Need Help

[eastsidemallard74]

So, here's the skinny. I'm not real good at cleaning my shotgun. I have a Browning Gold hunter. I't about 7 yrs old. Saturday while out hunting we were taking some long draws at the geese/ducks. I wanted to change my choke, to an extended choke. Than I realized ,this damn things stuck. My question is -
Can I soak it in wd-40 , or another chemical? I have the camo pattern on my gun, which I believe is a sticker like a heated on pattern(I don't know how to explain it)
Any help would be appreciated

[CP]

WD-40 won't hurt your finish.  Soak away.

[eastsidemallard74]

WD-40 won't hurt your finish.  Soak away.

Thanks, thats what I was wondering

[Bill W]

Let's hope it's stuck and not "sprung".    I had an Improved Modified get "sprung" with two shots of HeviShot.   It had just enough constriction (before the shots) to get expanded out.

[eastsidemallard74]

Let's hope it's stuck and not "sprung".    I had an Improved Modified get "sprung" with two shots of HeviShot.   It had just enough constriction (before the shots) to get expanded out.

What do mean by sprung?

[Encore 280]

The best stuff I've found is Kroil, works great. A lot better than WD40.

[eastsidemallard74]

The best stuff I've found is Kroil, works great. A lot better than WD40.

Can yo buy Kroil anywhere, I live in Moses, and don't have a ton of places to shop, Lowes,Wally World,Home Depot.

[pianoman9701]

What about slightly heating the outside of the barrel, like with a propane heater? The metal should expand and loosen up the choke

[TheHunt]

I did this on my first shotgun.  I would suggest you use a penetrating oil. Putting a little heat would not hurt either. 

Mine was welded on with crud.  But I got it out and had to ping it with a chisel and hammer.   I ruined that choke but I put a pattern master on it which I did not care anymore about the old one.

[sockeye66]

the best thing i've found for freeing up corroded stuff is 50/50 atf&acetone don't know what it would do to finish though.

[Bill W]

Let's hope it's stuck and not "sprung".    I had an Improved Modified get "sprung" with two shots of HeviShot.   It had just enough constriction (before the shots) to get expanded out.

What do mean by sprung?

Shooting steel or hevi thru a too constricted choke and having it enlarged.   That be "sprung" and it makes it tough to remove the choke.  In a rifle barrel this would be similar to "ringing" the barrel with an obstruction.

[Bofire]

Yep you need cutting torches, grinders, hack saws, big hammers and chisels. Get er dun
Carl

[Encore 280]

The best stuff I've found is Kroil, works great. A lot better than WD40.

Can yo buy Kroil anywhere, I live in Moses, and don't have a ton of places to shop, Lowes,Wally World,Home Depot.

I got mine at a NAPA Auto Parts store so maybe any auto parts place plus Lowes and HD might have it also.
I don't know that I'd be heating a gun barrel with a torch, you'll change the temper then maybe end up being in more trouble afterwards.
Just be patient if you use the Kroil or anything else. Spray it and let it set a while then maybe tap it with a plastic mallet or screwdriver handle to loosen things up.

[mountainman]

Agree with everything above. A good soak in Kroil first, then a little heat from a crack torch, carefully..if that doesn't work, insert your choke wrench and give it a couple light raps, just enough to" spread" the threads a little and unlocking the fit. Have fixed dozens of stuck chokes using this process over the years.

[Biggerhammer]

I would soak in Kroil. I run full chokes with steel in several of my shotguns for waterfowl.  The one I use the most, I replace the choke every year. The others as needed, I have also used "Liquid Wrench" which can be found at almost any hardware store.