choke options?

[Glassman66]

Is there another option besides screw in chokes? 

I picked up an H&R 088 12ga for cheap and it has a 26" long barrel with a full choke.

Can I trim off a tiny bit of the barrel to make it a mod choke, or possibly make it a shorty but just looking for cheaper alternatives to having the barrel threaded.

Is there such a thing as a press in choke? Where I could cut the barrel and press it in myself? I have tools and a decent shop.

I want my gun to look nice, so I really don't want to any crappy mods. I would pay for the threading if I had to, just would rather spend that money on ammo.




Randy

[tacklebury]

Since there is little difference between the full and mod choke size, just measure the current size and use some light abrasive cloth and chuck up a drill with a wood dowel in it and a slit in the wood.  Shove a strip of the abrasive cloth in and wrap a rubber band around the end several times to keep it from opening up .  Then coil it up and slide it in not quite to the edge of the paper.  Run the drill for a few seconds and remeasure and test pattern.  do that several times and when you get the pattern you want, just use a good cold blue and reblue the sanded area.  Remember it's easier to remove more than to put it back.    Only a few thousandths should open it slightly for you.

[Glassman66]

Thanks Tackleberry, that sounds doable to me. I will give it a whirl and report back on how it came out.


Still curious about other choke options though.



Randy

[gcrank1]

Do you reload shotshells? By using various shotcups and components you can get variations in patterns even from a cylinder bore; or shoot what works at whatever length you want it to be by reducing the distance.

[Glassman66]

Do you reload shotshells? By using various shotcups and components you can get variations in patterns even from a cylinder bore; or shoot what works at whatever length you want it to be by reducing the distance.

Not yet, just getting into shotguns. So far I have 3 H&R's, a 20ga tamer, sawed off .410, and now the 12ga. I think I have everything covered now.

I really have a thing for these H&R single shots! I really want a 45/70!

I have spent quite a bit of time reading on here and over at cast boolits, about reloading though and am going to start out doing some hand loads.




Randy

[Ranger99]

polychoke

[Glassman66]

polychoke

Thanks Ranger, I am aware of polychokes but I was really looking for inexpensive options. New they are like $155 bucks installed. Maybe you can find used, but not sure just how they are installed on the barrel.


Thanks,Randy

[bikerbeans]

IIRC, Midway sells a threaded choke adapter that  you solder to the end of your barrel.  It will then accept choke tubes, I don't remember what brand/style of tube it uses.  Also, you will probably have to remove some metal from the outside of the muzzle so the adapter will fit.  It slips on like a pipe coupling and then you solder it in place. 
 
BB

[Glassman66]

IIRC, Midway sells a threaded choke adapter that  you solder to the end of your barrel.  It will then accept choke tubes, I don't remember what brand/style of tube it uses.  Also, you will probably have to remove some metal from the outside of the muzzle so the adapter will fit.  It slips on like a pipe coupling and then you solder it in place. 
 
BB

Thanks BB, I didn't find them at Midway, but did at Brownells. Adapters are cheap enough but I would still have to have some machining done and I don't care for the looks. I think I will just do the sandpaper on a dowel route till I get the results I want.


Thanks, Randy