Changing choke in shotguns barrel......
Hi guys......not the screw in type. A few years back, I had a full choke barrel honed out to modified by a local gunsmith. I have two full choke barrels for my 870 and need a modified barrel. All the gunsmiths in the area are gone. Probably due to government pressure. Anyway, is this something that a semi-handy shooter like I can do? Where could I get the reamer or whatever it would take? Thanks for any suggestions. muley
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If theres a machine shop near you you can try what I did once get (borrow) an adjustable reamer, a "snap" gauge, and 0-1 mike. I worked for a car dealer and used there adjustable "king pin" reamer.Take your time and clean the reamer every turn or two you can finish with a automotive "brake cyl" hone in your drillThose reamers run around $150 ea. so don't be surprised if they don't want to let it leave the shop, but they might do the job for you "on the side"[This message has been edited by Tailgunner1954 (edited 03-18-2002).] 0 -
Tailgunner.........Thanks for the tips. I went by my machine shop to look into the possibility of them doing this. BTW, this is a local shop where I have taken trout,salmon and bass to the employees over the years just because they had to be working and not fishing. Anyway, they threw things at me until I left. No help. No more fish in the future either. The brake cylinder hone idea sounds good if it is small enough to fit in the full choke barrel. Next, I will have to find the exact demensions of a Modified choke so I can mike it. Thanks for the help.muley 0 -
Just found a Briley choke listing so heres some #'s for youSkeet choke is .005 smaller than barrel IDIC choke is .010 smallerMod is .020 smallerFull is .035 smallerx-Full is .040 smallerthe above are for lead shot go 2 sizes more open for the same choke with steel 0 -
Tailgunner....Thanks for the info. So, if I have them take off .015 from the existing full choke, It would be modified. Right? I couldn't find those demensions anywhere. Thanks a lot.muley 0
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