Need advice and info on 28ga Repro mods

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Gosh Jay, those Q1/Q2 chokes at .014/.014 are odd balls--you ought to have Bachelder's mike them again to verify. My 28-ga. 26" Q1/Q2 set measures .004/.008, the 28" M/F set measures .014/.034...these are known to be the original unaltered chokings as they came from the factory.

Ugh! I brought the 26" barrels home with me.

[Dave Miles]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Gosh Jay, those Q1/Q2 chokes at .014/.014 are odd balls--you ought to have Bachelder's mike them again to verify. My 28-ga. 26" Q1/Q2 set measures .004/.008, the 28" M/F set measures .014/.034...these are known to be the original unaltered chokings as they came from the factory.

My 28" barrels "where" .017" and .035".
They are now .004" and .014"

[Reproman]

Originally Posted by Jay Gardner

By the way: Brad showed me a 20 ga Repro frame they just finished refinishing. It looked very nice - similar to the $49k 28 ga Parkers Tony is/was making. Note: this is not an excuse to start critiquing re-case color jobs and who does/does not do a good job. I am just saying the job he did on that 20 ga was very pleasant to the eye and much better than the sprayed on crap the gun came with.

Jay (or Brad),

Do you have a picture of the frame? I'm considering having this done but am not sure where best to send it.

[Setter Man]

You'll have to ask Brad to post a picture or send you one. I did not take one while I was there.

[Duckman]

Pretty sure I am the owner of the 20ga viewed by Mr.Gardner in Brad's shop. To say I am well pleased would be an understatement.

[Dean Romig]

On a fine SXS screw-in chokes are considered by many to be detractors of originality and value.

Original advertising literature says that all Repros have chrome lined tubes.

[Chuck Heald]

Jay
My 28" 28g has those exact choke dims. I've heard inconsistent information on whether these dims are as delevered.

[Chuck Heald]

Jay
My 28" 28g has those exact choke dims. I've heard inconsistent information on whether these dims are as delevered.

[Setter Man]

Originally Posted by Chuck Heald

Jay
My 28" 28g has those exact choke dims. I've heard inconsistent information on whether these dims are as delevered.

That's interesting. Sounds like someone needs to start a survey of chokes by marking (F,M, IC, Q1,Q2) and constriction.

[Chuck Heald]

I'm in the west and grouse are not the popular game out west that they are here (I'm on the eastcoast on biz this week). But I thought a short barreled gun was more desireable for the woodsey grouse hunting?