Jug Choking

[Mortblanc]

A couple of weeks back I got a notice from my favorite gun dealer that they had a good deal on a well known and respected pump shotgun.

One of those deals you just can not refuse.

100 pounds, your money, for a new in the box pump shotgun holding 6 rounds and having a shorty barrel. Over here 18" is legal and this gun is equipped with 18 1/2" cylinder bore tube.

I do not really like a cylinder bore barrel. It is too limiting on the performance capabilities of the firearm and restricts use as an all around shooting tool.

What to do, what to do??

Out to the workshop and time to test a process I have heard about, studied and seen done but have never done myself.

I am going to install a "jug choke" in this shotgun, forming a relief inside the bore to act as a choke device.

All the tooling and materials are in place and I will take photos of the process and progress, as well as shots of patterns on target before and after the work.

My goal is to achieve a modified choke pattern on target at the standard 40 yards from the 18 1/2" barrel. Modified pattern will place almost 1/3 more shot on a 30" circle as the cylinder bore can achieve.

I know this process has worked for other people and if I can achieve the results I want and give instructions it might be just the thing for anyone that wants to cut a barrel down to whatever "legal length" is in your area while still having a controlled shot pattern to work with.

So, out to shoot a couple of control patterns to represent "before".