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Screw In Shotgun Choke

Do you mean the price of a choke tube or having a fixed choke barrel threaded to accept choke tubes?
 
Probably cheaper to buy a barrel with screw in choke, if there is one.
I recently got the itch for a short Shotgun barrel.
But so has everybody else.
They have gone sky high!
I called a local gunsmith to cut down a long one and yes, this time I’ll take one of those ugly plastic sights. I usually hate them!
The price they quoted me was right at buying a barrel.
I finally bought a 25 inch slug barrel with sights, cylinder choke, no tubes.
I can lob Slugs into the next block!
But I got Screw in Chokes for the 28 inch!
Yes, I have a Hacksaw.
Yes, I thought about it.
These folks got Barrels-

Shotgun Barrels, Used and Replacement Barrels on BarrelExchange.com
 
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If not done properly, it can get real ugly,real quickly! especially thin wall tubes...and can change classic gun value also...Carlson's,Briley.....should be no problem....IMHO
 
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Depending on the gun, I’d be much more likely to buy a fixed choke barrel in the choke I want than try to add screw in chokes to a fixed choke pump gun, but I’m hard pressed to think of a pump gun I’d put more money in than the initial purchase price.

In my experience, screw-in chokes sound much more useful than they are in practice.

I’m happy with fixed choke Parkers and have never thought I’d do better with screw-in chokes. I’m more likely to blame my misses on operator error than on my equipment.
 
Can't do better than Mike Orlen. He has done many things for me ad always first class work. Try him at this number: 413 256-1630

Search for his prices online, but I can tell you the cost of installing choke tubes and a three tube set should be under $200.
 
Jimmy, you need to state the purpose for your perceived need of removable choke tubes. Note that I did say Perceived and there is a reason for this. If you have a shotgun with a cylinder bore that you want to use for Home Defense there is no need at all to spend the money on a conversion. Because at distances under 25 feet there will NOT be any measurable difference in the produced group size when comparing a Full and Cylinder choke.

If you want to use your shotgun for Hunting or Sporting (clay) then Choke will matter because the longer ranges involved can make a difference. However range will still provide a graduated necessity with longer range activities making choke choice more important. Basically with Skeet you can shoot with any choke provided you skill is up to it. However for Trap or Sporting Clays there are situations where a Full choke becomes almost essential.
 
I shopped around a bit for a choke installation a couple of years back. At that time, the price from known and reputable choke outfits was around $250, with most charging $30 or so more if you wanted steel shot-rated chokes. I ended p just buying another shotgun!
 
Shotgun Choke

I have a Remington Model 31 12 Gauge with a barrel chopped off to 18.5".
At 25 yards using #00, #1, or #4 Buckshot it will not put more than 1-2 pellets on a B-29 target.

12 Gauge Slug will group 3-4 inches left of POA.





scooter123 said:
Jimmy, you need to state the purpose for your perceived need of removable choke tubes. Note that I did say Perceived and there is a reason for this. If you have a shotgun with a cylinder bore that you want to use for Home Defense there is no need at all to spend the money on a conversion. Because at distances under 25 feet there will NOT be any measurable difference in the produced group size when comparing a Full and Cylinder choke.

If you want to use your shotgun for Hunting or Sporting (clay) then Choke will matter because the longer ranges involved can make a difference. However range will still provide a graduated necessity with longer range activities making choke choice more important. Basically with Skeet you can shoot with any choke provided you skill is up to it. However for Trap or Sporting Clays there are situations where a Full choke becomes almost essential.
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Rpg said:
Depending on the gun, I’d be much more likely to buy a fixed choke barrel in the choke I want than try to add screw in chokes to a fixed choke pump gun, but I’m hard pressed to think of a pump gun I’d put more money in than the initial purchase price.

In my experience, screw-in chokes sound much more useful than they are in practice.

I’m happy with fixed choke Parkers and have never thought I’d do better with screw-in chokes. I’m more likely to blame my misses on operator error than on my equipment.
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This. Screw in chokes are over rated in field guns. If you shoot sporting clays you probably want them because courses get changed. Trap and skeet can be shot with fixed chokes. Did it for years without a problem. Never had a screw in choke in a field gun and I hunted birds for many years.

People want tubes these days so that's become standard issue, but I know people who hunt and have never changed a tube in their life.

One of the reasons sxs shotguns with double triggers were so popular was the instant selection of chokes. But few guns have double triggers anymore so the advantage is lost.
 
Years ago I bought a used police Remington 870 Wingmaster, 18 inch barrel. I came across a Remington Express barrel and it fits perfectly, I just don't shoot 3 inch magnums. I now have a hunting gun with chokes, or a self defense gun by the bed. So, I suggest purchasing a barrel for your hunting excursions, a used one should be inexpensive, less than seventy five bucks.
 
LostintheOzone said:
This. Screw in chokes are over rated in field guns. If you shoot sporting clays you probably want them because courses get changed. Trap and skeet can be shot with fixed chokes. Did it for years without a problem. Never had a screw in choke in a field gun and I hunted birds for many years . . .
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Sorry, but I have to disagree. You must have some old shotguns, since almost every one made in the last 30 years came with a set of screw in tubes. What choke tubes allow is for a gun owner to need fewer guns or maybe only one gun and by changing the choke, you can shoot clays, trap, or skeet. If you have fixed chokes, you will definitely need at least two different guns for skeet and trap alone. Chokes allow the shooter to always have the most effective choked gun for any and all gamebirds or clay shooting event in one gun. Also, you can change chokes when you switch from lead to steel to obtain the same pattern.
 
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