Cost to thread old shotgun barrel for chokes

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dand883

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In my head if one of the older bolt action shotguns was threaded for chokes and you wrapped it in a camo skin i think it would make a nice turkey gun.

Maybe cut the barrel down a bit, a lot of them i have seen already have a sort of almost rifle type of sight and i just enjoy older different guns.

What would the cost be to thread al older savage/stevens or mossberg bolt action and thread it with turkey chokes? Are the barrels even thick enough for this to be realistic?

I have seen some that will take a 3" shell, but most seem to be 2-3/4", is not having 3" available that much of a hinderance with modern ammo?

Let me know if you've done it before, or whether or not you think it's a good/bad idea.
 
Why go to all that trouble and expense? Most of these are already full choke ( although some have an adjustable choke) and will throw the tight patterns with modern ammunition that you need, a removable choke quite likely won't improve on this regardless of advertising. These guns make a great inexpensive turkey gun.
 
From my own experience talking with 3-4 gunsmiths about threading 12g barrels, a single barrel will run you between $100-175 plus tax to get it threaded for removable chokes. Add shipping on top of that if you don’t have anyone local to you that can do the job.
 
Butcherbill said:
From my own experience talking with 3-4 gunsmiths about threading 12g barrels, a single barrel will run you between $100-175 plus tax to get it threaded for removable chokes. Add shipping on top of that if you don’t have anyone local to you that can do the job.
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Not to forget that some barrels don't have enough meat to thread.

All of the gunsmiths I know stopped offering that service.
 
RePete said:
Not to forget that some barrels don't have enough meat to thread.

All of the gunsmiths I know stopped offering that service.
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Yeah, there are thin wall options but not every smith is set up for them. Exactly why I had to talk with 3-4 people, finally found one that was experienced in threading thinner walled barrels. Cost me more ($175) but it was totally worth it to have a 12.5” barrel with screw in chokes.
 
Ashcroft said:
Why go to all that trouble and expense? Most of these are already full choke ( although some have an adjustable choke) and will throw the tight patterns with modern ammunition that you need, a removable choke quite likely won't improve on this regardless of advertising. These guns make a great inexpensive turkey gun.
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More so as a project/something to think about than anything, this will be our first year with a turkey season, and i haven't got a cut down bolt action shotgun with chokes yet

blargon said:
You don't need camo for turkeys. I've shot many a Tom with my grandpa's old Mossberg pump with full choke. Its more about sitting still than camouflage.

Winchester makes 2 3/4 Turkey loads, probably others do as well.

Just buy this one, 3" with c-lect choke...:)

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...eld-Mossberg-L395K-12ga-C-LECT-CHOKE-3-inches
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I know the camo isn't 100% necessary, just like i said above, a project to think about, more of a just because

Butcherbill said:
Yeah, there are thin wall options but not every smith is set up for them. Exactly why I had to talk with 3-4 people, finally found one that was experienced in threading thinner walled barrels. Cost me more ($175) but it was totally worth it to have a 12.5” barrel with screw in chokes.
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Thinking the same thing, even if it doesn't end up as a turkey gun, i like shorter barrel shotguns for busting brush looking for rabbits, so why not give it a try
 
dand883 said:
Thinking the same thing, even if it doesn't end up as a turkey gun, i like shorter barrel shotguns for busting brush looking for rabbits, so why not give it a try
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Exactly, I have barrels for my 870 ranging from 12.5”-28” that are threaded for chokes and the 12.5” & 14” barrels get used more than the 20” & 28” just on ease of handling in the bush. Although the 20” turkey barrel is pretty hard to beat for an overall does everything barrel lol. I might have a shotgun problem...
 
We thread several makes and models of single barrel shotguns for chokes. We only do shotgun barrels that the barrels come off of as our set up in done in a lathe.

As stated above, the barrel needs to have thick enough walls to install the choke tubes. Another thing to consider is with shotguns that have a bead screwed directly into the barrel (e.g. Mossberg's and early Remington 870's) the process of installing the choke tubes removes material from inside the barrel. With the thinner barrel the bead does not have as many threads to hold it in place.

We currently can do Remchoke, Winchoke, Truchoke and Thinwall Truchokes. and price is $90.00 plus the cost of any choke tubes.

Casey
 
saskbooknut said:
I think a bolt action shotgun is a sorry excuse for a bird gun - clumsy and awkward.
Buy a pump gun with choke tubes.
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I agree and have other guns for birds, a bolt wouldn't be my only one shotgun to keep, just something different for when the mood strikes
 
dand883 said:
I agree and have other guns for birds, a bolt wouldn't be my only one shotgun to keep, just something different for when the mood strikes
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Perhaps that bolt i linked can be shortened and threaded externally to reuse the c-lect choke?
 
saskbooknut said:
I think a bolt action shotgun is a sorry excuse for a bird gun - clumsy and awkward.
Buy a pump gun with choke tubes.
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Good tractor gun, if it gets marked up, it don't matter. And the mags are handy , if you can find them.
I know Saskatoon Gun Shoppe did 12 ga , Don't know about these days ,Sask.
 
Mossberg actually made a few models of bolt action shotguns with removable choke tubes. The barrels were threaded on the outside, rather than the inside and the guns came with 2 or 3 choke tubes, depending on the gauge (410 bore came with 2, 12 and 20ga came with 3). The models with fixed chokes and c-let choke (aka poly-choke) seem to be much more common though.

Jim
 
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