In article , 
winchester.superx@btinternet.com (Dave) wrote:

> 
> "David Christensen"  wrote in message 
> news:memo.20080806223830.6116A@dchristensen.cix.co.uk...
> > In article , coopers@cix.co.uk
> > (Sarah Cooper) wrote:
> >
> >> *From:* coopers@cix.co.uk (Sarah Cooper)
> >> *Date:* Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:44 +0100 (BST)
> >>
> >> In article ,
> >> coopers@cix.co.uk (Sarah Cooper) wrote:
> >>
> >> > Suggestions for removing please. So far I've tried cooling it in
> >> > iced water, heating it up (but not very hot), two people and a
> >> > pair of mole grips (stop sniggering at the back) and I am now the
> >> > proud owner of one broken choke key and a gun which would appear
> >> > to be multichoke for one barrel and fixed choke for the other.
> >> > Suggestions? MTIA
> >> >
> >> > S
> >> >
> >> result!
> >> 1. set molegrips to size of choke plus a snad
> >> 2. soak end of barrels in paraffin for about 5 hours
> >> 3. pour tap hot water over choke followed by boiling water
> >> 4. pad out choke with a rubber glove and grip with pre-set molegrips
> >> 5. screw choke /in/ by a tiny smidge to break the seal (The Haynes
> >> Manual Manoeuvre :-))
> >> 6. unscrew with one person holding barrels, other turning the
> >> molegrips.
> >>
> >> Memo to self: always loosen off chokes immediately after shooting.
> >>
> >
> > As "the man on the molegrips",  I would just like to say they were on 
> > a
> > choke key, not the choke.  It was the boiling water that made the
> > difference, I reckon.
> >
> > DC
> 
> Sarah
> 
> Bet you don't do it again !!!!!!!-- so big strong bloke comes in handy 
> sometimes -- ABT Hmmmmm!!!  -- I treated myself to a trap gun as Auto 
> was a bit tricky at times and is much more relaxing to shoot on trap 
> disciplines - Also got a few box's of 21g - nice to shoot and good 
> kills but off to Hodnet Tuesday night to test them on DTL or ABT 
> whichever is on - sometime you wonder how you can miss at trap - simple 
> going away bird ????
> 
> Dave
> 
> ps - this forum is like bus's - wait ages then half a dozen come at 
> once --  
> 
> 

I bet you're right!
> so big strong bloke comes in handy 
> sometimes
yeah, but a big strong girl was holding the barrels still BSB had the 
mechanical advantage of a lever! :-)

-- 
SCoop