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Offline pjeffreys

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lengthening the forcing cone
« on: March 02, 2011, 05:04:49 AM »
does lengthening the forcing cone or having it rubbed down help a shotgun with the pattern?
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Re: lengthening the forcing cone
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 09:05:47 AM »
I had a 28 inch barrel 12 gauge barrel cut down to 24 inches, the forcing cone extended  and a custom choke installed on my 870 Rem about 15 years ago.   I took a box of shells and the gun to the gunsmith and he made all of the modifications so that the load I was shooting was maximized.  It was the best money I ever spent.   It extended my effective shooting distance by about 20 yards.   
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Re: lengthening the forcing cone
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 04:00:07 AM »
thanks for the info. i had pondered having it done.
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Re: lengthening the forcing cone
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 08:23:26 AM »
What buckeye said +1

I hate to admit some of the shots I have made with an 1100 Remington that I had the cone lengthened. NOW my wife has taken that gun from me!!

It is a 3" gun that will out shoot and out pattern any 3.5" gun I have seen.
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Re: lengthening the forcing cone
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2011, 05:43:29 AM »
I had an 870 barrel forcing cone lengthened, and it made a big difference.
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