Homemade shotgun chokes

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Has anyone made their own chokes ? I was at a turkey shoot yesterday and a fellow had some homemade extended chokes on a single shot. Very cool and impressive......now I'm intrigued. Cant find much on line ?
 
When a choke tube can be bought for $20-$30, you'd REALLY need to have some special requirements to justify making your own. :)

I had a Remington 870 Special Field that the previous owner threaded and made his own chokes. But that was done way back in the early eighties... don't know if it would be worth the time today!
 
I'm sure it can be done but with the amount of work involved vs. the low cost of commercial choke tubes I can't see the purpose except to be able to say you did it.
 
Meh. If you have the desire, the lathe, and the skills to do so, you could, but unless you are trying to get what cannot be bought, it will cost you more in stock than the choke is worth.

Don't run out and buy a lathe just for this, eh?

Cheers
Trev
 
I get it !! I own a few O/U with a bunch of screw in chokes........just asking because I am intrigued . This guy had an old long barrel single shot and must of threaded and made this turkey shoot gun . I did not get a chance to really pick his brain......and yes I have access to a machine shop.
 
deckerhead said:
I get it !! I own a few O/U with a bunch of screw in chokes........just asking because I am intrigued . This guy had an old long barrel single shot and must of threaded and made this turkey shoot gun . I did not get a chance to really pick his brain......and yes I have access to a machine shop.
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I have done a couple of them for single shots that have been cut. In the first photo the 12 gauge above has a factory made adjustable choke installed and the choke below is one I made for a 20 gauge (full). The second photo is the 20 gauge which I kept and is now my favorite grouse gun.









I also have a related job to do this week, a replacement choke for a Mossberg bolt action .410.
 
I have seen this sort of thing at turkey shoots. These are specialist guns with custom choking setups that seem to win all the turkeys. Performance seriously outstripps that of conventional guns. A search might even find specialty gunsmiths.
 
Look at the descriptions in the text of the commercial products.

Chrome-Moly steel seems to feature a lot, as does 17-4PH Stainless. Heat treating, if used, yer gonna have to figure out yerself, but I doubt it's anything too exotic if at all, given the availability and machineability of the pre-heat treated stock.

I would start there.

Beyond the material itself, it's simply some careful work getting to size and threading, and some care with the tapers, whether by means of setting the compound, or using a taper attachment.

Plan some means of holding them that does not warp the parts when doing further operations, and for when you wish to make changes.

Cheers
Trev
 
Polar_Hunter said:
I have done a couple of them for single shots that have been cut. In the first photo the 12 gauge above has a factory made adjustable choke installed and the choke below is one I made for a 20 gauge (full). The second photo is the 20 gauge which I kept and is now my favorite grouse gun.









I also have a related job to do this week, a replacement choke for a Mossberg bolt action .410.
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Nice job.....so "screw on choke" not screw in ?......meaning you threaded outside of barrel ?
 
deckerhead said:
Nice job.....so "screw on choke" not screw in ?......meaning you threaded outside of barrel ?
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Have you ever seen one of the Mossberg adjustable chokes?

They used a thread on the outside of the barrel, the was also part of the adjustment mechanism for setting the amount of restriction.

No reason it cannot be attached on the outside, simply that most folks prefer the look of not having that large chunk out at the end. Most, at least, if you look at what seems to sell well, anyways. Lotsa ways to skin that particular cat.

Cheers
Trev
 
Screw-on works good and is easy to do if you have a lathe. Screw-in requires a special ream and tap that are expensive. Not all barrels can be done however, on some the wall is to thin or the bore is not concentric.
 
the original head smith where i work did some turkey guns. one was an old cooey single shot, with a 2 foot piece of 16ga barrel attached as a choke, with a fixed full 16ga at the end. apparently it worked really well for turkey shoots till the rules changed and screw ins weren't allowed had to be fixed chokes. personally i had no interest in firing the gun, didnt think that kind of compression and pressure would be good for my health lol.
 
Aries- said:
the original head smith where i work did some turkey guns. one was an old cooey single shot, with a 2 foot piece of 16ga barrel attached as a choke, with a fixed full 16ga at the end. apparently it worked really well for turkey shoots till the rules changed and screw ins weren't allowed had to be fixed chokes. personally i had no interest in firing the gun, didnt think that kind of compression and pressure would be good for my health lol.
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Really ??.......
 
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