arjimlad Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 @Wylye lols.. AJ Smoker Smith eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Am I wrong in saying alot of older sxs usually had right barrell open true cylinder or improved cylinder and left barrel full choke. My late father had a trulock and Harris 30" sxs with this choking and a kavanagh 30" sxs also with this choking. A greener 16 bore hammer both barrels choked full. I use the kavanagh frequently and be honest the instant choice of open choke in right barrel or full choke in left is handy to have. That left barrel has folded alot of rangy woodcock that thought they were away! All 3 guns are over 100 years old.. back when maybe cartridges weren't as good, but the men making guns at that time knew what they were doing and they choked their guns accordingly, right barrel for when he gets up under your feet, left barrel when he's the other side of the bog😀.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 If holding the muzzles in boiling water doesn't cause enough expansion, you might try the chip pan (cooking oil boils at around 300oC). Certainly a lot safer than an oxy-acetylene flame (3150oC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, Krico woodcock said: Am I wrong in saying alot of older sxs usually had right barrell open true cylinder or improved cylinder and left barrel full choke. My late father had a trulock and Harris 30" sxs with this choking and a kavanagh 30" sxs also with this choking. A greener 16 bore hammer both barrels choked full. I use the kavanagh frequently and be honest the instant choice of open choke in right barrel or full choke in left is handy to have. That left barrel has folded alot of rangy woodcock that thought they were away! All 3 guns are over 100 years old.. back when maybe cartridges weren't as good, but the men making guns at that time knew what they were doing and they choked their guns accordingly, right barrel for when he gets up under your feet, left barrel when he's the other side of the bog😀.. No, it's spot on for as you describe. Back when the choking was annotated with just the one word on one barrel. When flushed, is it still done to count to 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 22 minutes ago, wymberley said: No, it's spot on for as you describe. Back when the choking was annotated with just the one word on one barrel. When flushed, is it still done to count to 7? He'd be shot long before 7 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 36 minutes ago, Krico woodcock said: He'd be shot long before 7 ! Cheers. I’ve always wondered if this was simply romanticising drivel because of the jinking. We only have the odd one or two here which we leave well alone which does us no harm with the local BTO guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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