Exactly, I have had several people bring me shotguns with stuck choke tubes to remove, and not once did the person use never/anti seize.
Seized Choke Tube
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Exactly, I have had several people bring me shotguns with stuck choke tubes to remove, and not once did the person use never/anti seize.
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- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Hahaha, so true. I don’t even look at the can without nitrile gloves on...
If I touch my finger to it, the stuff doesn't even leave a mark. If I rub my finger across it then I get a grey streak, but it wipes off easily with a rag or my pants.
Yes, the OPs choke tube was clearly damaged upon use, which I would also call a defective or inferior choke tube.
The machine shop I worked in we called it Baby s##t. Just a little bit and it spread everywhere!
Falconflyer
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That's the stuff I remember!
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- wasaga beach ontario
Reading this thread made me so worried about my shot gun. I have had it since 1991 and have used steel shot quite a few times duck and goose hunting over the years. Last years goose hunt I expelled 3 boxes of steel BB shot through a full choke. I was so worried I got up and had to check my choke and barrel everything was fine, and the choke came unscrewed no problem at all. I have also never ever put any sort of anti seize on the threads. I guess I'm lucky. Thanks Winchester 1300.
Have a friend of my daughters with a Mossberg 500 he brought me. Fired multiple rounds steel through the full choke for unknown number of years. Soaked 2 days so far with penetration oil, heat and cold treatments and it wont budge. No thread lubricant or anti seize. I cant budge it. I dont think its going to come out...
Sounds like the choke has swollen, not surprising. Not sure any amount or type of lube would have helped. It can be machined out by someone who knows what they are doing. Years ago, an acquaintance of mine used a Dremel to cut two longitudinal slots in a frozen choke to relieve the hoop stress. He managed to succeed, but I cant recommend this approach.
Falconflyer
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That seems to be the part that so many are missing, if the choke has just sat in the gun for a long time then anti-seize might help but if the choke tube is swollen then it won't make any difference.
Considering the nightmare of a time I had getting the old choke out, I will definitely try the antiseize on the new choke, I don't care how messy it gets.
This - easy to apply and not messy
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NCB37617
Considering the nightmare of a time I had getting the old choke out, I will definitely try the antiseize on the new choke, I don't care how messy it gets.
Used in moderation as a thin coat, no problem. Get the gun specialty stuff or the Loctite stick and zero problem period.
Sure, but anti seize also acts as a nondrying, non baking lubricant, no disadvantage to having it on the threads in advance. Lubrication will not only make removal easier but will help avoid friction damage to the threads on the gun barrel itself as the choke tube is being removed, although if the choke tube is soft enough to deform I guess that danger is slight anyway.
I've done exactly that to free two stuck chokes. Dremel two grooves longitudinaly most of the way through the threaded portion to relieve the stress the swelling causes, and it will come out. It takes a bit of patience, but it's not difficult to do. Zero damage to the barrel.
PS I use a small amount of high temperature silicone grease on choke threads. It's very clean and I've never had a choke stick in the least. Anti seize is nasty stuff!
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Agreed, and I'm not saying that anti-seize won't do what you say but good synthetic grease doesn't dry or bake either. Just sayin'
