shortening a rifle barrel can be a VERY precision process. crowning the barrel afterword has to be very exact, since accuracy can be affected to the max. when talking barrel work, shotgun precision isn't as exact as rifle precision,because a rifle throws a single projectile. shotguns being what they are , at least with bird shot, don't demand quite as much precision.i'm not really sold on our dremel tool choke alterations, but i would sooner ream a barrel to skeet 2 , than measure inside then oustide and cut the barrel back to skeet 2. the dremel tool choke job isn't precise enough for me. but cutting a barrel back to a certain choke isn't either. i've seen some good cut jobs and i've seen others where the only alternative was to finish reaming, tap and use screw in choke tubes. that's my opinion. i'm sure you'll find a ton other views to.anything in gunsmithing like that has to be precise or your buying your client a new barrel. rule 1, if in doubt ,don't.
cooey model 84.. steel shot?
- Thread starter Wildfoot
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I have never heard of a smith that could cut back to a certain xhoke, other than lob it all off to where the bore was cylinder.
Put it all in perspective guys - it's an old Cooey 84. It's either free or very cheap. A full choked gun is choked too tightly for almost all shooters and uses anyway. IC is the best compromise for ability and purpose, IMHO. To turn a full choke into IC, you need to either ream or hone. This gun won't have a chromed barrel. If you don't care about originality and missing the front bead, cut an inch or two off the barrel and be done with it. Either way you'll have something that will be great for grouse using lead, or waterfowl using steel.
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