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None of my guns have choke tubes, is that a problem?
I lied, none that I care about. I have been drinking... It shouldn't be a problem unless you mix up the bourbon with the gun oil or anti-seize. I don't have any shotguns with choke tubes, but it is my understanding that anti-seize or a good grease like Mobil 1 is a better long term thread lube for choke tubes than oil, and is less likely to dry out or be forced out of the threads under pressure than oil. Some say that oiled choke tubes are more likely to shoot loose than tubes lubed with grease or anti-seize, but that is probably more a result of improperly tightening them in the first place. I notice that it is much easier to remove the vent on a flintlock that is lubed with a thin smear of anti-seize versus a light coat of oil. The black powder fouling seems to get into oiled threads easier. Ted's choke tubes stored in his tool box would be just fine with a light coat of gun oil to prevent rusting, and anti-seize in that application would somehow spread to every square inch of his tool box and the contents too. Anti-seize on a door knob was always an amusing practical joke at work, because the poor victim would soon have it all over his face, hands, sandwich, etc. I used some last week while replacing front brake rotors, and somehow got more on the shoulder of my work shirt than on the rotor retaining screw. A little goes a long way, and I'm sure Ted knows that, and has probably been on the receiving end of the door knob trick too.
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None of my guns have choke tubes, is that a problem?
I lied, none that I care about. I have been drinking... It shouldn't be a problem unless you mix up the bourbon with the gun oil or anti-seize. I don't have any shotguns with choke tubes, but it is my understanding that anti-seize or a good grease like Mobil 1 is a better long term thread lube for choke tubes than oil, and is less likely to dry out or be forced out of the threads under pressure than oil. Some say that oiled choke tubes are more likely to shoot loose than tubes lubed with grease or anti-seize, but that is probably more a result of improperly tightening them in the first place. I notice that it is much easier to remove the vent on a flintlock that is lubed with a thin smear of anti-seize versus a light coat of oil. The black powder fouling seems to get into oiled threads easier. Ted's choke tubes stored in his tool box would be just fine with a light coat of gun oil to prevent rusting, and anti-seize in that application would somehow spread to every square inch of his tool box and the contents too. Anti-seize on a door knob was always an amusing practical joke at work, because the poor victim would soon have it all over his face, hands, sandwich, etc. I used some last week while replacing front brake rotors, and somehow got more on the shoulder of my work shirt than on the rotor retaining screw. A little goes a long way, and I'm sure Ted knows that, and has probably been on the receiving end of the door knob trick too. Even better than anti-seize, printing ink on the soft plastic seal around the ears on a guys hearing protection earmuffs. Converts most victims to ear plugs in rapid fashion. Printers have a strange sense of humor. Best, Ted
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Drafting room horseplay included application of the dust (graphite) from the lead pointers on the phone ear piece. More dramatic was India ink in the coffee.
Coloring a sharp round tooth pick with 2H lead and sticking it in a unsuspecting drafters lead holder was always good for a giggle.
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A late friend was part of a local TV news team, live broadcasts. One of the local anchors, a legend around town, started each broadcast the same way. His coffee cup was in the same location and he took a drink moments before going live. Before the broadcast, someone epoxied his cup to the desk, then filled it up. Apparently the man had a panicked look when he couldn't budge it off the desk...Gil
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Stretching my memory . . . but I believe Winchester's Model 23 was the first sxs with factory choke tubes. I have a very late Japanese made SKB sxs (Model 385) with choke tubes. That's a feature I can live without. But at least SKB got around to making sxs that had a straight stock as well as either a generous splinter forend or perhaps a semi-BT. rather than the very large BT found on all the Ithaca-imported sxs except the Model 100. Looked like SKB was on the right track (minus the tubes) by offering something pretty close to a classic American-made sxs (except for the SST--although it was a pretty decent trigger.) And then it all came to an end.
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Did you ever notice how people get on here and say that they don't like choke tubes, then later come on and tell us how they took a classic, original SXS and bored out the chokes from FULL to MODIFIED? Or Improved Cylinder? EEEEEEEEEGADS!! At any rate, I have always enjoyed having my 686 Silver Pigeon two-barrel set with factory tubes. I can shoot doubles trap with the over under barrels , go down to the skeet range- put in the skeet chokes, slide the gun up on my shoulder to align the beads and shoot skeet. Then go out to the sporting clays and shoot there. Then finish up the day by putting the single trap barrel with a full choke and shooting handicap trap. So, I have enough choke tubes for everything and anything with the one gun. It works for me.
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A late friend was part of a local TV news team, live broadcasts. One of the local anchors, a legend around town, started each broadcast the same way. His coffee cup was in the same location and he took a drink moments before going live. Before the broadcast, someone epoxied his cup to the desk, then filled it up. Apparently, the man had a panicked look when he couldn't budge it off the desk...Gil One of my bosses had his office enclosed by glass so everyone in the building could see him. I used to sneak into his office and cover his phone's earpiece with either ketchup or mustard. Then when he came back, I would go out to another pulpit and call him, which lead to him getting an earful of condiment.
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