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| Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 11 | Blue Red Label
I have an older Red Label with the blued receiver. It has fixed chokes Mod/Imp. Would it be possible to add screw in chokes or are the barrel walls too thin?
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| Joined: Jun 2007 From: Southeastern USA Posts: 945 |
Unless it's changed at Ruger I asked this same question to them years ago.I have a very early production 20 ga Red Label that's still unfired.Mine is choked SK/SK When they came out with the screw in chokes I asked Ruger if the screw ins could be added to my barrels. At that time they were not able to or weren't offering such a thing.That may have changed by now.I wish I could tell you exactly what they said but after all these years all I remember was no they can't. |
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| Joined: Feb 2009 From: SW VA Mountains Posts: 43 |
Nice shotgun R Redhawk! I'd love to try it out at the range!
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| Retired Gunsmith Joined: Aug 2006 From: Blair, NE Posts: 4,501 |
5Screw, Brownell's sells the tools to thread the barrels for chokes. The reamer is $120 and the tap is $180. After spending $300 on tools, you still have to buy a set of choke tubes ($42.50 each). Not a cheap project!
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| Joined: Jun 2007 From: Southeastern USA Posts: 945 | Thanks, maybe one day I'll give it a try at the range.I wish back then they made them with the screw in chokes. It has a nice looking Walnut stock but nothing really special in the figure of the stock.I bought it at a department store in S.FL that carried allot of long guns and ran ads in the local newspaper.Tells you how long ago that was.I had originally bought one choked in F/M.The manager agreed to take it back a day or so later and I got the SK/SK instead.Try doing that today LOL. |
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| Joined: Oct 2006 From: Houston, Texas, USA. Posts: 424 |
...you might give Briley Mfg Company a call...if anybody can do it ( I'd bet that they can )it'll be those guys! They threaded some mighty thin bbls on a Browning skeet gun for me. They're in Houston, TX |
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| Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 11 |
I have heard about Briley doing it also.
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| Joined: Oct 2007 From: , Ohio, . Posts: 471 |
you could probably sell yours and buy a newer one cheeper
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