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With dove season upon and the laws requesting we migrate to steel shot by next year, is it possible to chrome line my SXS . Who does it. What does it cost. How thick is this the chrome layer. Is there any real advantage to doing this. I just want to continue to be able to shoot all of my SXS's when we can only shoot steel. I can't be the only one worried about this.
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Chrome will not help one way or anorher shooting steel. It is the steel underneath that matters.
It may make the barrels easier to clean, but not worth the cost.
Best course is buy bismuth, or pick up another gun to shoot steel
Last edited by old colonel; 08/27/16 03:04 PM.
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Move out of the " land of fruit and nuts ". Ca. has their head up their a**, especially when it comes to gun laws. I feel your pain.
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Looks like the shot cup would hold the shot together until it clears the muzzle. This making chroming unnecessary.
Am I wrong about this?
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Gene,
Without regard to scratching, the big issue is once steel shot hits the choke, regardless of wad, the potential for "bridging" exists which can cause a ring or bulge in the old steel at the choke. Gil
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I wasn't considering the choke restriction. I see how bridging would cause a bulge.
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And ring bulges are real. I have a relative who wanted me to diagnose why his Belgian A-5 wasn't ejecting spent shells. When I looked at the gun I knew I wouldn't shoot it because the stock is loose and I didn't want to do more damage. While looking at the gun I noticed the ring bulge where the choke begins - it's prominent and ugly. As I understand the gun is safe to shoot but that ring bulge is UGLY. I'm glad it's not my boyhood gun to look at and cry over.
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With these older guns and pertaining to ring bulge, is the likelihood of a ring bulge happening still fairly common if the chokes have been opened up to,say, improved cylinder? Or would it still be a problem because of softer steel?
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The less choke constriction, the less likely a bulge will occur .
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Belgian Brownings, in general, were choked even tighter than marked in terms of constriction. Thus, good candidates for a ring bulge, especially with a tight choke. But Browning recommends NO STEEL in any of its Belgian A-5's (or Superposeds) regardless of choke.
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