I just had a L.C. Smith Gr. 2E delivered. Seller said chokes were .006 on right and .018 on left. I checked the bores using my Skeet's gage and inserted into breech end and once past chamber and forcing cones, read .729 in right and .730 in left for the length of the gage which is 12". Inserted into muzzle and read .718 in right, withdrawing until out, still read .718. Left barrel, .719 and withdrawing until out, read .710. Both were inserted for the full 12" and were zeroed again with the .700 ring.
Question is where do you determine choke, from the muzzle bore or half way down the barrel bore? If it was assumed bores were .732 past choke, then his readings were right, but bore wasn't that past choke area.
Barrels are 28"
Last edited by JDW; 09/30/10 05:31 PM.
