Like Dig and Larry, I don't routinely modify my barrels with a long cone even though I own two reamers and all the hones. In fact, I haven't lengthened a forcing cone in more than ten years and that was on some Citori's and the BSS test gun. Virtually all of my vintage guns have been left alone. I just don't see the big, big improvement in either doing it or not. If I were a serious clay competitor, I'd probably insist my gun have long forcing cones, overbore, and long cone chokes. But, I'm not.
PS, I take that back, I did lengthen a barrels cones on that 410 nitro special Lefever a few years back, because the chambers had been lengthened poorly. I had to have my friend custom grind a taper pin reamer to match the chamber diameter. The end result was that the chambers ended up at 3" long and long cones. And yes, I do indeed routinely shoot 3" 410's in that gun.
Last edited by Chuck H; 04/24/07 07:51 AM.
