Question on Mossberg C-lect choke barrel......

[Scooter22]

Can these be shortened and the choke reinstalled? Mine is a 28" barrel w/choke. Would be great to knock it back to say 20-24". I know the barrel contour and thickness will come into play. They didn't make them this short. I looked around for a short threaded barrel to put a Polychoke in. Forget it. I,d be in for more that the guns worth. Just a thought as a shorter barrel with a mister twister on the end would be very handy. Thanks

 

[Frulk]

Loved the polychokes on some of my first Mossbergs 40 years ago. I don’t own one with one right now so I can’t check this but I thought you could screw the shroud all the way off the barrel and the barrel had slits in it and was threaded for the shroud. If that’s the case no way to do what you’re proposing.

 

[Slamfire]

Can these be shortened and the choke reinstalled? Mine is a 28" barrel w/choke. Would be great to knock it back to say 20-24". I know the barrel contour and thickness will come into play. They didn't make them this short. I looked around for a short threaded barrel to put a Polychoke in. Forget it. I,d be in for more that the guns worth. Just a thought as a shorter barrel with a mister twister on the end would be very handy. Thanks

My Mossberg may be different from yours.



I don't know how the Clect choke was installed, but I am of the opinion, it was not meant to come off.





I did find this:


Mossber C-Lect Choke Removal

C-Lect adjustable chokes were used by Mossberg on a wide variety of their shotguns. Acquiring a Mossber 190C with a cracked inner tube, the one that attaches to the barrel, necessitated its removal. I had never done this before and studied all I could find on the internet concerning adjustable chokes of different brands. What I found was that these chokes were either threaded on or silver soldered and sometimes both. Soldered seemed to be the prevailing thread. It was generally recommend to have a gunsmith remove it, by cutting if necessary. Since mine was broken and I could do little more damage to it or the gun I decided to try to remove the inner tube from the barrel myself. I first removed the sight from the tube which holds the indexing plate in place. Preparing to apply some heat to loosen the solder, I padded a pair of vise grip pliers and clamped them on the inner tube. To my surprise, before even lighting my propane torch, the tube screwed off with almost no effort. It was threaded on, with the sight bead acting as a set screw to hold it in place.

I cannot say this mounting is typical of Mossberg installed chokes but if you need to get one off it is worth a try before you pay a gunsmith. It may work and may not depending on how it was installed. First look to see if you see any tell-tale remnants of solder around the tube that might give you a hint of how it was attached. If you don't see any then remove the sight bead by unscrewing it. It has a hex collar at its base that will easily accept a small wrench. Remove the sight and the index plate. With this done, first try unscrewing it by bare hand. If that doesn't work then wrap the tube, forward of the threads, with tape and try a pair of pliers of vise grips to unscrew it. Be careful not to smash the tube or bugger the threaded part. You might even insert a wood dowel through the tube to keep from bending it. If that doesn't work, then don't give up just yet. Lean the barrel with muzzle down and apply some penetrating oil around the tube and barrel interface and let it set over night. Apply additional oil. Next day, wipe the oil off and try the pliers again. If these measures fail to remove it then I recommend you take it to a gunsmith.

 

[Scooter22]

Thanks! Get this. I did a Google search after this post and found............ Same question by me here back in 2015 for one of their bolt action shotguns. Same if the chock could be removed and reinstalled. DUH!!! Never got a straight answer. But if they are screwed/threaded on should be a simpler removal and reinstall vs a slip fit solder on right? Square and rethread barrel vs trying to solder back on square.

 

[Scooter22]

Well I got a answer from a Mossberg expert. I'll leave it as is and hunt around for a deal on a shorter barrel.

"Scott - per Vic:

The C-lect chokes are hard silver soldered on at the factory - you must heat the solder and then beat the dang thing off the end of the barrel, being careful not to get anything out of round or damage the split tines.
Once you cut the barrel, the barrel wall dimensions at the 22" length are thicker than the factory 28" barrel, so you will need to turn the barrel down and thread it to match to the original dimensions - both barrel diameter and TPI
You may do better to cut the barrel and then start over with a new Poly-Choke system - they still make these and gunsmiths have been installing them for 70+ years. I would check with one of the old school guys for a quote on that part and process

Havlin Sales/Mossberg Collectors "