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alabamatriker
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:39 am  Reply with quote



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Any recommendations on a gunsmith to open up the choke on a barrel? Want a decent job but don't want to spend an arm and a leg. Thanks.
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skeettx
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:03 am  Reply with quote
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Mike Orlen

http://users.dls.net/~rdouglas/MikeOrlen.pdf

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kennedy756
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:51 pm  Reply with quote



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If you want to go real cheap, I opened a choke on an Iver Johnson single barrel with a automobile brake cylinder hone. went thru a few sets of stones and took it from a tight full to a tight mod.

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Beagleman
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:13 pm  Reply with quote



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Mike Orlen - good price, great turnaround. I have two guns that were opened up and wouldn't think of using anyone else.

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Ducks Rx
PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:02 pm  Reply with quote



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Dean Harris at Skeet's Gun Shop in Telequah OK
Opened bores on my Webley Scott 16 ga double. Master barrel gunsmith and charges $40 per barrel. Great guy and easy to talk with!
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wannagohunting
PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:31 pm  Reply with quote



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Mike Orlen has done several for me.
Fast turnaround so far.
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John Singer
PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:54 am  Reply with quote



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If you are handy, you can do the job yourself.

https://www.gun-tests.com/special_reports/accessories/Adjusting-Fixed-Chokes-In-Single-Barrel-Guns-14265-1.html#.WmoKZainHIV

Note that Mike Orlen is the author of the above article.

I purchased two adjustable reams and have opened the chokes on several guns. The reams cost about $40/each.

It is best to work slowly and fire patterns with the ammunition that you like until you achieve the choke performance that you desire.

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jswanson
PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:45 pm  Reply with quote



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[quote="skeettx"]Mike Orlen

http://users.dls.net/~rdouglas/MikeOrlen.pdf[/quote]

Mike

These prices are a bit old, have they changed much??

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skeettx
PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:00 pm  Reply with quote
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