Emergency Choke Tube Remover
Question:
Hand tightened choke tubes are a very bad idea. I coach skeet shooters and see about 150 different shotguns up close and personal every week. I have seen choke shot out of a 20 ga and imbed in cinderblock walls and the threads were useless.
>This might be obvious to some of you, but about a month ago I was duck >hunting and wanted to change a choke tube in a Weatherby semi-auto. >The choke tube was stuck and I couldn’t unscrew it with my finger. I >left my choke tube remover at home (since I usually only use my >finger to tighten and lossen my chokes). There are almost no normal >hand tools that work getting a choke tube out. What finally worked was >a quarter. They fit right down into the barrel (12 gauge) and will >remove most choke tubes like Weatherby, Browning, Rem-Chokes, >Winchester and Mossberg that are groved and recess into the barrel. If >the choke tube is jammed, you can add leverage with pliers. Works >slick in a pinch! Bill. >Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
This might be obvious to some of you, but about a month ago I was duck hunting and wanted to change a choke tube in a Weatherby semi-auto. The choke tube was stuck and I couldn’t unscrew it with my finger. I left my choke tube remover at home (since I usually only use my finger to tighten and lossen my chokes). There are almost no normal hand tools that work getting a choke tube out. What finally worked was a quarter. They fit right down into the barrel (12 gauge) and will remove most choke tubes like Weatherby, Browning, Rem-Chokes, Winchester and Mossberg that are groved and recess into the barrel. If the choke tube is jammed, you can add leverage with pliers. Works slick in a pinch! Bill. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
