Ithaca Flues Choke

griz

July 07, 2003 18:06

Is the choke marked anywhere on a 1921 mfg. Ithaca Flues, Field Grade. If it is, I can't seem to locate it. Assume the left barrel is full, since a dime will not drop in it. Dime will drop in right barrel. Do you have to measure to get the choke?

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  nord

  July 08, 2003 06:14

  Probably unmarked... Full & modified or I/C. Check the chamber length as your gun is probably not designed for modern ammo lengths. This can cause overpressure and will affect patterning.
  
  My experience with Elcee's has been that the left barrel will pattern quite tightly. The right will be somewhat more open and measure somewhere between modified and I/C, though the pattern will still be far from open.
  
  These are upland guns and don't require magnum loads to do the job for which they were intended. Treat her nicely. She's earned some respect over the many years since she left Ithaca.
  
  Nord

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  griz

  July 08, 2003 16:18

  Thanks, nord. Two and three-quarter inch shells seem to fit the chambers just fine. After I get it checked out thoroughly, I was planning on trying it with some lowbase, light loads on some of our SD pheasants this fall. Hope I don't have to invest in a tweed jacket and English hunting boots to take it afield.
  
  

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  Warpig883

  July 08, 2003 19:55

  The only way to know for sure is to measure the amount of constriction.
  
  Go hear these guys know more about those old doubles than I can ever hope to forget.
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