Cleaning chokes?

[dirt road ninja]

When I clean my gun I leave the choke in it. When I'm done scrubbing the barrel I remove the choke and put in the dishwasher. It gets the gunk out of the ports and all the grime out of the Knurls. They don't seem any worse off for doing it like that and I've not noticed a drop in performance either. Do you think it is hurting anything? Am I the only one doing this?

Before installing them back in the gun a little light grease goes on the threads and a light coat of oil on the rest of it.

[davisd9]

When I clean my barrel I put a full choke in the barrel just to make running the cleaning rod down the barrel a little easier.  The I clean the turkey choke separately.  I use a tooth brush and a pipe cleaner on it also.  I spray it good and let it sit for a few minutes and then take a copper cleaning brush and soak it in hoppes #9 benchrest and scrub it, soaking the brush every so often, for about 4-5 minutes.  Then I let it sit and then run a paper towels through it until the come out white.  It is basically a condensed version of Mr. Clark's deep cleaning method.  I know you do not have to deep clean the barrel everytime you clean it but I am picky and do deep clean it every time.  Cannot afford for anything to go wrong at the moment of truth and if it does than it is only the nut job pulling the trigger at fault.

I have seen what your mossy can do and I do not see a problem in your cleaning method.

[captin_hook]

I'm with davisd9, I take out my turkey choke and put in a modified when cleaning the barrel. I clean my choke separate. I actually scrub the choke with wd 40 , then run patches through it till its dry. Then scrub it with hoppes, toothbrush the threads, wipe clean, couple drops of oil on the threads and throw er back in the gun.

[DeWayne Knight]

I use Hoppe's 9 benchrest (wad dissolving) and just leave the choke in when I clean the barrel, then pull it and clean it separately again with a tooth brush. I also clean the threads on both and apply a minute amount of oil before reinstalling it. Don't think it would go over well to put a choke in the dishwasher.  

Being the good husband I am, I often run the dishwasher AND empty it.  I figure what the wife doesn't know won't bother her...

[hunter-b]

I use Hoppe's 9 benchrest (wad dissolving) and just leave the choke in when I clean the barrel, then pull it and clean it separately again with a tooth brush. I also clean the threads on both and apply a minute amount of oil before reinstalling it. Don't think it would go over well to put a choke in the dishwasher.  

Being the good husband I am, I often run the dishwasher AND empty it.  I figure what the wife doesn't know won't bother her...