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So I'm out at the local gravel pit making BANG BANG noises with my 870 Express Super Mag. After a long day of breaking clay, I sit down to clean the gun and when trying to take the choke out of the end of the barrel (using the supplied high tech tool from Remington) the darn thing wouldn't budge. Soaked it for a few minutes in some gun oil, but still no luck. Two of us tried, taking turns holding the barrel then the choke wrench. STUCK BIG TIME.

Any suggestions on getting the choke out??? :confused:
I've never run across this before.

Thanks in advance.
 
You could try heating it back up. Go shoot some more or with a heat gun. Once it gets hot it should expand and be easier to remove. I hope this works.
 
I once solved this exact same problem with a product called Liquid Wrench. Got it at Canadian Tire. Just follow the directions. Has come in handy a number of times for both gun and non-gun-related problems.

John
 
Advice to all those using choke tubes... if you lubricate the threads with gray Never-Sieze or a similar high pressure lubricant, it adds strength to the threads and allows easy removal of the tube.
 
DON'T use a propane torch to heat the end. Just a hair dryer or something like that. Let the penetrating oil (not wd40) do it's job, too. If you've got rust in there, that's a lot of surface area that's 'glued' together now.
 
Thanks All

I'll start with the penetrating fluid, then move to the heat gun. I wont' have the opportunity to get out to fire this again for a few more weeks, so these are all solutions I can perform in the workshop.

I'll use the anti-seize compound when changing my chokes. I usually put a few drops of oil on the threads when I run it in the barrel, but I guess over the weekend with the hot/cold temp changes, the two metals just grabbed a little tight.

No rust in this barrel! I've only had the gun a couple of years, and I clean it thoroughly when I'm done shooting for the day/weekend. Even between shoots I run a Boresnake through it if it's gonna stand for the night at the cabin or hunt camp.

Thanks again to all of you Nutz for your wisdom.:wave:
 
G37 said:
I have the opposite problem... mine seems to loosen after 25~50 shells
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Beretta Optima perhaps? One of the most common offenders.

Try putting a little anti-seize grease or choke tube grease on the threads to keep them seated. I use Briley grease but anything similar will do.
 
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For those of you who have been following this thread, here's the conclusion. I finally got around to trying some of these suggestions today (my day off). Here's what I did.

1) soaked the end of the barrel in Hoppe's (had some in the work shop downstairs) for a day. Tried to remove choke, no luck. :bangHead:

2) light up the end of the barrel with a heat gun for 15 minutes, slowly rolling the barrel as the gun did it's job. Put the Remington supplied choke wrench in the end of the barrel, no luck. :bangHead: Used Vise Grip pliers to add some leverage to the choke wrench and a few grunts later out she came! :rockOn:

Here's some photos. I'll never buy a Bass Pro Redhead choke again! :mad: :mad:

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Yes, it actually broke the end of the choke as it was being extracted due to stress on the pinch points!:eek:

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Here you can see the break, but it's hard to see the hairline crack that runs from the end tip of the break down to the threads of the choke! :eek: :confused:

Thanks to all for your sage advice and profound wisdom. Now for the funny and sarcastic remarks about my choke being "too tight" :D
 
It is a full choke tube - did you shoot steel shot through it? You should not shoot steel in a full choke, that may have caused it.. or possibly just a faulty tube... The threads appear dry though and that is not a good thing.
 
choke problem

csmith99 said:
For those of you who have been following this thread, here's the conclusion. I finally got around to trying some of these suggestions today (my day off). Here's what I did.

1) soaked the end of the barrel in Hoppe's (had some in the work shop downstairs) for a day. Tried to remove choke, no luck. :bangHead:

2) light up the end of the barrel with a heat gun for 15 minutes, slowly rolling the barrel as the gun did it's job. Put the Remington supplied choke wrench in the end of the barrel, no luck. :bangHead: Used Vise Grip pliers to add some leverage to the choke wrench and a few grunts later out she came! :rockOn:

Here's some photos. I'll never buy a Bass Pro Redhead choke again! :mad: :mad:

IMG_4292.jpg


IMG_4293.jpg

Yes, it actually broke the end of the choke as it was being extracted due to stress on the pinch points!:eek:

IMG_4290.jpg


Here you can see the break, but it's hard to see the hairline crack that runs from the end tip of the break down to the threads of the choke! :eek: :confused:

Thanks to all for your sage advice and profound wisdom. Now for the funny and sarcastic remarks about my choke being "too tight" :D
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hey guys maybe someone can help her, i just bought a rem 1100 of the board with aftermarket briley chokes, one mod, one stuck in the gun as well, no wrench, anyway, my chokes are not like the ones above, mine are threaded at the wrench end, not down in the barrel, anyone know where to get one of these??all chokes appaer to be of the above variety that wont work on my gun

help a shotgun newb!!!

HH
 
A good dose of Break Free would likely work as well. Prevents rust, lubricates, and keeps the carbon/residue soft.

Claybuster said:
Beretta Optima perhaps? One of the most common offenders.

Try putting a little anti-seize grease or choke tube grease on the threads to keep them seated. I use Briley grease but anything similar will do.
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marlin60 said:
A good dose of Break Free would likely work as well. Prevents rust, lubricates, and keeps the carbon/residue soft.
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Break Free is good stuff but I don't like using it on choke tubes. The advantage of grease, at least Briley grease, is that it is tacky enough that it stops the chokes from backing out of the threads while preventing them from seizing in the threads at the same time.
 
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