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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Choke Tubes 16 gauge Trulock |
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Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:44 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
Posts: 186
Location: ont canada
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Looking to buy choke tubes for my Rem 1100 16 ga . I have the factory tubes am looking for aftermarket LM , IM and LF tubes . Briley special orders them with a $100 bucks a piece with a 3 month lead time . Does any one use Trulock tubes at in stock priced a $50 bucks a piece. Thanks for any replies . |
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:27 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
Posts: 2349
Location: West MI
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I use Trulock and Colonial tubes in many of my guns, no complaints, cust service at both companies is very good. As anything related to chokes and how well they perform is the importance of time spent patterning the gun,choke,load combo to realize and understand efficacy. |
_________________ Sorry, I'm a Duck Hunter so shouldn't be held strictly responsible for my actions between Oct 1st and ice up. |
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:54 am
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Joined: 28 Aug 2014
Posts: 924
Location: Eastern Tennessee
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Trulock has supplied me many of the chokes I use in 16 or 12. |
_________________ 16' Brown A5
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53' Rem 870 Wing
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:44 am
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2126
Location: Hudson,Wy
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Here is what I did once upon a long ago when i needed an I/M choke for my 12 ga. Rem 1100. I put a full choke tube in a lathe and opened it up to I/M. A very quick and easy job. Just remember... if you want to open it up by say .006", you are only cutting .003" with the cutter so it will measure the additional .006" across the opening. Best to make a few passes and measure as you go.
I imagine a choke reamer could also do the job...but I didn't own one back then and had access to the metal lathe. |
_________________ Only catch snowflakes on your tongue AFTER the birds fly south for the winter... |
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:25 am
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Joined: 16 Feb 2006
Posts: 711
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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[quote="WyoChukar"]Here is what I did once upon a long ago when i needed an I/M choke for my 12 ga. Rem 1100. I put a full choke tube in a lathe and opened it up to I/M. A very quick and easy job.
Had my gunsmith do the exact same thing with a full choke tube for a Browning Citori 16ga. years ago. Must not have taken too long, he didn't charge me much and it was way cheaper than Briley wants for a custom made choke tube. After I got it home I filed an extra ID notch with a jewelers file. |
_________________ Dennis
Current 16ga. Stable
Browning Citori Gr I
Browning Belgium Sweet 16
A.H. Fox Sterlingworth
Remington 11-48
Remington 31
Remington 870
Geco/J.P. Sauer BLNE
Winchester Mod 12 |
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:16 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
Posts: 186
Location: ont canada
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I asked about the Trulocks is that they are priced right and available never used them before and I don't want to modify my Remchokes because in 16 gauge they are next to impossible to replace . Thanks for your replies. |
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:24 am
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Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Posts: 601
Location: Virginia
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I bought a White Lightning last year that came with three (F,M,IC) Midas grade standard Invector choke tubes. I ordered two skeet tubes from Trulock. They work great. |
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 11:54 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
Posts: 186
Location: ont canada
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Thanks for the help ordered five Trulocks today they seem to be a good bang for the buck. Regards Gents. |
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Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:17 am
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
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Location: Western WA
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Ordered a Trulock IM tube for our 12ga 1100. It performed amazingly well but now rests quietly somewhere on the grassy plains in Montana.
B. |
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Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:24 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
Posts: 186
Location: ont canada
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Brewster11 wrote: |
Ordered a Trulock IM tube for our 12ga 1100. It performed amazingly well but now rests quietly somewhere on the grassy plains in Montana.
B.
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You have my sparked my curiosity ? please elaborate . |
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Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:15 am
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
Posts: 1310
Location: Western WA
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After a long day in the field with pheasants everywhere and some even in the game pouch, the Trulock choke turned up missing. One too many fumbling choke swaps evidently.
With an incessant 20-40 MPH wind howling down from the mountains, those birds were up and gone so quickly that I switched to a lightweight 12ga SxS IC/M to get the drop on them as soon as they flushed out of the long prairie grass. Once they were up in the breeze they were gone. I estimated some of those birds were crossing downwind at upwards of 100 mph during the gusts. They were smaller and faster than those fat corn-fed Midwest roosters I was familiar with. Quite a day.
B. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:26 am
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Joined: 27 Aug 2020
Posts: 93
Location: SE TX Marsh and Young County Tx
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Trulock makes a great choke tube & very customer service oriented. |
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Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:38 am
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Joined: 26 Apr 2016
Posts: 369
Location: Vermont
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I use their extended chokes in my 16's and 12's including their turkey chokes. I have a couple of their flush chokes for a BPS 20 Invector Great sales on Black Friday. Good company. |
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Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:36 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
Posts: 186
Location: ont canada
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My Trulock order arrived today A nice product as you gents stated Thanks for the advise . The fit and finish is excellent. |
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