Old farrier Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 7 hours ago, hairysausagefingers said: Hmmm - wasn't sure if I should post this, but what the hell. Shoot me down if you must. I recently bought a battered old O/U for hide shooting. I like open chokes, but this was half and full. I was quoted £60 per barrel, but the gun was only £105, so I decided to do it myself. I have a pillar drill so it was a question of wrapping some emery cloth round a brass jag on my sturdy two piece aluminium cleaning rod, sticking in the chuck and going down from the breach end to work on removing the chokes. It all got a bit warm, so a bucket of water to cool the barrels periodically sorted that. I went steady and spent a couple of hours at it, on and off. Very unscientific and I only did it because the gun was a cheap one, but I reckon I have about quarter in the bottom and half in the top. It shoots really well on the pigeons now and I have much more confidence in it. Looking down the bores it looks no different to a factory gun. Well done ? its called innovative gun smithing ? I’d have done similar ? all the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Well done ? its called innovative gun smithing ? I’d have done similar ? all the best of hello, now that is ingenuity at its best from a PW member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairysausagefingers Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Thanks for that - I was waiting for a barrage of abuse and accusations of irresponsibility from irate members offering to escort me to the proof house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 I`m sorely tempted to invest in a couple of reamers and knock up the reaming tool myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Richard Gallyon does or did opening of chokes...and i thought it was quite expensive...so i didnt use him....but what i found out later he will pattern test the gun until he is satisfyed that the operation has been correct to the standard expected or desired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Just got my 10 bore barrels back from Alan Myers,quick job, back safely total £65 &£6.59 for my Hermes shipping to him, I have no doubt job will be perfect, will test fire Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 07/05/2018 at 18:59, mudpatten said: Thanks for all the suggestions gents. If all else fails it`ll be the hacksaw then. About an inch off the end should do it. Ladbrook and Langtons, a bit of a trot from the south coast, but doable. They are near St Albans at Radlett. http://www.gunrepair.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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