First Shotty!

[Lloyd90]

Just bought the first shotty, Think its an Italian one. S/S with fairly open chokes, dont know what they are exactly! Any ideas how to know ? there fixed btw.

 

I think there 1/4. Anyways got it off a bloke recommended by a friend (the blokes a RFD!) gave a lifetime warranty so cant complain. Said if ANYTHING goes wrong just bring it back n he can fix it or give money back.

Was a great buy and wasnt too far away either :blink:

 

Pretty chuffed. Cant wait to get out tomorrow and blast some crows,rabbits and pigeons haha

[tweedledee]

any good dealer should have a choke guage to measure them for you

[UnclePete]

Just bought the first shotty, Think its an Italian one. S/S with fairly open chokes, dont know what they are exactly! Any ideas how to know ? there fixed btw.

 

I think there 1/4. Anyways got it off a bloke recommended by a friend (the blokes a RFD!) gave a lifetime warranty :yp: so cant complain. Said if ANYTHING goes wrong just bring it back n he can fix it or give money back.

Was a great buy and wasnt too far away either

 

Pretty chuffed. Cant wait to get out tomorrow and blast some crows,rabbits and pigeons haha

You think it's Italian! No maker's name? As tweedledee says, any gunshop will have a brass choke gauge, probably including the RFD bloke. You've probably chosen well for a rough shooting gun.

[Baldrick]

This may sound fussy, but a brass choke gauge won't give you a definitive answer - it only measures the muzzle diameter. Choke is the actual degree of constriction over the last few inches of the barrel leading up to the muzzle. You need to find an RFD with a bore gauge, who will be able to measure the actual constriction.

 

I'd worry more about the fit of the gun than the choking.