHE 16's available and the O frame isn't always lighter than a #1 frame.