Stuck choke tube

[Snattlerake]

Just tried the frozen barrel with a heat gun. No luck. For salt in the wound, I got the barrel a little high in the vice and missed the rib support. That mashed the rib down and tweaked it slightly to the side at the bend. It’s fixable so that’s no big deal but this thing still won’t budge!

Time to get out the BFH.

 

[OKCHunter]

Darren - I feel your pain. I let my 410 tubes go way to long before removing the chokes and they are now stuck. This stuff works great for plastic and powder fouling. Rick Bliss had recommended it a few years ago for cleaning shotguns. The end of my tubes / chokes are currently soaking in the stuff. I’m hopeful it works. I know others who have had success removing stuck chokes with it.

http://rgsguncleaner.com/

 

[dlbleak]

Darren - I feel your pain. I let my 410 tubes go way to long before removing the chokes and they are now stuck. This stuff works great for plastic and powder fouling. Rick Bliss had recommended it a few years ago for cleaning shotguns. The end of my tubes / chokes are currently soaking in the stuff. I’m hopeful it works. I know others who have had success removing stuck chokes with it.

http://rgsguncleaner.com/

Thanks Robert, this gun has only had high velocity duck loads ram through it for a couple seasons. It certainly could be plastic wad that is sealing it in.

 

[OkdRooster]

Brownells sell a stuck choke tube tool, basically an easy out, grabs choke internally. If it wont come out with that, Id say it’s pretty stuck.
Other thought would be call Carlsons Chokes or Briley and see if they can help, both places are top notch and have the proper skill and tools at their disposal. ( or experienced gunsmith)
The replacement barrel sound reasonably priced also.

 

[El Pablo]

Use a bigger hammer.

(this may be why I’m in IT)

Is putting anti seize on chokes threading a thing before installing them?

 

[2busy]

I always use choke grease every time I reinstall mine. Never had one get hard to remove.

Use a bigger hammer.

(this may be why I’m in IT)

Is putting anti seize on chokes threading a thing before installing them?

 

[dlbleak]

Use a bigger hammer.

(this may be why I’m in IT)

Is putting anti seize on chokes threading a thing before installing them?

Apparently, anything is better than carbon, plastic or water as a lubricant!

 

[turkeyrun]

Apparently, anything is better than carbon, plastic or water as a lubricant!

JB Black is excellent

 

[kirk1978]

We are going to need a photo of this thing when you win the battle!!

 

[SoonerP226]

I don’t know what it’d do to the finish on a gun, but I’ve had good luck with using Evaporust on stuck threads on farm equipment.