Choke opened DH-16....who to send it?

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Kenny how about some pictures and some details? I'll be looking for a D grade 16 next. BTW, man don't touch those chokes!!

[Dean Romig]

Mike Orlen is the man to send it to.

He is the only person I would trust to open the chokes on an original Parker shotgun.

[StubTwist]

+1 what Dean said. I have used Mike Orlen and he is very good. Quick turnaround too.

79 Salem Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-1630
michael.orlen@verizon.net

[C.O.B.]

Mike did the choke work on "The Money Pit" gun a GH 16 0 frame. He opened the damascuss barrels to .014 & .010. They are wonderfull and the birds hate it.

[Big D]

Kenny - Am I missing something? Why would you open up the left barrel (normally the second fired)?

[Double Lab]

Kenny,
Original Parker chokes are as important to the value of the gun as are barrel length to many of us and especially in the somewhat scarce O frame 16's. Call me a purist if you must but one of the key factors for me is a gun with original chokes. Parker took great pride in their chokes and for good reason. I really believe from many years of bird and target shooting that too many shooters drive themselves crazy over chokes. Remember that choke is what kills not the pellets. I routinely hunt wild pheasants with a mod and full 28 VH and have shot many winning scores with F/F in various gauges and don't even think about what choke I'm shooting. An O frame 16 really was designed to handle 7/8 loads so don't stress the gun or yourself, just stuff a 7/8oz. load of 7 1/2's in each barrel and and you will be surprised how well you can bring birds to bag. The more people modify these original guns the more my untouched Parkers, Foxes et al are worth. Why not try the gun for one season unmodified and see how you do. Just my opinion, thanks for listening. Daryl

[Bill Faulk]

I shoot a lot of Sporting Clays with fixed full and xtra full.I see shooters spending more time deciding what chokes to screw in than studying the targets.The days I'm really on the targets are "smoked".If there is a target under 20 yards I do use spreaders.I have competition guns with screw in chokes but shoot 85% of my targets with the imp mod and light full.
Actual game under 20 yards should be shot with spreaders as a full pattern
at short distance sometimes leave skin and feathers.
Spend time developing proper shooting techniques and study of targets
IMHO....not on chokes.

[SXS OHIO]

Good pionts....Will put barrel work on hold and will try spredder loads at the board and see how that works first. I can compair paterns to my open choked guns....I have 16ga. Parker repro's choked .004 /.006 and a 2nd gun left barrel at .009 This will be a fun drill soon as the rain her in ohio ends. There is also a product called cubic shot...its little cubs that do not fly strait. Not a good choice for this gun as its only loaded full house 2 3/4" that I know of...This DH-16 only weighs 5lbs-14oz 2 5/8" RST loads of 7/8 or 1oz 7 1/2 shot will be the ticket....maybe they sell spredder loads? or will have to make my own? Thanks all SXS ohio...(-:

[Dean Romig]

Yes, the Cubic Shot Co. is right there in Jefferson in N.E. Ohio. I had a few good conversations with him last summer about his product and I had even convinced him to donate a couple of boxes for our Silent Auction at the Annual Banquet. For whatever reason, we never received any of his ammo. It would be very interesting to see how the various gauges and shot sizes pattern at specific distances. Does anyone know?

[AmarilloMike]

Originally Posted by Kenny Graft

Im thinking of opening the left barrel only........maybe .006 leave the right barrel alone(-:

Kenny you know the front trigger fires the RIGHT barrel don't you? Big D made the same point.

Just in case you decided the patterning with the spreader loads didn't work out and had the chokes opened I wanted to make sure you got the right (right) one.

Best,


Mike