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I don't wan't to cause angst here, but "choke" is a matter of the amount of constriction from the bore to the reduced part of the barrel at the muzzles.
What I'm trying to say is, there is a lot of variance from one gun to another, and the true determination of physical choke is from back in the bore, then the difference at muzzles or the couple of inches ending at muzzle.
All I am saying here, is a bore gauge that measures in 1000ths of an inch is more accurate than a "plug."
Also, measuring is only a rough estimate of patterning. If you REALLY want to see what it does, shoot it at a pattern board.
Sam Ogle
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When I assess chokes in a gun that Im considering to purchase, I am exclusively going by dimensional characteristics.
Besides, I don't have a baseline load I can use to compare choke performance to other guns. All of the guns I have measured, patterned as expected based on the measurements. Not in the statistical sense, in the TLAR sense using a variety of loads.
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I assume you gents are talking about the boxlocks and not the sidelocks? Wasn't the sidelock supposed to be a wonderful value also?
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Sidelock
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Wasn't the sidelock supposed to be a wonderful value also? Was then, still is if the seller is rational. The sidelocks are harder to find, especially with 28" barrels. Most common configuration available seems to be 12ga/26". There is also the Grade II boxlock, which can have spectacular wood, but asking prices are usually outrageous.
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Sidelock
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What are the choke markings for your BSS?
A plug gauge is useless for choke measurements unless you are familiar with how a maker choked their guns, Belgian Brownings were always choked tight so a plug gauge will work for them but you have a Japanese Browning which should have Browning choke marks. As Posted, the only true way to determine choke is to measure the difference between the nominal bore and the tightest constriction at the muzzle. note that this doesn't, mean at the end of the muzzle bit could be anywhere from the muzzle back. That's why you need a bore gauge with fingers that you drag through the barrel and it finds the tightest spot. I use a Galazan Pro Bore gauge, cost is a few hundred dollars but it does the measurement correctly and if spending a lot of money for a shotgun or purchasing many, worth the cost.-Dick
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