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Offline hungrybare

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TCR choke tubes ?
« on: November 04, 2011, 02:11:47 PM »
I have  a TCR 87 with a couple shotgun barrels and can't find which choke tubes will fit the smooth shotgun barrel. We thought it would be the mossberg, browning invector, etc. but it is not them. I called TC and they were no help, said they had no charts that go back that far. If someone knows please let me know.  Thanx !!!!!!

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 01:05:31 AM »
    I've no experience with the TCR, but I'm surprised the Browning Invector/Mossberg 500/Winchester didn't work :o because that's what fits all other TC's that I'm aware of.  They work in my Encore and Tree Hawk ??? .
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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 04:05:23 AM »
Well , it's not a Win-choke...just measured mine....   .838x32 , checked Brownells...no listing of anything that size....we keep you informed.

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 08:17:15 AM »
Thanx for the replies guys?  Hope we can come up with something !!!!!!

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, 07:14:40 AM »
might give one of the custom choke makers a call..someone like Briley's..one of their ole timers might know..
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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2011, 03:57:08 AM »
Briley made a custom "superfull turkey tube" for my 10-ga TCR barrel. - DON

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2011, 08:09:02 AM »
Just e-mailed Shane Carlson....waiting for reply...

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2011, 10:20:25 AM »
Carlson , no help on this one.................we need others with old tubes and a micrometer......maybe an original Hastings. lets get measuring people !

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Re: TCR choke tubes ?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2011, 02:57:25 AM »

I've got a 12-ga barrel with a factory choke and a 10-ga barrel with a custom Briley choke and a couple factory chokes.

The factory choke from my 12-ga field is 1.5 inches long overall. The smooth, strait, un-threaded section at the muzzle end is about 0.625" long by 0.846" dia. The threaded section is about 0.75" long with an outside thread diameter of 0.831" and I am not sure but think it could be 40 threads/inch; my reading glasses are not powerful enough to tell for sure. The  smooth. strait, un-threaded section at the breech end is about 0.125" long by 0.802" diameter. I would like to have Briley make a custom choke of a much longer length.


The Briley choke from my 10-ga field is 3.5 inches long overall counting the 1.0" long knurled section outside the barrel. The 2.5 inch long portion of the chioke inside the barrel is as follows: The smooth, strait, un-threaded section at the muzzle end is about 1.55" long by 0.876" dia. The threaded section is about 0.80" long with an outside thread diameter of 0.870" and again, I am not sure but think it could be 40 threads/inch. The  smooth. strait, un-threaded section at the breech end is about 0.15" long by 0.860" diameter. I've also got an original factory choke and a factory choke which Briley reamed out to "open" for shooting slugs, but did not measure them.


As far as I know Thompson-Center only had "full" choke tubes for either 12 or 10-ga. I guess it must have been less expensive the to make a barrel and add a choke tube than to make a barrel with a integral choke.