Thread: Stuck Chokes

GA try to get a product called Pentron, goes under some other gay name now, about $30 an aerosol can, you won’t get a better penetrating oil. Bay Eng sell it, I could courier a can to you.

if all else fails price a rethreading .....I mean back when steel came here many shotguns had fixed choke reamed out,others got lopped off and threaded for new screw in chokes...someone must still carry the dies to thread barrels you might loose what 1" overall length. Ive seen threads just like this on every forum ever visited,most guys get it sorted with good soaking....my big bro used can of diesel for a week.

If all else fails do a tig run the length of the choke,cools down comes out finger tight.

Originally Posted by madjon_

If all else fails do a tig run the length of the choke,cools down comes out finger tight.

that is an idea. just a quick run with the torch or with filler wire?
I wouldn't do it, my tig skills are ok but i may just go a bit far and weld it to the thread but I've used that principle many times on bigger sleeves/bushes

A gentle ‘shock’ pull with the choke tool (as opposed to a steady pull) might help too

will biff the easy out idea.

nah fuked it, oh well out with the hacksaw.

Its ok to feck the choke. Did you feck the barrel as well?

feked the barrel.

Briley thin-walled choke will be your friend.....Brian Thomson is the NZ agent and will sort you out.

yeah nah...personally I would go extended external jobbie.......the risk of a repeat is lessoned and you gain back a wee tad of length.....

Yeah nah yeah.....Briley thinwalled extended or flush. Either way, Briley thinwalled have the lowest minimum barrel wall thickness requirement in the market when it comes to retrofits. The 10 thou (or more) difference between them and a Carlson or TruChoke is significant.

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

feked the barrel.

Before and after photos could be useful for bush gunsmiths. The internal brileys get stuck too, and with the keyway being thinner are easier to chip and become complete bastards.

OK so it’s the end of the day. Your home from hunting. First thing you do is clean your gun?
Take those chokes out guys. Unless you want the above. Give them a small wipe of oil out even better crc soft seal to the threads.
If you leave them in then it’s only a matter of time before the above.
@csmiffy post is how I’ve seen my gun maker take them out.
Sorry your in the line for new tubes @Gapped axe hind sight suxs ah

nah not really, I'm just back where I began, after Dolie has finished the gun will be just 20mm shorter. The improved cylinder choke can stay, I was going to put one of those Pattern Masters on it. When I brought the gun I brought the problem. Nothing ventured nothing gained.