Adding chokes to a 18" fixed Cylinder choke barrel?

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I own an 870 12 gauge with an 18" fixed Cylinder choke barrel.

Can the barrel be converted to accept Remington chokes?

The gun is my tactical shotgun. I have a red dot sight on it and I shot buckshot and slugs. This set up is pretty accurate out to 50 yards shooting slugs, I haven’t shot further yet.

How much would the conversion cost?

Is there a real improvement shooting buckshot and slugs? ( I have a Remington rifled choke for shooting slugs, that I have never used, I got it when I bought some other chokes)

Is the possible accuracy improvement worth the cost of getting the barrel converted?
 
It has to be measured by the person doing the choke conversion to see if it is the correct size first. Often the fixed choke barrels are not the right dimensions to do the Rem Choke.

Slugs shoot fine out of your barrel - spend the money shooting...
 
I will leave the barrel as is, and put the $100 to better use.
I have other hunting shotguns,
Thank you for the replies,
wcmd
 
Lets keep this one going, i have thought of doing this to my 870 (sounds like this guy has the same one) I thought it would be handy for a multi-tasking gun. IE, i put in the rifled choke and hunt it with slugs, then after deer season, or if i get drawn for turkey, spin in a full choke and away i go.
 
I was told that 2" would have to be cut off first then it could be threaded for a choke. I was told this by a guy at Bass Pro so who knows?
 
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baci2004 said:
I was told that 2" would have to be cut off first then it could be threaded for a choke. I was told this by a guy at Bass Pro so who knows?
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Well the chucklehead at Bass Pro doesn't. You don't need to cut the barrel to install choke tubes.
 
The only time you would have to cut the barrel back would be to gain enough wall thickness to ream and tap it. The OD of the barrel needs to be at least .845 to safely install Win or Rem chokes in 12 gauge. Cost is $100 If the barrel is too thin an adapter can be soldered onto the barrel to accept the chokes.
Dave
 
Well I am back on the fence again.....
I have a 28" removable choked barrel and the 18" fixed Cylinder choke barrel.
If I spend the money to add removable chokes to the 18" barrel,
What would be the effect on upland hunting using 7.5 shot with a modified choke out of the 18" barrel at 20 – 30 yards or the same situation leaving the barrel fixed Cylinder choke?
Also if I ever wanted to go turkey hunting would screwing in a full choke to the 18" barrel be a effective option.
I should also state the gun is 12 gauge and chokes can be added to the 18" barrel for about $100.00.

wcmd
 
for a little more than that, you could probably get a replacement barrel with a couple chokes included. Might be a better option, then you can keep the 18" cylinder for home defense, and switch it over to say a 20" or 24" barrel with Remchoke threading on it already when you go hunting.

Plus, a 24" would give you better accuracy for hunting anyway...
 
Back To the Future: Would Like to Get A PolyChoke Eh!

About thirty years ago I have a PolyChoke installed on my Remington 870 pump so that the total barrel length was 22". It proved to be a great all around shotgun with seven or more chokes "instantly available".
I do have a Remington 11-87 with the standard in barrel choke installation so I know that the in barrel chokes have a smoother look as well as being very adaptable. However I would like to get another Poly Choke II installed on a Winchester Model 12 to go "Back to the Future" with a Poly Choke.
Anyone in Canada install and/or stock Poly Chokes? How "difficult" would it be to get in done in the USA EH or is it now "Mission Impossible" compared to the good old days..in the 1970s and 80s when it was relatively easy to send off a barrel and then get it back?
 
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