choke stuck

[alros01]

hi can anyone give me an idea of how to free off the choke in my beretta semi auto.im going to trie putting the end of the barrel in diesel first to see if it frees it off.

[ellie]

carburetor cleaner it did mine

[rabbit killer]

Soak the end of the barrel in gun oil next to a radiator for about 3 hours

[Will Poon]

Have you tried WD 40 , then tighten the choke yes tighten ! Then unscrew it , see if that works

[Mike737]

I freed off a stuck choke in my bro-in-law's o/u by immersing the tip of the barrel in WD40 for a few hours, then ever so gently worked the key backwards and forwards until after a few minutes it came loose and just wound out by hand. WD in a small container, deep enough to submerge the choke. Hope this helps, Mike.

[Harnser]

If your chokes are like mine the extended type on my beretta ,then a piece of leather round the top of the choke and a pair of pipe grips .

 

Harnser .

[bakerboy]

dip the barrel in very hot water and leave for a few minutes.

 

OR soak the barrel in paraffin to cover the chokes.

 

Good luck

[eddoakley]

Brute force and ignorance usually works for me

 

I have had more than a few guns with stuck chokes but not found one yet that wouldnt budge with enough persuasion.

Soaking in diesel, wd40 or similar is always my first option, then its off to to workshop to get it in the vice (always taking care to protect the finishes)

Worst one I ever had I ended up tig welding an adapted key into the choke and giving it plenty of oomph with the mole grips!!

 

Edd

[hillmouse]

Hot water works very well indeed. Never failed me yet and had several neglected rusty chokes presented in the shop. The steam wand on the coffee machine was brilliant for sorting them out.

 

Sorry about the WD40 slick on the latte's chaps.

[skabo1]

First fix the key in something solid like a vice or whatever, then soak the end in your preferred penetrating liquid for an hour or so, gently heat it first if necessary (note the gently) , place the barrel onto the key carefully locating the pegs, and turn the barrels whilst pushing very hard onto the key, it has worked in the past when all else failed.

[the pigeon man]

14 lbs hammer

[fabarm gamma boy]

My local gun shop uses deisel for this! Stand barrels up in deisel muzzle submurged for a day and then try it! It works a treat!

[Guest cookoff013]

i just dont neglect cleaning out the threads, and i use grease.

[tedster]

I put a light smear of copaslip on the threads of mine.

[alros01]

thanks for all of the replies I will give it a go ill try soaking the barrel in diesel first if that does not work ill try heat thanks again lads

[welshwarrior]

Leave it in the desiel at least a day longer can help.

[Paul T]

Stand it in vinegar for a day - dissolves the rust a treat. It's much better than diesel

 

Worked for at least 3 people I know who suddenly found they had 'fixed' chokes.

[dob]

I had a piece of shot wedged behind choke,that was proper stuck got it out but destroyed the threads on barrel, trip to a gunsmith is now called for, go careful getting it out I would play safe and give it to a man that can if it's an expensive gun .

[Blunderbust]

_{Apply some heat to the inside of the choke with a blow torch.}

[Churchill]

Just a few questions mate. I take it they are flush fitting chokes and not extended. And when was the last time you had the chokes out and how many rounds have you put through it since they were out and have you been shooting in the rain since they were last removed.

 

All of the above advice is good, and if it doesn't work then its a trip to the gunsmith.

 

I really hope you get them out without damaging the threads mate.

[rtaylor]

_{Apply some heat to the inside of the choke with a blow torch.}

I would have thought heating the inside of the chokes would make it tighter. They will expand outwards into the barrel. I would say heat the outside of the barrel to make them expand away from the chokes. Maybe put some ice inside the chokes of get some sort of freezing spray. Pipe freeze might work?

[fabarm gamma boy]

Any type of heat will make it expand both ways but thats the whole point it expands with the heat then retracts as it cool which in theory breaks any contact caused by corosion! Personaly id avoid heating barrels as heat can permanently warp metal! If deisel or other lubricants and a bit of brute force dont work then im afraid its a job for a smith!

[Blunderbust]

I would have thought heating the inside of the chokes would make it tighter. They will expand outwards into the barrel. I would say heat the outside of the barrel to make them expand away from the chokes. Maybe put some ice inside the chokes of get some sort of freezing spray. Pipe freeze might work?

 

I have to admit I was a bit worried about doing this but it did work for me. I had tried all the usual fixes to no avail then decided to try heat and it worked no problem. On saying this I was doing it on a Hatsan and was prepared to scrap the thing if it had not worked.

[rtaylor]

My chokes are stuck on my Lanber O/U. I tried soaking them in diesel but never got round to heating them. I haven't got the right key and couldn't find one which didn't slip so I've just left them.

 

Gentle heat will probably be the answer if release fluid doesn't work.

[Mrcbr]

It's not by any chance an extended optima choke is it