islandgun Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 (edited) Being of an enquiring mind or just poking my nose in [I was actually curious about the choke measurement] I thought I would take a look inside the moderator on my ancient Pedretti 410, after all six baffles fell out, closer inspection revealed that all six were bent on one side whilst one or two were bent on both sides. Im guessing this isn't by design, they are bent where the shot exits, question which way round do the baffles go in ? Edited February 3 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Hello, What make of moderator is it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 1 minute ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, What make of moderator is it ?? Sorry dont know came with cheapo gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 The $64,000 question.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 (edited) 11 minutes ago, islandgun said: Sorry dont know came with cheapo gun Hello, well the only thing i suggest is try the baffles one way round a then other way and see which is best or Quietest, a good clean might help 😅 Edited February 3 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: The $64,000 question.......................... More like a £80, Now Im wondering if the baffles push in concave/ dished profile as it were, then the dents were made by someone with a stick and anger issues, if they go in inverted then the dents were made by shot and wad leaving the barrel Edited February 3 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 I think I will send it to the the pedretti moderated shotgun forever home in the sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 give it a good clean and put the baffles back in so the inside of each one faces the muzzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, scarecrow243 said: give it a good clean and put the baffles back in so the inside of each one faces the muzzle Cheers mate, so its safe to assume the bent out bits, are the wad or shot bashing into the edge of the baffle, the outer edge or lip of some are also badly marked, as can be seen in photos, 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 the outer edges look like the have been hit by some thing harder than wads or lead most likely getting hit by someone trying to get the baffles out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Some moderators have a distortion in the bore orifice to swirl and distort/disrupt the gas flow which then helps moderate the sound level , The more you change/disrupt the gas flow the more it slows down . And it could just be a baffle strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Pity your enquiring mind didn't stretch to photography, quick photo on phone BEFORE removing the baffles, may have helped ? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 Well it certainly looks like pellet or wad strike, makes me wonder what that would do for the pattern. This one will be scrapped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 IG, rather than throwing it all away, surely we can re-do the guts and get a good reduction in sound. Might require a bit of filing and fettling to build up what you need to slow the gases down. After all, you have the out container, let's look at improving the workings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 28 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: IG, rather than throwing it all away, surely we can re-do the guts and get a good reduction in sound. Might require a bit of filing and fettling to build up what you need to slow the gases down. After all, you have the out container, let's look at improving the workings. Mate, like I said I only paid £80 for it, the dents might not look much but the baffles are quite sturdy, I suppose I could enlarge the holes but would I trust it, the dents appear to be deceasing in size the further from the muzzle I am wondering if this is happening to other moderated guns though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mable Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Concave towards gun, need to be tightly installed or they will distort your pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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