SKB 500 - Install Choke Tubes???
- Thread starter QuietOne54
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12 ga is very easy to get done in canada just depends on where you live to make it easier for you.
If in Ontario epps does them
Beretta687EELL
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To know for sure, you will need to measure the barrel thickness where the tubes will be installed.
gunsaholic
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What kind of shooting do you do? Open the chokes to modified and improved cylinder and you will be good to go for most shooting. I have guns with choke tubes and I never change them. If the gun is a good price, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it because it didn't have tubes--but, this is just my opinion.
madtrapper143
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Supercub nailed it. Have a good smith ream them out to what you want. I find screw in chokes to be overrated. Rarely (except for turkey,clays) do I find I have the right choke in the gun when a shot presents itself. I have always and continue to be a poly choke fan. This won't help with your stack barrel.
Darryl
Darryl
Winchester-1897
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I have a SKB Model 7300 with fixed Mod. One of my Sons needs one for turkey hunting and I thought it may be ok but was considering having the barrel threaded for screw in Rem chokes but wonder if it would be worth it.
beretta boy
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Yes, they do ... and were finished in "black chrome" instead of blue. Tough to work on.
Installing choke tubes, IF the barrels are thick enough... will take the price up to
more than the gun is worth.
Even in I/C / Mod it will however make a very effective waterfowler with steel shot !
I had a couple of 500's, a 600 Skeet and a 200E (SxS) ... all good, reliable doubles.
Beretta-Skeet
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If you have a few weeks to send it down to Briley, they always do a good job. You can send it through Lawry's Shooting Sports Inc.
http://www.briley.com/2009/screwchokepricing.html
http://www.briley.com/2009/screwchokepricing.html
Winchester-1897
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Thanks for the info folks. I'll probably keep it as is or sell it to someone that may appreciate it or has the time and money to change it.
Have not seen one yet Briley could not do, chrome bores or not . Their work is the very best
Also Mike Orlen has carbide equipment to do the job with chrome bores, whether opening them up or threading
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beretta boy
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Yup, just takes $$$
Like anything in life you want to play you have to pay. My last 16ga done was about 275 with three tubes by the time I got it back but it was not chrome bore however from what I have read Briley don't see the chrome as a big deal
How long ago was that? I have a 16ga. Model 31 I want to have choke tubed and I have yet to find someone in Canada that can do it.
No one in canada can do a 16ga unless that has changed in the past two years or I could not find anyone and asked here also I think. How long. I get them mixed up since I have had a few 28ga and a 410 done by them also lately. And of course a SUPERX1
skeet barrel but that was years ago.Within two years for sure. It was 199 plus the taxes etc but I think it went up to 219 just lately.
Edit yep 219 and lawry's uses that price also or did
http://w ww.briley.com/2009/screwchokepricing.html
Humm model 31 the best pump ever in my mind. Definately the smoothest
I had them do a 870 16ga wingmaster and a 1100 16ga barrel over the years
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