Llanshooter 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I recently bought a grubby little 16Bore baikal sbs for my lad to use. A mate did a great jon on rebluing the barrels and I've tidied up the woodwork, so it's now a nice little 16 bore Baikal. Trouble is it is a fixed choke andthe choke were not known by the seller. how can I determine what the choking is - or is it just a case of playing with a pattern plate and guessing?? Quote Link to post
Deker 3,491 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I recently bought a grubby little 16Bore baikal sbs for my lad to use. A mate did a great jon on rebluing the barrels and I've tidied up the woodwork, so it's now a nice little 16 bore Baikal. Trouble is it is a fixed choke andthe choke were not known by the seller. how can I determine what the choking is - or is it just a case of playing with a pattern plate and guessing?? You can buy a bore size guide, but I would simply take it to your local RFD and ask him to stick his in for you and check A number of fixed choke guns also have the choke size stamped into the metalwork somewhere, have a good look around for any and all marks on the gun! Don't know much about the Baikel specifically so I can't tell you where to look! Quote Link to post
SportingShooter 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I have an old Baikal S/S in 12 bore. Any idea of the model? Mine is an old one and there are no choke markings on the barrel flats nor on the rest of the gun but knowing Baikals of old is will be tight and tighter. As Deker says, take it to your gunsmith and ask him if he'll put his boreguide through it. If its ridiculously tight then perhaps you could leave it with him to have it done to something like 1/4 and 1/2. This should only cost you about £25 a barrel or so. Regards SS Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12-Bore-Brass-Shotgu...p3286.m14.l1318 You need one of these Quote Link to post
SportingShooter 0 Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12-Bore-Brass-Shotgu...p3286.m14.l1318You need one of these Im afraid to say you would be wasting your money buying one of those. They are more than likely to give you a hardly accurate reading as the bore sizes and barrel sizes of ALL guns are different. If you wanted to regularly check the choking or bore size of a gun then you need to buy a bore guide. If its the odd occasion, then a trip to the gunsmiths normally suffices. Regards SS Quote Link to post
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