I had originally asked this question over on another site that Mike Orlen is a moderator. Didn't get an answer so I'll try it here.
I'm in the process of getting a circa 1887 L.C. Smith with was referred to then as Good Damascus barrels. The barrels are cut to 28" and therefore no choke. I'm told that the bores haven't been honed and so they should be between .723-728.
I don't plan on shooting this gun a lot, just some times when I like to take the different ones out and try them, so I was wondering if a full choke could be made and tapered like the original and pressed into the bore or made .0005 undersize and some type of Lock-Tite be used to secure it? If it was made to an O.D. of bore size-.0005 and the I.D. of .690-.695 that would leave at least .016-018 wall thickness or more depending on bore size. I would do this just on the left barrel.
Any thoughts and has any one done this?
