wildfowler.250 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Hi, I was just wondering if you can increase choke on a gun? One of my guns is very open choke,(not a multi choke) and I was wondering whether it was possible to make it half choke or full ect? I am guessing the answe is no but I thought someone on here would know for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 you have have it converted to multichoke, then choose whatever you want (in theory) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.teagueprecisionchokesltd.co.uk/ are the people to ask but i don't think choke can be tightened without being made multichoke (not cheap) however pattern is a combination of choke and cartridge changing cartridge may well produce the required results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 as it is already a very open choke you say i doubt if there is enough wall thickness to have it multied. usually you start with tight choked guns and then multi them. worth asking the experts at teagues though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 unless you have multichokes put in, you`d never tighten up the pattern unless... you use cartridges that patter tighter anyway, but wouldnt be that noticable. sorry, you wanting to change 1/4 to half or more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 as it is already a very open choke you say i doubt if there is enough wall thickness to have it multied. usually you start with tight choked guns and then multi them. worth asking the experts at teagues though. Tis well worth it as they also do fixed choke replacement as well which, if you know what you want, is more cost effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 unless you have multichokes put in, you`d never tighten up the pattern unless... you use cartridges that patter tighter anyway, but wouldnt be that noticable. sorry, you wanting to change 1/4 to half or more? It is for my 10. I assume someone has opened it up for some reason as I thought most would be full or close to it. I'll try changing shells to start with. The barrels thick anyway,(apparently it can be bored out to an 8). However if it will cost a fortune I'll not worry as it is better for ducks. I was thinking either half or full choke for BBs. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 It is for my 10. I assume someone has opened it up for some reason as I thought most would be full or close to it. I'll try changing shells to start with. The barrels thick anyway,(apparently it can be bored out to an 8). However if it will cost a fortune I'll not worry as it is better for ducks. I was thinking either half or full choke for BBs. Thanks the problem with tinkering with the chokes opening, putting in thin walls, etc.. can make a gun obselete. often when work like this is carried out it can change the point of impact. i`m not saying that will happen, but you`d be paying someone to screw up yer 10. most of the time is better left as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 You can have choke put back in. They cut away part of you barrel, just as if they were going to multi-choke it, but insert a plain choke tube, without any screw thread. The barrel would be warmer and the tube very cold. It's pushed in and left to cool. Result is a permanently installed tube with more choke. The late and very great Jim Stafford had this done to one of his Krieghoffs. I saw the alteration when I shot against him at Overton Gun Club, 1987/88. One of the very few times I beat him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 the problem with tinkering with the chokes opening, putting in thin walls, etc.. can make a gun obselete. often when work like this is carried out it can change the point of impact. i`m not saying that will happen, but you`d be paying someone to screw up yer 10. most of the time is better left as is. Change the point of impact? Who have you had fit chokes? The local scrap merchant dealer! I have a Miroku 6000 which was Teaged several years ago. The balance is still perfect when compared to an original 6000 and it certainly shoots to the point of aim. If you get it done by Mr Teague I would put money on the job being perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus69 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 It is for my 10. I assume someone has opened it up for some reason as I thought most would be full or close to it. I'll try changing shells to start with. The barrels thick anyway,(apparently it can be bored out to an 8). However if it will cost a fortune I'll not worry as it is better for ducks. I was thinking either half or full choke for BBs. Thanks The 10 will have been opened up for use with steel, we have to use steel this side of the border for all wildfowl shooting so I bet the gun originated from down here,I would leave it as it is you can then use it on the foreshore with steel.I bet the gun in question is either a Kestrel or a Zabala you could make it pattern a bit tighter when using lead by substituting to a multi metal type wad and downloading and develop from there,but honestly you would be wasting your money and time having the choking changed as the difference on a pattern plate would be small. Mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 You can have a choke tightened. It's called "Jug Choking", the gunsmith bores out a length of barrel before the end of the barrel, then the original end of barrel acts as a choke. Choke is the width of the end of the barrel compared to the bore preceding it, so this makes the choke tighter. Whether it's worth doing to your gun, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks for all the input! some very handy info Going by the responces, I will keep the gun as it is and try different cartridges/wads as suggested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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