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Offline Nhgrants

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Jug Choking
« on: September 13, 2025, 09:24:41 PM »
Has anyone herejug choked a barrel using an expandable reamer? I just bought large obe for winch bushings  and i wonder if this has been done.

Offline rich pierce

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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2025, 10:42:43 PM »
I think that’s not the tool for the job. I can’t figure out how your position merry it, then expand it, then retract it. Nor can I cipher how to not end up with square edges in the area being worked.l.
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Offline recurve

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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2025, 10:46:40 PM »


this may help

Offline Longknife

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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2025, 04:24:39 PM »
That reamer is for bronze bushings. It will not cut steel CLEANLY. I made jug choking tool out of a piece of 3/8 key stock, a file and a piece of 3/8 ram rod.







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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2025, 08:30:27 PM »
I have used a Lewis lead remover with sandpaper on it and spun up with an electric drill. 

Offline Daryl

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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2025, 02:53:59 AM »
I jugged a .44 calibre smoothbore using a brake cylinder hone. After the stones wore out, I contact cemented 320grit emery onto the steel pads.
Worked perfectly - wonderful patters. Broke 10 straight shooting against 12 bore SxS's and a 10 bore as well. Won the match, shot
from the 16 yard position. I used 3/4oz. shot and 45gr. 3F, IIRC.
That gun also shot patched round balls quite well.
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"a gun without hammers is like a spaniel without ears" King George V

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Re: Jug Choking
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2025, 01:16:12 AM »
Is geometry critical?