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Is .035/.035 unusual on a trap gun? #176455 01/27/10 07:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682 Bushmaster OP Sidelock
OP Bushmaster Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682	I am getting my Iver Supertrap cleaned and rebeaded and I asked the gunsmith to check the chokes. He told me that he was surprised to find that they both choked at exactly .035. Is this unusual on a trap SxS? Last edited by Bushmaster; 01/27/10 08:05 PM.

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Bushmaster #176457 01/27/10 07:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 890 yobyllib Sidelock
yobyllib Sidelock Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 890	Im not up on old Iver,but ask your smith the bore diameters,otherwise,they seem quite loose. How have you shot? Does sound unusual..

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? yobyllib #176458 01/27/10 07:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 518 bamboozler Sidelock
bamboozler Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 518	Those .0035 restrictions would seem just about perfect for a skeet gun, are you sure he didn't mic them at .035?

Re: Is .035/.035 unusual on a trap gun? yobyllib #176459 01/27/10 07:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682 Bushmaster OP Sidelock
OP Bushmaster Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682	Just got it and I took it to be cleaned by a gunsmith for what is probably first cleang in 50 years. The .035 on the right is similar to my Special Trap but I am surprised the left is not tighter Last edited by Bushmaster; 01/27/10 08:03 PM.

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Bushmaster #176460 01/27/10 07:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,983 Utah Jim Legg Sidelock
Jim Legg Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,983 Utah	.035" is plenty on a trap gun with modern ammo, shotcups, etc. Anything more would be an unnecessary handicap, IMO. > Jim Legg <

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Jim Legg #176463 01/27/10 08:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682 Bushmaster OP Sidelock
OP Bushmaster Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682	Of course .035 But both the same

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Bushmaster #176464 01/27/10 08:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,403 Likes: 17 Pennsylvania Walter C. Snyder Sidelock
Walter C. Snyder Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,403 Likes: 17 Pennsylvania	Perfect if not too tight. Ithacas were usually 0.040 constriction. Walter c. Snyder

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Walter C. Snyder #176465 01/27/10 08:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682 Bushmaster OP Sidelock
OP Bushmaster Sidelock Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 682	I thought the left barrel was usually a bit tighter than the right one. Last edited by Bushmaster; 01/27/10 08:36 PM.

Re: Is .0035/.0035 unusual on a trap gun? Bushmaster #176501 01/27/10 11:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,954 Likes: 15 Rocketman Sidelock
Rocketman Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,954 Likes: 15	Full (left) and Mod (right) may be the most common. However, other combinations are often found. Mod works well for 16 yard to mid 20's and Full works well on back. Full might be a bit tight if you shoot quickly from 16 yards.

Re: Is .035/.035 unusual on a trap gun? Bushmaster #176528 01/28/10 08:21 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,465 Likes: 89 The Great State of Tennessee HomelessjOe Sidelock
HomelessjOe Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,465 Likes: 89 The Great State of Tennessee	I was under the assumption that .035 was considered full choke.

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