A 1898 12g Lefever G was choked .027 right with 3" of choke taper; left .036 with 4".

An occasional Lefever 12 gauge has bores tapering from the breech to the muzzle (.756 to .708 and .715 courtesy of Daryl Hallquist), some have a parallel bore and choke taper of 4 inches, and others a standard 2 – 2 1/2 inch taper.

Using 1 1/8 oz. of No. 8 chilled shot (449 pellets) Lefever claimed a 77% pattern in a 30” circle at 40 yards using a full choke.
See "Shotgun Review" in the 1912 Hunter-Trader-Trapper
http://books.google.com/books?id=Uy7OAAA...gun&f=false
Click on p. 73

Bottom line: if there is no choke constriction, or it is less than 2" the barrels are very likely to have been cut.

Last edited by Drew Hause; 01/12/13 02:09 PM.
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