doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com please tell me this isnt real...

i had a fellow ask if he could put screw in chokes in his ithaca damascus sbs.
how do i answer him?
he wants to hunt quail with it and doesnt like full and full.
please share the right words with me to say.

my kids used to ask "can I do" what ever it was

my response was "you probably can, but you may not"

I'd introduce him to spreader loads.

Polywad 2-1/2" Spred-R loads.

Can you even thread Damascus barrels for screw-ins? I shudder asking that question.

The better choice would be the Polywad Doublewides. They are spreader AND low pressure.

Agree. The regular spreader loads are certainly not low pressure.

thanks, you gave me something more than just shaking my head!

Honestly, you need to know more information regarding the gun before giving this fellow who owns the Ithaca a bunch of regurgitated baloney. What grade is the gun? Which patent action Ithaca is it? NID? Crass? Flues? What's the overall condition? If it's a fairly common gun, a non collectors piece, or something not too special, why not suggest opening the chokes to suit his needs? If it's a rare and highly collectible gun, what's wrong with suggesting selling the gun and buying something more useable? The suggestion of using spreaders is ok...for some guns. In others, they just don't work that great.
Just because the gun is a Ithaca with Damascus barrels doesn't exclude it from simple modifications that can make it more user friendly & practical.

I make my own spreaders using over two shot cards (OSC's) cut in half and joined together to form an X. No need to reduce powder as the light weight cardboard X's do not create additional pressure. Depending on the shot and powder used the OSC spreaders can open up the bores to at least 1 or more choke sizes.