shoot out shot gun barrle
can you shoot out a 12-ga shotgun barrle and if you can how many shots would it take
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I seriously doubt that any one person could ever shoot the barrel out of a decently made 12 gauge shotgun. Winchester conducted a 30+ year test on a Model 1897, and during that time, they test fired over 1 MILLION rounds through it. The only part that needed replacing was several firing pins.
Now, with that said, if you were to take an older manufactured shotgun (say a 1950s vintage Winchester Model 12 with a Full choke), and start shooting modern STEEL shotshells in it, you would over a short amount of time blow the choke right out of it. The modern made shotguns with chrome-moly barrels and screw in chokes are practically indestructable.
Bert H.
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What Burt said. I think that would be true if you were blowing a million slugs down the pipe as well. 0 -
reload and fire a bad shell and all that great life expectency goes out the window....[;)]
the long life of a shotgun is one reason why i like them so much.
shotguns were meant for generations to enjoy.
now tell us what shotgun you had in mind when you asked, and i can tell you the first part that will break!
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it is a browning model 2000 12 ga semi-auto 0 -
Well I have had a Model 2000 for quite a while, and I have run quite a few rounds thru it. I can't tell you which part will break first as I have had no problems with it at all.
Your mileage may vary.
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Hello gunzforever: Well in general I'd say no you can't shoot out a "Full" choke in a modern shotgun, if you use the correct ammo for the gun and shoot normally.
However all shotguns were not created "equal" meaning the wall thicknes of the barrel at the muzzle is the critical feature. Some shotguns, such as a SxS, O/U, pumps can have a "thin" wall at the choke point. The first two guns that come to mind are the old Remington Md 32 O/U, and early "Nickel Steel" barreled Winchester Md 12's. I've seen these "Trap" guns where the "Full" choke is no longer measures Full. This was long before "Steel" shot was around.
The biggest enemy to a shotgun barrel is heat, that is generated while shooting. Such as in rapid firing or shooting doubles by your self, or with just one other person, where the barrel doesn't get a chance to cool down. Heat will cause it to expand, as it cools it contracts. A few hundered times, probably not a problem, thousands of times, ten thousands of times, things will change.
Things to look for on older guns, loose ribs, barrel separation at the muzzle, looseness at the hinge pin(SxS and O/U's) and the "roundness" of the inside diameter, meaning it could be egg shaped. So always measure twice, rotating 90 degrees from the first measurement.
As far as "modern" guns with choke tubes, well yes you can wear out a choke tube, when shooting steel shot. I've done that. The typical finish on a choke tube is between a 4 and 8 RMS, which I've measured on a surface gage. I've measured the surface on a well used tube in the mid 70's RMS, it was also out of round by .005. This will happen when using the less expensive steel shot where the length of the cupped wad doesn't cover the entire shot column. The choke tube was an Imp/Cyl.
So to answer your original question, yes it can happen over time, is it common, probably more so than what most people think. Most common choke for this to happen to on older guns is a "fixed full choke", on thin walled barrels at the muzzle. The cheapest "full choke gage" is a "dime". If the barrel is marked full, and a dime will enter the barrel all the way, the choke is gone.
Regards Dave0
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