HELP!!! Choke Tubes

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I have little H&R Pardner single shot 12 gauge shotgun I cut down to 18.5” some years back.

Looking to use it as an all around brush gun and would like to thread it for choke tubes. There’s plenty of metal there.

But which brand should I chose? I’d like to go cylinder up to full. What are some good relatively affordable choke tubes that are widely available in case I loose them? Thanks!
 
JCooperfan1911 said:
I have little H&R Pardner single shot 12 gauge shotgun I cut down to 18.5” some years back.

Looking to use it as an all around brush gun and would like to thread it for choke tubes. There’s plenty of metal there.

But which brand should I chose? I’d like to go cylinder up to full. What are some good relatively affordable choke tubes that are widely available in case I loose them? Thanks!
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Invector choke tubes (Mossberg, browning) and RemChoke (Remington) choke tubes are both quite common
 
Choke tubes will cost $15 - $20 each. If you have to pay someone to ream and thread the barrel, figure $100.
H&R parts are getting scarce and expensive. Firing pins, transfer bars and springs break frequently and are a PITA to replace even if you can find parts.
H&R's used to be very popular among dog trainers and retriever field trial clubs for firing poppers but most clubs have given up on them due to the reasons mentioned.
I would think about getting a CZ or Tri Star double for $550 - $600.
 
Fine Figure of a Man said:
Choke tubes will cost $15 - $20 each. If you have to pay someone to ream and thread the barrel, figure $100.
H&R parts are getting scarce and expensive. Firing pins, transfer bars and springs break frequently and are a PITA to replace even if you can find parts.
H&R's used to be very popular among dog trainers and retriever field trial clubs for firing poppers but most clubs have given up on them due to the reasons mentioned.
I would think about getting a CZ or Tri Star double for $550 - $600.
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This has not been my experience at all. They hold up very well.
 
entropy said:
The Pardner is a pump gun, however, not a single shot.
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H&R has used the "Pardner" name for their budget shotguns for about 90 years now. It wasn't until they stopped producing guns and simply became an importer of Turkish shotguns that "Pardner" became their main line of pump action shotguns. They also still import single shot shotguns with the "Pardner" name from time to time.
 
It might be a good idea to buy a cheap new shotgun. You might not want to bother with chokes in a brush gun. But if you want chokes a local gunsmith should be able to do it. I don't think there's much advantage to Remington type over Beretta type. But the latest version is best. Some styles are becoming obsolete, My Browning uses Beretta Chokes.
 
Carlsons or Mike Orlen or whatever your local gunsmith uses. They are all good.
 
ColtPythonElite said:
Extended choke tubes will cost 40 bucks and up. Used flush tubes can be had for 10 to 15 bucks. I would go with Invector Plus style if that were an option with your barrel.
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Invector Plus chokes are for an overbore barrel. It's unlikely that an H&R barrel will be the proper diameter.
 
I'd see what my smith says. Your situation might require a certain tube or he might have the tooling/familiarity for one kind.
 
Consider it might cost you as much for a threading and a full set of tubes as the whole gun is worth. Buying a new inexpensive pump gun with screw in chokes might serve you just as well and save you money. That might be the case even if you want to buy an extra choke or two. Just a thought. Some of the new inexpensive pumps can be had for $250. Good luck!
 
If you decide to sink the money into it for chokes, I suggest you have Michael Orlen install Colonial Sporting Clays chokes for you. Check out Post #3 in this thread for a price list. https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads/updated-mike-orlen-price-list.502358/

Here's the choke selection, 7 different constrictions available: https://www.colonialchokeandtool.com/colonial-true-size-choke-tubes-sporting-clays/
I have these in several of my guns, all installed by Michael, and they work perfectly.

They are quick and easy to change by hand.
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Speedo66 said:
Don't know if it makes a difference, but I put anti-seize compound on my choke tube threads and have never had a problem with them sticking.

Only caveat is don't get that stuff on your clothes, it's there forever.
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Blue Lock-Tite

Never lost a choke tube.
 
Seedy Character said:
Blue Lock-Tite

Never lost a choke tube.
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Are you able to remove the choke tube after its loc-tited in place?

I don’t loc-tite my choke tubes and I haven’t lost a choke tube from any of my shotguns. I do use anti-sieze lube on those fine threads so I can get the tube out after shooting without buggering up the tube ends or tweaking my tube wrench. :)

Stay safe.
 
I would think Loc-Tite would secure the choke more tightly than I want. One reason I have the Sporting Clays chokes as shown above is that I want to be able to grip them by the knurled area and change them by hand. I do use grease or anti-seize on them, and once in a while I catch them loose enough that I can tighten them by 10 degrees or so, but overall it's worked well.
 
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