[devildog32713]

I have been working on learning about choke tubes and such and figured out (from THR) about thread types, what fits what, what barrels, etc. And I went and was looking at Turkey Chokes, and there are chokes for lead/plated lead shot and a seperate one for Non-toxics, (I plan on using lead/plated lead) and there is ported chokes, and non ported chokes, what is the difference? I heard something somewhere about how Federal Premium shotshells with the flitecontrol wad work best in Non-ported choke tubes, why is this? The once I am looking at are all the same price, Should porting/speciality wad interchangeability influence my buying decision? Thanks everybody

[rcmodel]

The only thing porting will do is decrease recoil imperceptibly, and increase muzzle blast exponentially.

I hate wearing ear protection when turkey hunting, as hearing distant gobbles and in-close lief rustling is necessary.
So ports are definitely a no-no for me.

Get a solid tube you can shoot anything in, and then pattern test with different brands of shells until you find the best one for your gun & choke tube combo.

rc

[devildog32713]

Ok thanks, have seen ported promoted as "neccessary" and better than all else, but thanks for clearing that up!

[Virginian]

I have also heard ported are also hard to clean, but I do not know personally. I won't own a ported tube/barrel/gun. And I won't let anyone hunt over my dog with one either. If you want to use one on the range with earmuffs, be my guest.

[bigalexe]

If you want porting then port the barrel, that's my opinion. Also porting isnt too hard to clean but it does take more time. Downside is that the gun gets very high-pitched and loud which for hunting w/o earplugs can be seriously painful.

[Dave McCracken]

Porting, either in the barrel or in a changeable choke, is more hype than help.

While porting does work somewhat on rifles, the lower velocity and thinner metal of shotguns limits the effectiveness.

In your shoes, I'd get a tube that mikes maybe .675-.690" and pattern loads until you get what you want.

[reckless carolinian]

Can a standard 12 ga. barrel be threaded for tubes? If so, whats the thread pitch?

[tactikel]

All but the thinnest shotgun barrels can have choke tubes installed. Briley and Carlson will give you a quote. It is a job for a experienced gunsmith.

http://www.choketube.com/instal.html

http://www.briley.com/

[bigalexe]

In terms of practicality if at all possible I would recommend just getting a threaded barrel as opposed to tapping it yourself or paying someone to do it.

However if you happen to have a non-replaceable, or rare shotgun then the answer is yes most can.

[devildog32713]

Ok, maybe I should just thread my current barrel, as the only other barrel available for my gun is ported (from what I hear here, I don't want a ported barrel), is Johnny's shotgun chokes and forcing cones a reliable company? They list the service for cheaper....


http://http://www.shotgunchokes.com/index.html

Thanks yall,

[rcmodel]

None of your links in this or the Shotgun forum are working for me.

rc

[devildog32713]

hmmm, thats weird, google Johnny's Chokes, and the first and second result are the website I am reffering too..

[rcmodel]

All I know is, Carlsons does it $30 bucks cheaper, does it right, and does it with a two day turn-around.

http://www.choketube.com/instal.html

rc