Srew in chokes ?

[talon]

Hello, I am in the process of building a double flint fowler. For versatility I though about installing screw in chokes. I have the tooling & it wouldn't be hard to do. But, the gun wouldn't be period correct. Any thoughts or opinions?

 

[Rebel]

JMO, but Why? You can use barrels that are choked on one, but why use screw in chokes which will just detract from the reason for having one. And unless you plan to hunt mostly turkeys, and even then a choke isn't needed, why bother with a choke at all? With a cyl. bore you can still hunt turkeys, i have taken 7 or 8 now with both a .12 ga double and mostly a .20 ga flint fowler with cyl. bores, and still hunt other game and shoot rd balls with it. More versatility.

 

[asabai]

I’ve got a double 10 gauge from Cabela’s with screw in chokes. I think it’s a pretty shotgun until I look at the business end. You’ll regret it if you install screw-in chokes, especially on a flintlock.

 

[Todd Rickard]

IMO, standard constriction type chokes make a ML shotgun 'un-fun' to load. I guess you could solve that by keeping a cylinder choke in it most of the time. Check the threads on jug choking, which would be a better solution for a ML shotgun.