RemChoke stuck???

Since you recently purchased it used what do you know of its history? With all the trouble you are having removing the choke tube, I hope I'm wrong but, it almost sounds like the previous owner has used some sort of thread locker on it. If so I hope they didn't use the red Lock-Tite, that stuff is near permanent. The only way I have heard of to loosen it is to use a torch on it. Good luck with it.

internal tubes are fine as long as they are maintained properly.

that tube probably was never lubed and spent most of it's life in the gun and they guy never removed it.

I need to find the correct tap and chase the threads, but all appears well.

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If you clean both the barrel threads and the choke tube threads REALLY well, and then apply a little grease, you can chase the threads with that tube. Choke tubes need to be removed and cleaned, preferably after each shooting session; and ESPECIALLY if wet conditions are involved. No need not to trust the chokes if properly maintained

Hey! Good deal!
You got it to bust loose and didn't trash the choke or chop up the barrel!

Clean and chase the threads, oneounceload's suggestion should work fine since you didn't need to expand the tube into the rifling with a removal tool.

Get some choke tube grease and keep the tube cleaned and lubricated.
Remember to remove the tube at least once a day while you are shooting and once a month while the gun is being stored and the internal tubes will work out fine for you EXCEPT if you are doing this one thing with the gun,,,,
If you are shooting steel shot loads, I strongly recommend you get a special steel shot choke tube such as a Colonial Choke Tube Company version that puts the actual choke constriction out in front of the muzzle and away from the barrel threads.
The part of the tube that is actually threaded into the muzzle has no choke constriction at all, it is cylinder bore and this allows steel shot to pass through the threaded portion of the muzzle without peening the threads.

Yes, one of these tubes will add an inch or so extra length to the barrel but so what when using one makes choke removal becomes a non issue. HTH

+ 1

Persistence and patients pays off. Well done!

Patrick

Hey, finally! Congrats. And we can see it was worth it,
BTW, clean it all up and put the now-lubed choke back -- you'll be fine.
Al