Changing choke

[Paul Harm]

So many experts on the subject on opening a choke. What Larry did is fully acceptable method of doing it. Why is it thought it would change the point of impact ? Why would it change the regulation ? He's using two bushing to keep the reamer in the center of the bore. What more could you ask for ? How else could it be done ?

[todd allen]

I thought we were discussing shot size for pheasants.
My vote is for 5s in both barrels.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by todd allen

I thought we were discussing shot size for pheasants.
My vote is for 5s in both barrels.

Me to

[Craig Budgeon]

To answer Paul Harm's question of different ways to open chokes there are several. Sunnen hone (many find the finish unacceptable), Brownells offers an adjustable reamer set up similar to Porterfields, high quality expansion reamers aided by ingenuity can produce good results, Clymer offered excellent choke reamers that fed from the breech and were driven from the muzzle ( they cost $175 each 25 years ago and you needed 3-4 per gage), for those with lathes or mills excellent results can be attained but set ups are time cosuming, and finally a barrel boring machine ( I don't know of any U.S. gunsmith with one). For those you who object to anyone opening the chokes on their Parkers, I noticed Dean had the chokes altered by a very well respected gunsmith on the 28 gage he is offering on this forum.

[Dean Romig]

I can't even imagine how these little guys would have looked if I had left the chokes at XF/XF.... Each of these woodcock were shot at less than 20 yards. Abe Chaber, the CT smith who did the work is certainly one of the very best. David Trevallion praises Abe's work about every time I talk with him about American gunsmiths. Abe is German-trained and Dave is London-trained (Purdey).

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[Paul Harm]

Naw, someone switched the subject, which is ok by me. You could start a thread on shot size. #5s for me .

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Paul Harm

Naw, someone switched the subject, which is ok by me. You could start a thread on shot size. #5s for me .

It was an attempt at an analogy. You will solve the choke question right after you get a consensus on the best shot size for pheasants.
Both are legitimate discussions, btw.

[Paul Harm]

I guess my question, or point was, unless you go through the time for setting up a lathe the bar with bushings is the way most gunsmiths would do it. It just seemed like many of us were critical of doing it that way. Larry was doing it right. There is still polishing work to do and he didn't show that.

[Bill Murphy]

Do we realize how many barrel sets Parker gunmakers trashed when the boring and choking didn't go right?? Do we have that option today? I stand by my description of barrel borers today.

[todd allen]

Oh, and humor. Let's strive to always keep a sense of it.