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I have a damascus hammergun that I need to have jug choked for sporting clays, who does this sort of thing? Thanks for any info. Mike
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I'd check with our good friend Mike Orlen, in Amherst, MA. Google him up.
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Mike Orlen can do you a top quality job. The only consideration is if your gun has enough wall thickness near the muzzle to allow the choke and still be safe.
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Bonehill, are you sure you want to mess with your hammergun that way? Have you tried using different loads to tighten up your patterns? This is a very draconian measure you're taking and will not help the value of the gun at all. It's always a shame to pull metal out of an old gun. Justin
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What chokes do you have now and what are you hopeing to achieve?
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Justin: I shoot sporting clays and feel I need a little choke at the distances we shoot. Before I got this gun someone tried to open the choke with a drill and I had to cut 2 inches off the muzzle to clean it up. This is an American Arms side swing and I have two others just like it that I have restocked to my measurements and I don't need all three with the same choke. See ya: Mike
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Not worth it in my opinion.
Use shells to tighten the pattern.
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Justin: I shoot sporting clays and feel I need a little choke at the distances we shoot. Before I got this gun someone tried to open the choke with a drill and I had to cut 2 inches off the muzzle to clean it up. This is an American Arms side swing and I have two others just like it that I have restocked to my measurements and I don't need all three with the same choke. See ya: Mike I had the same experience. What I did (and recommend) is having Briley install a set of their "thin" choke tubes.
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Hello Justin, Bonehill is asking who can do the jug choke, not if he should do it. I am of the opinion that if the gun will get a lot of action jugged, it is a lot better that having it in the cabinet and not using it. After all it was made to be shot. JMTC.  JC
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If your barrel walls are too thin for jug choking and you can't/won't use screw-ins, Orlen can solder in permanent choke sleeves. Pretty much invisible and don't compromise BWT.
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