Gun Smith to remove a stuck choke tube

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Looking for a reputable gun smith to remove a stuck choke tube out of a Beretta A400 Xtreme. I'm in Sask but would easily ship anywhere in Canada.d it very well might need to be machined out. I know many smiths in Sask that do outstanding rifle work, but they dont really mess with shotguns.... Thanks!
 
If you are handy at all you can try epoxying a piece of steel into the stuck tube... make sure it is just the tube, not the barrel... wait 24 hours and turn it out...
 
First I would spray a bunch of krown 53 penetrating oil in a small cup and stand the muzzle in there for overnight.
If you have to clamp the barrel, put some cloth around it before you snug it in a vice.
 
I also would soak it for a day or two, I’ve used atf with good results to unstick a seized lawnmower engine and would start soaking it in that first. Wrap the barrel in some thick leather if you have to put it in a vise.
 
gobigorgohome said:
Looking for a reputable gun smith to remove a stuck choke tube out of a Beretta A400 Xtreme. I'm in Sask but would easily ship anywhere in Canada.d it very well might need to be machined out. I know many smiths in Sask that do outstanding rifle work, but they dont really mess with shotguns.... Thanks!
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STEP ONE
FLHTCUI said:
Stand the muzzle end of the barrel in some diesel.
Enough to cover the threads inside ...let it set overnight and try to remove it.
Have you called any of the local rifle gunsmiths ?
Get their opinion before before drawing a conclusion.
Rob
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STEP TWO
CanAm said:
I've used cerrosafe for this. Embed something like a 3/8" extension into it to turn
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STEP THREE
hawkrider said:
A C Douglas Saskatoon is the best I know of.
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You should be able to do this yourself! Good luck.
 
I soaked a choke for a couple days, then fired 6-7 quick shots of 3" steel magnums and the choke loosened from the friction heat.
 
I got one out for a buddy by putting the breech in the lathe chuck protected with a layer of shim stock, then I used the tail stock to hold the choke wrench against the tube loose enough I could get a quarter turn and it came out without damaging the tube or barrel. If you've got a buddy with a lathe this might work for you if the other methods fail.
 
I'd do the soak thing as mentioned.
Then take a heat gun and warm the outer barrel.
Repeat until the tube decides to come out.
Heat will draw in the liquid and eventually and with some payshints
free the stuck choke.
Hopefully the threads haven't been damaged by some form.
 
RePete said:
Try Kroil, if you have it or can get it. Works wonders.
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Besides just trying to turn it out by hand, that's the 2nd step I did. Plugged the end of the barrel, then filled the barrel with Kroil until it was full past the choke. I didn't want to put it in a pail because I was worried it would take the camo finish off the barrel.... It's been soaking for a week now... I'll try turning it out this weekend while applying some heat, and if all else, headed to AC Douglas.

Thanks everyone!
 
I like Guntech's solution of epoxying a piece of metal in it. I would grab a socket a tad smaller in outer diameter then the choke tube. Degrease both the inside of the choke tube and the outside of the socket thoroughly and epoxy it in. For good measure you can grind a few rough spots on the outside of the socket if you are willing to sacrifice the socket. Let it harden and turn it with a wrench. The epoxy can be chiseled of the socket afterwards. Worst that can happen is that the epoxy fails to have enough grip on the tube; in which case you lost a bit of time and some epoxy.
I have used this method successfully on stripped drain plugs of transfer cases that did not want to come by any other means.
 
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