Trap Gun Opening chokes out

kermitpwee · 16-08-2017 10:41PM #1

hello is there anybody in Ireland that is competent at opening up the chokes on a trap gun or does it have to go to the uk?

gunny123 · 17-08-2017 01:25PM

If there is plenty of metal around the muzzles, which is likely as its a tightly choked gun, then you maybe able to have multi-chokes installed. I know Nigel Teague and Briley were doing this type of work.

The only person in Ireland who i think might be able to open the chokes out, would be Tony Curran who works up in ardee sports i think. Worth a call.

allan450 · 17-08-2017 01:25PM

has to go uk with a cost of 600 euro.

gunny123 · 17-08-2017 01:32PM

allan450 wrote: »

has to go uk with a cost of 600 euro.

If you go to the uk the gun has to be reproofed by law afaik ? Thats another £100+ and a wait of up to 6 weeks currently.

cavan shooter · 17-08-2017 09:33PM

When you look at it your going to be down €700, why dont you just trade in.

zeissman · 17-08-2017 09:57PM

kermitpwee wrote: »

hello is there anybody in Ireland that is competent at opening up the chokes on a trap gun or does it have to go to the uk?

Any decent gunsmith should be able to open up the chokes. I know Eamon galvin in donegal used to do it.

Half-cocked · 18-08-2017 09:01AM

Any competent smith with a set of expandable reamers and the wherewithal to accurately measure your chokes before and after will be able to do it.

.243 · 18-08-2017 09:32AM

The only problem in this country is finding one reliable enough

tac foley · 18-08-2017 05:08PM

gunny123 wrote: »

If you go to the uk the gun has to be reproofed by law afaik ? Thats another £100+ and a wait of up to 6 weeks currently.

Yup, any modification to a pressure-bearing component, namely, the actual barrels in this case, means a trip to the nearest Proof House and all the cost entailed in the process.

tac

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