I just bought a used shotgun. The top choke tube is frozen in.

Any suggestions on how to free it up?

Thanks,

Don

Don,

Quick query.

Tried impreganting/soaking the threads with Kroil yet....?

Muzzle length tubes or do yu have the opportunity to get some purchase with an extentions?

Don,
Since you said the "top choke tube" I assume that this is an over and under.

I would add to Gerry's penetrating oil suggestion that you try to apply some heat to the barrel at the muzzle. You can use your wife's hair dryer or if you are very careful a propane torch. Of course you don't want to ruin the finish on the barrels. It may take several cycles of heating and cooling and soaking with the penetrating oil to break the choke tubes loose.

Brownells has a special tool for this. They claim it will remove the tube but probably destroy it in the process. Better the tube than the barrel

Been soaking it with penetrating oil a couple of days. Yes, it is an O/U.

The Brownell's tool is $91.00. Carlson's will
remove it for $30.00.

I'd prefer to get it out myself! Not because of the thirty dollars, but because I just don't want to ship the barrels.

Plan to purchase some Carlson's tubes though. I
have them in other shotguns and like them well enough. Might as well get the orange glow front sight as well.

Thanks all who responded. I'll keep trying.
Heat and freezing will probably be next on the agenda.

Regards,

Don

Where is Shelby OH? If it's in Eastern OH we might be able to set you up with a gunsmith within driving distance (if you can't get it out yourself, that is).

If you use a torch, use it on the inside of the barrel on the tube. Don't let it sit in one place very long.

If you have a 20 gauge use a #6 eze out.
12 gauge #7.
Never had a tube stay in after the torch and eze out.
Most of the tubes were destroyed but there were some with only minimal damage.

This procedure was the absolute last resort.

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Originally posted by JustinL01:
Where is Shelby OH? If it's in Eastern OH we might be able to set you up with a gunsmith within driving distance (if you can't get it out yourself, that is).

Shelby is about 6 miles north of Mansfield.
North central Ohio?

Sorry I took so long to respond, but I haven't visited this thread for a while.

Don,

I know there are a lot of good gunsmiths that specialize in shotguns in OH, but I'm not real familiar with where they are. You might try looking into some of them on Google and talking to them about it if you can't get it out yourself. Dennis Devault comes to mind. If you don't mind a bit of a drive, I know Mark Shimchick at Joel Etchen's could get it out for you, but he's in SW PA (Ligonier to be exact). Let us know what you end up doing.

Keep soaking with the penetrating oil it will work. A friend of mine had a similar problem. He just kept soaking the choke tube and at the same time shooting his shotgun. It took him a couple of months but it worked. He kept checking it with choke wrench and one day it broke free. No damage done.

OK, thanks guys!

The Brownell's tool works well, but I must caution you, I have seen several barrels twisted
for good (ruined), so be careful. I would do like the above post, keep soaking and keep trying it, but don't twist those barrels. It can happen.
Steve

quote:

Originally posted by steveus:
The Brownell's tool works well, but I must caution you, I have seen several barrels twisted
for good (ruined), so be careful. I would do like the above post, keep soaking and keep trying it, but don't twist those barrels. It can happen.
Steve

Thanks Steve. That's a good point!

IT IS OUT WITHOUT ANY GUN DAMAGE!

On another site someone had the same problem and another guy posted a suggestion to epoxy in a socket and use a ratchet to get out the tube.

It worked for me! I ground off the chrome from an 11 mm short socket and glued it in with Brownells non-runny epoxy.

The tube came out with just a little coaxing from a rubber mallet. I put the barrel end in a vise lined with non-marring wood to protect the barrel and keep it from twisting as suggested here.

A soaking with laquer thinner should remove the socket and the glue!