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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: jokasr07 on March 25, 2011, 11:34:11 AM

Title: sleeved barrel questions?
Post by: jokasr07 on March 25, 2011, 11:34:11 AM
Okay what exactly does a sleeved barrel entail, also any one know of who does them?
Title: Re: sleeved barrel questions?
Post by: SumToy on March 25, 2011, 02:17:10 PM
This is big in the target world. This is when you take stock barrel and bore down in it. Then glue sleeve/choke in the barrel. This is a sleeper gun.  I would not trust one with turkey loads. 
Title: Re: sleeved barrel questions?
Post by: VAHUNTER on March 25, 2011, 06:50:40 PM
Quote from: SumToy on March 25, 2011, 02:17:10 PM
This is big in the target world. This is when you take stock barrel and bore down in it. Then glue sleeve/choke in the barrel. This is a sleeper gun.  I would not trust one with turkey loads. 
i hunted with a model 37 that i had sleeved for turkeys for 8 years. it was still shooting strong when i sold it. it all depends on who does the work. i have several match barrels that are sleeved for low brass only.

the trouble with a sleeved barrel is that you are pretty much stuck with the size of the sleeve that you ordered. to remove a sleeve and try another constriction can be expensive