A buddy has an older Remington pump 12g and recently tried to remove his choke. The last time he removed it was about 6yrs ago he said, non the less it is stuck and he can not remove it. Any tips or trick on getting it out? Thanks
Stuck Choke
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Perhaps a good soak in some solvent might loosen up the crap caked in there, although I'm not sure if leaving the end of the barrel in solvent for a while would be damaging. Does he have the choke tool/wrench, or something similar to try? Does he want to swap the choke out for a different one, or just to clean it? Unless he's actually trying to swap chokes it might be kinda pointless by now...
manbearpig
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may as well work on removing it now since the longer it stays in there its going to be harder to remove, heh.
if it were *my* shotgun, and nothing super expensive, i would first try soaking it in penetrating oil, then tapping the choke wrench against the choke gently a few times with a piece of wood - sometimes the impact will help loosen a stuck thread. if that failed, i would remove the barrel and gently heat the outside of the barrel where the choke threads are and then try and loosen it out. emphasis on 'if it were my gun' - i hesitate to recommend anything like this to anyone else since my idea of 'gently heat' could mean cherry red to bubba. the point is to just heat it till its hot to the touch - and the metal expands - and not any more. again if it were *my* shotgun.
but honestly your best bet is soaking it in penetrating lubricant and waiting for better answers here or in the gunsmithing forum, or if its an expensive gun then take it to a smith.
Get a steel speed style choke wrench, not those flat things remington gives you, and not plastic ones. Hit it with penetrating oil, if it is a matte finish wait a day, if it;s blued and you don't want it damaged, wait 30 mins. Then go ape on it. You really can't hurt it, the worst that could happen is you strip your choke wrench, you are not going to snap the barrel, though I would estimate there is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that you could snap the choke off inside above the threads. But I have never heard of or seen that.
If you think you need heat, used a strong hair drier, you'll frig up the bluing in a hurry or the matte finish will flake off fast if you get it too hot with a propane, or heaven forbid, a acetylene torch.
Good Luck
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If you think you need heat, used a strong hair drier, you'll frig up the bluing in a hurry or the matte finish will flake off fast if you get it too hot with a propane, or heaven forbid, a acetylene torch.
Good Luck
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i had the same rpoblem with my winchester with winchokes. i just took a couple blocks of wood and put them in the vise. than i put the barrel in between and tightened it up as tight as i could with a long lever on the vicee. than i wrapped the choke tube in a couple rags, put thevise grips on it and twisted it out.
Thanks for the great ideas guys. He was removing it for chicken hunting. He usually just uses the gun for gooses and that's it.
It is blued so maybe the 30 min in penetration oil will work. I will pass the ideas on to him.
It is blued so maybe the 30 min in penetration oil will work. I will pass the ideas on to him.
afterwards wipe it down and oil it with gun oil, and if he plans on changing his chokes out every 6 years put a LITTLE anti seize or gun grease on the choke tube, gun oil will dry out.
Don't Put too much anti seize just a bit and snug it firmly otherwise it will be forever coming loose.
Don't Put too much anti seize just a bit and snug it firmly otherwise it will be forever coming loose.
300shooter
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A really good penetrating oil is "aero-kroil". We use it all the time at work on rusty old bolts that have been in for 50 + yrs. That stuff works wonders. Also , I wonder if it wouldn't be a ggod idea to fire several rounds of cheap birdshot out the pipe to heat up the barrel and maybe vibrate the threads enough to facilitate removal? Just a thought.
Thanks for the oil name...do you know off hand where it can be bought? Funny that you mention shooting some rounds to heat up the barrel. We were just talking about that last night.
Im not sure what he will choose but he has a few options now!...thanks everyone.
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- Near Coldwater, Ont
Liquid wrench is another good penetrating oil, available at Canadian Tire, small yellow aerosol can. It recommends vibration to help it work, so pounding a box of cheap shells downrange would likely help with this one.
Jim
Jim
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- southern ontario
I have had a similar problem with a browning bps.I soaked it in penetrating oil for two days.Next I found a socket that was the correct size of the barrel.Then I ground a custom choke wrench to grab all four points.This custom tool worked with no damage or heat..I was considering heating the penatrating oil while soaking..
beretta boy
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- Orillia, Ontario
Couple of hints ...
Soaking in penetrating oil ... about 3 " of the muzzle inverted into a container of it is a good start.
Hold barrel in vise "safe Jaws" ... cork or leather lined ... so it holds firm - and won't turn or spin ... but don't crush it ... about 3 " of barrel showing above the jaws.
Remington's choke tube wrench ( looks like the handle off a fishing reel ) has a 3/8" hole in the central part of it ...it will take a 3/8" ratchet.... lots of leverage. If it's going to come out without a lot of grief, this will do it. If you still can't budge it, some gunsmiths have a different type of tool that will often work without damaging the barrel ...
Soaking in penetrating oil ... about 3 " of the muzzle inverted into a container of it is a good start.
Hold barrel in vise "safe Jaws" ... cork or leather lined ... so it holds firm - and won't turn or spin ... but don't crush it ... about 3 " of barrel showing above the jaws.
Remington's choke tube wrench ( looks like the handle off a fishing reel ) has a 3/8" hole in the central part of it ...it will take a 3/8" ratchet.... lots of leverage. If it's going to come out without a lot of grief, this will do it. If you still can't budge it, some gunsmiths have a different type of tool that will often work without damaging the barrel ...
I have had the same problem and did exactly what berretta boy said. I soaked mine in diesel fuel, inverting the gun in a container overnight. I then had two friends hold it and used a good quality choke tube wrench with a 12 inch snipe. Took some wrestling but came out very, very rusty. Now I maintain my choke tubes!
Ive done a couple for buddies. I soaked them in diesel fuel at least over night. Its very thin and is an oil also wicks up (or down) very well. I then heated with a paint heat strip gun to very hot. I then let it cool a bit and put in a tapered spiral easy out tool in and well ....give hell.
It will screw the choke tube but they are replaceable. To date I have not damaged and threads.
Brownells also sells a "stuck choke tube removal tool" but I think it is just a easy out. I believe that it does say in the add that it wrecks the tube.
Good luck
It will screw the choke tube but they are replaceable. To date I have not damaged and threads.
Brownells also sells a "stuck choke tube removal tool" but I think it is just a easy out. I believe that it does say in the add that it wrecks the tube.
Good luck
