Stuck choke
- Thread starter jhedsy
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Do the winchester chokes have little notches in the end for a key? If so, take a flat head screw driver and put the tip in the notch, and use a small mallet to drive it in the direction of unscrewing it. You could also stand it in the corner in a small bucket of WD-40 or another penetrating oil until it loosens.
Yes there are 4 notches. I'd rather not use a screwdriver.. but maybe a punch. It would be great if I could get it out without wrecking the choke. I've been reading online that some people run hot water or use a heat gun to expand the tube, but I might just fire 10-15 rounds out of it then try and loosen it if soaking it in oil does not work.
I was in the same predicament with a newer browning A5 I bought for my son, I tried everything soaking in various penatrating oils and all kinds of tricks in the ens I cracked the barrel and it cost me $850 bucks for a new barrel and about 3 months of waiting for it to get back from gunsmith. ... so I suggest skip the home remixes and take it to a pro ....... may actually save you money in the end and save your barrel
Beaver Skin
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lower Mainland, BC
I had the same issue once. Find KROIL; its a fantastic penertating oil. Submerge it in a cup of the stuff for a few days and it may come loose. A smith at a local store said this solved all but the most difficult stuvck tubes that cross his bench.
Mix some ATF and Diesel 50/50 into a can. (the skinnier the container, the less fluid)
Chokes are usually around 3" long so you want more than 3" full.
Recommend a can you can put a lid on in case it happens again.
Put the gun upside-down with the barrel in the can for a few days. Should be easy to get out after that.
Chokes are usually around 3" long so you want more than 3" full.
Recommend a can you can put a lid on in case it happens again.
Put the gun upside-down with the barrel in the can for a few days. Should be easy to get out after that.
I'd go for the heat with a good heat gun, evenly for a few minutes and quench the choke.
Constantly doing that method for broken bolts at work. Far faster than soaking it in a thin penetrant mix.
Although, if its a finished bbl (camo or etc.) Just be careful not to blister it, also be careful any soaks aren't going to eat at it either.
ATF may stain/dye any paints, diesel alone is a fantastic penetrant, only a mild lubricant. But will still likely do the job on its own.
Constantly doing that method for broken bolts at work. Far faster than soaking it in a thin penetrant mix.
Although, if its a finished bbl (camo or etc.) Just be careful not to blister it, also be careful any soaks aren't going to eat at it either.
ATF may stain/dye any paints, diesel alone is a fantastic penetrant, only a mild lubricant. But will still likely do the job on its own.
Anytime I have had a stuck/seized choke I have got it out by shooting the gun. Shoot it fast and furious for a bit then wrench it out. It's always worked for me , the heat and vibration loosen it up just enough. Not sure how seized yours is but it may work and you get to shoot , nothing to lose lol.
ianthomson
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lincoln, NB
It is a flush or extended choke? I would throw the barrel in the freezer for 6 hours. The barrel and tube are different metals, they will contract at different rates. If it is extended, use a pipe wrench, it flush try the choke wrench. Bonne chance...
Depending on why the choke is still stuck in the barrel it is going to be a pia .
No ifs and or buts.
If it is cross threaded there is very little that can be done to remove it safely ..(saving the threads)
If it is rusted in there, then several answers already mentioned should ahve removed it by now.
Have you tried diesel fuel ??
Soak it in enough to cover the threads...
But, first add some heat to the barrel ...just enough to get it hot and submerge the end into the container of fuel oil.
O?f course do this outside with appropriate ppe and a fire extinguisher at hand ( just in case )
The freezer method is an urban myth in my opinion as it will not get the metals cold enough to cause the contraction and expansion required.
Lock tite registered trade mark ) has a product that one sprays on to the effected materials and freezes the metals to very cold temps.
Before all the nay sayers come out, I have tried to remove a stick choke in two guns in the past three years one a Beretta 686 that was put away wet from the previous season and both tubes where frozen solid from rust ..the freezer method had no affect...the firearm was returned to the owner with a recommendation to take it to a gun smith...
The second is a Browning PBS camo that has been soaking in diesel fuel , atf fluid and heat applied to draw up in the threads ...all that has done is screw the camo up and the choke is still in there.
These are not my guns, but I have been privy to the trials and tribulations of the gun owners who have asked for ideas and assistance from amateurs such as myself.
Rob
Well.. it's still stuck. (flush choke) I heated it up using boiling water from a kettle (I don't own a heatgun), no go. I am hoping to eventually sell this shotgun in the future so, I do not want to wreck the finish on the barrel either (what ever the finish on a winchester sxp is) I am off to the gun smith.
If it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, I'm not going to bother.
I was thinking of taking it to the range and blasting a bunch of rounds out of it, maybe it will loosen after sitting in oil all night..
If it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, I'm not going to bother.
I was thinking of taking it to the range and blasting a bunch of rounds out of it, maybe it will loosen after sitting in oil all night..
gunsaholic
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
What did the smith do to get it out?
Trade secret. Lol
