Chokes seized

fred funk }{

Some of you would have read the previous thread started by myself about shotgun chokes and their sizes, well I tried to remove them today and they were seized good and proper. I gave it a right go with the choke spanner but they didn't budge at all.

Will I need to bring it to my firearms dealer or is there any trick that you guys do to remove them?
The gun is just over a year old but hasn't really got that much use. The chokes have never been removed AFAIK which isn't good I know.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Umiq88

leave it in petrol overnight....

make sure your turning anitclockwise (obvious but thought id stick it in)

fred funk }{

Thanks for the reply psittacosis. What does Petrol do? loosen it up?

Umiq88

yeah its seized because all the powders and stuff up there and the petrol should be able to penetrate through some of it and lossen it up.

As a last resort id try heating it up and cooling it

fred funk }{

Ye I was thinking of heating it but didn't know what to heat it with or how much without damaging the barrel.

May I suggest that you don't try both of the above ideas at the same time?

Though that probably would remove the choke from the barrel....

Dvs

Hello Fred,
Spray the Choke end of the barrel,
with a large amount of WD 40,
leave over night and it should unscrew easily.

Dvs.

civdef

A variation on the above, get a freezer bag, and spray a fair amount of wd40 into it, even better if you can get the liquid form of the stuff. Point the shotgun barrel down, and tape the bag of wd40 around the muzzle. Leave for a day or two.

Umiq88

i dont know if wd40 penetrates! If none of these work go to a an engineering shop of some sort with a wide select of oils and tell them whats wrong and get the best penetrating oil they have and use that

.243

if you go to any good motor factors they shoud have wd40 in the 1 and 5 ltr pump bottles as well as the aerosols

Clare gunner

Brake Fluid.One of the best lightweight oils and penetrating oils as well.Leave barrells with chokes over night /24 hrs standing in fluid.Should shift it.

jaycee

As a cheap and cheerful alternative ..

"Things go better with coke" .. soak it in coca-cola overnight ,I know it sounds daft , but it works just as good as any specialist penetrating oil and better than most.

(A tip I learned from an elderly neighborer who worked on, and repaired farm machinery all his life.)

Sandy22

jaycee wrote:

"Things go better with coke" .. soak it in coca-cola overnight ,I know it sounds daft , but it works just as good as any specialist penetrating oil and better than most.

Probably take the blueing off as well (??)

Sandy.

fred funk }{

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm going to try bagging the end of the barrel and filling it with WD40 and leave it a couple days and try then. The Coke suggestion is interesting one because I remember on 'Myth Busters' on The Discovery Channel they tested Coke and it did have some sort of ability as a cleaning product I think. I would also be concerned that it might corrode the Bluing too.

Hezz700

You can get a Bluing Agent Called Dicropan from your local chemist. Cheap as chips and easy to do (provided you read the instructions carefully).

Hezz

kowloon

Dont use brake fluid, it will mess up the finish and anything it gets on, try heating some general purpose oil and dip the choke end in and leave it for a while, the oil should go in much better warm, works with bolts without damaging the thread.

civdef

I was going to mention that actually, a gunsmith I knew always recommended warm WD40, but his method of warming it up was a bit dangerous, so I didn't want to bring it up!

I suppose warming the oil by putting the oil container in a basin of hot water or whatever would be safe.

fred funk }{

OK, I tried the bag at the end of the barrel and filled it with WD40 and left it for a few days. My father eventually opened the chokes with a little brute force but noticed that the oil hadn't penetrated the chokes at all, they were bone dry.

I think warming the oil would have been a good idea but from now on they will be removed and cleaned regularly.

Thanks for all the help.