Polychokes still around?

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I would like to shorten a shotgun barrel a bit for my son ,but still have full choke.
I remember the polychokes were once used for this , anyone ever installed one and do they work , who sells them , how does a guy install one. Any input would be great.
 
I installed a polychoke on a perfectly good Ithaca pump - ruined the gun. It shot much lower than before and I could no longer hit anything with it. Aftermarket screw in chokes are a much better idea, check out Briley - I know some gunshops install them in Canada.
 
Polychoke is still available for installation. It is about $100 for the choke in the US and requires an import/export license. I would think most gunsmiths would charge about $75 to install one. They require careful fitting perfectly inline with the bore.

I used to install a lot of them 25 years ago. I have customers still using them and quite happy with them. They are not as popular today because of their looks and I haven't installed one in 10 or 15 years...

Most people today are using barrels with interchangable tubes... that seems to be the latest fad.... if you plan on hunting with steel shot and also use lead shot for upland birds, all you need is a fixed choke barrel with an improved cylinder or Skeet II choke and it will work very well with both. Steel shot does not require the tighter constriction that lead does to get a good pattern and distance.
 
guntech said:
Polychoke is still available for installation. It is about $100 for the choke in the US and requires an import/export license. I would think most gunsmiths would charge about $75 to install one. They require careful fitting perfectly inline with the bore.

I used to install a lot of them 25 years ago. I have customers still using them and quite happy with them. They are not as popular today because of their looks and I haven't installed one in 10 or 15 years...

Most people today are using barrels with interchangable tubes... that seems to be the latest fad.... if you plan on hunting with steel shot and also use lead shot for upland birds, all you need is a fixed choke barrel with an improved cylinder or Skeet II choke and it will work very well with both. Steel shot does not require the tighter constriction that lead does to get a good pattern and distance.
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Dennis,

I think this particular shotgun would be tough to find a shorter replacement bbl for as it is an unusual older take-down model. Are there other options besides the cut & install of a full choke or installing the Poly-choke and what would be the associated costs?
 
ILoveBigRacks said:
Dennis,

I think this particular shotgun would be tough to find a shorter replacement bbl for as it is an unusual older take-down model. Are there other options besides the cut & install of a full choke or installing the Poly-choke and what would be the associated costs?
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Why not alter that choke to what you need? The barrel length should not really be a problem for a smaller shooter... not much weight in the end of a shotgun barrel.

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Lyman still makes the Cutts compensators. You get both a reduction in felt recoil and a choice of chokes. Another very old system, I think even earlier than the poly choke!
 
Sorry guys , I should of menioned the shotgun is a .410 , seems like a hassel to shorten it , and it is in nice shape , the boy is going to have to learn how to swing a long barrel. Thanks for all the input.
 
I had a poly-choke installed on a SG which I used for two years with no problems at all. I liked it.

I sold the gun to a fellow who took it duck hunting. It worked fine for him till he took one too many shots and it went flying out into the cattails with the wad, never to be seen again. :D



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I had one installed on my 16 guage pump at proline in calgary, they are still available and the polychoke and lyman are both in production
 
My Franchi has a poly-choke. It patterns very well with lead but is absolutely terrible with steel.
 
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