Removing a rusted choke from a shotgun?

[Blast-n-cast]

Anybody have a trick for removing a rusted choke from a shotgun? Its been soaking in PB Blaster ( gun standing on the barrel in a water bottle full of PBB just above the choke) since yesterday afternoon, but so far no dice. I dont really want to try to put any heat to it for fear of damaging the camo finish amongst other things. Any Ideas

[WCB]

Throw that barrel away and get a new one???
Seriously, you wanna shoot it again? Rusted and with the pressures created by ammo?

[TXBlkCld]

Chop saw works pretty well but makes installing a new choke a kittle time consuming. Lol

[Johnny Dangerr]

Soak it for a week...............

[smokeless]

Soak it in Kroil.

[Mayhem]

i was going to say pb blaster but you already covered that.

[Green Arrow]

Had a buddy with the same problem,he took it to a gun shop and they cut off the barrel and choke and rethreaded the barrel.

[Mike Murphey]

Might try tapping on the choke very lightly to see if you can "jar" it loose...

[3rdShot]

Stick an ice cube in the end of the barrel/choke, let it sit in ice water like you have it sitting in the Blaster now...while it is chilling down, heat some water or let it run HOT from the tap...dip a wash rag in the hot water, take the barrel out of the ice water keeping an ice cube inside the end of barrel/choke, wrap the hot towel around the end of the barrel for a few seconds to let the barrel expand a little while the choke stays cold from the piece of ice, and try to unscrew the choke...may take a few tries.

Same thing happens occasionally while working on 10/22's, the barrel will get stuck in the receiver...have to put the whole thing in the freezer, once it's cold, take it out and wrap a hot towel around the edge of the receiver, once it warms/expands a bit, the barrel can be wiggled out.

Good luck!

[Cajun Blake]

The choke is pretty much ruined as the last 2" of the barrel may also be depending on the severity of the rust

At the gunshop where I worked, stuck chokes were soaked in KROIL for several days. We machined a custom fit sleeve that fit inside the choke tube, and removed chokes with an impact wrench.

Brownells and Midway sell tools to remove stuck chokes

[Artos]

Soak it in Kroil...for a long time

if this doesn't work...add a little heat for your last hope.

What choke is in the gun?? I have shot nothing but modified out of my benelli M1 since I bought it used.

[mkguthrie]

Take it to a qualified gunsmith in your area. Probably wont cost a whole lot.

[Clark]

And they make a special lube for chokes to keep it from happening again.
I've been down the same road as you, good luck.

[buffalorider]

As others have said: Boil water, insert gun barrel/choke tube, let it get good and hot and take it out and try it. If that doesn't work you might as well take it to a gunsmith.



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[buffalorider]

And they make a special lube for chokes to keep it from happening again.
I've been down the same road as you, good luck.

Yup, I just use never-seize on mine now, and make sure that they are only hand tight. I check mine every few shots to make sure it's not backing out but is still hand tight.



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