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Hi all,
Right then there was a little discussion about this on another thread awhile ago but I can't really remember what the outcome was, so let's put this one to bed.
So does shortening a choked barrel (and removing the choke) really affect accuracy or not?
Your thoughts Gentlemen and Tony
I'll also chuck in a poll so we can see the results clearer.
Pete
Last edited by look no hands; 12-12-2017 at 06:55 PM.
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An impossible question to answer without further information. In some cases, yes, otherwise no, and as a generalisation I'd say that more barrels perform better without chokes than those with.
Why is a choke necessary when thousands (or more) Barrels perform really well without one (and that includes Barrels of many different lengths) ?
JMHO, offering a Barrel with a choke is just a selling point,
Vic Thompson.
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Ive got barrels that have had the choke removed and they shoot great, Ive got one or two choked barrels than can near match their accuracy, so Id say its down to a good or bad choke, BigAl is the guy to ask
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From my experience in searching for the holy grail of barrels (on my 3rd) I found that the crown and how true the bore is seems to have more effect.
I had a barrel that was not concentric at all through the bore, but when the crown was tidied up it shot well.
Also had another where the end was chopped off at the muzzle and it also shot very well after a re crown.
I now have a LW made to my spec with minimal choke added and a well machined crown and it is positively epic!
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I've shortened many barrels over the years (on springers) and experienced no loss in accuracy.
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Even better looking than a HW35
Silly question but where these barrels with chokes?Originally Posted by robs5230
Pete
Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in
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Weihrauch and Diana barrels. The last time the subject of choked barrels came up regarding HW, I was informed all HW barrels are choked.
I've shortened HW80 barrels to 10" without losing accuracy.
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