Shotgun choke question

[ag1052]

Please forgive my noob question. I'm fairly new to guns and extremely new to shotguns. I just got my first one yesterday in a trade. It's a remington 870 express magnum. I did not know what a choke was till today but now that I do I'd like to find out what kind my gun has. Is there any way to tell by just looking at it? I don't have a tool to remove it? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[rsayloriii]

It'll usually be stamped on the side of the choke itself. Tool isn't really expensive. If you're careful, a set of lock ring pliers will get it out as well.

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[Acera]

On most tubes there are notches on the edge. Not the ones that are used to take it in and out, but a set close together. Can't tell from the picture if yours has them or not.

Remington and most of other popular brands use this system.

 

[jrbfishn]

You can get a lot of good info here. The best shotgun info is shotgunworld. Com
Most remingtons come with a modified choke from the factory.

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[40Arpent]

If the choke isn't overly tight, you can use a quarter to remove it.

 

[Andy]

You didn't say, but I assume this is a 12-ga? Most Rem 870's that have a screw-in choke usually come standard with a Modified choke - this means a (roughly) 25-tho' tighter constriction than cylinder bore.

You can also measure the width at the mouth with calipers, if you have any.

From loosest to tightest:
1. Cylinder
2. Improved Cylinder
3. Modified
4. Full

(Above list is ignoring the specialized chokes that fit in between or outside of those categories eg. Skeet, Extra Full, etc).

 

[jrbfishn]

For slugs, cyl is best. Personaly, i would not go any more than improved cylinder or the constriction would be too much smaller than whats coming out


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