Why choke a barrel?

[neric]

Here is a link to a very good article that answered all of my questions on barrel choking.  

http://www.airhog.com/airblog/2006/08/what-is-choked-barrel-and-why-do-we.html

I found this link on this forum.

good read, thanks

[brianag618]

Same here extreamly usfull information. Thanks for it.

[Gene_SC]

Great article for explaining the results of a choked barrel. I own two Gamo Shadow 1000's which have the L/W choked barrels. One is .20 and the other is a .177 and believe me they are very accurate..:)

Gene

[Splash]

Eric, Thanks for the link, answers allot of ?'s some may have. Gene how about adding it to the Library?

[WBZsDAD]

I thought it didn't answer the most important question and that is, how do you choke a barrel that is not choked.

Is that the purpose of a muzzle brake? All I have ever read about a muzzle brake's purpose was to assist in cocking, and that it looks cool. That can't be the only reasons to add a muzzle brake, so what is it's purpose?

I have not wanted to ask this question because it is probably something that most everybody knows, but I admit.....I don't

a muzzle break that slides on the barrel and is held on with set screws does not choke a barrel.
to choke a barrel you need to press the end of said barrel usually with choking blocks and a press.

[WBZsDAD]

Yea Craig, that makes perfect sense; so then the primary function of a muzzle brake is to choke the barrel? But the ones that are attached with set screws are there just to look cool?
Thanks

and to aid in the ease of cocking.
if a muzzle break is heated and pressed on it could then choke the barrel, imo.

[neric]

Glad you thought it was a good idea too.   I would like to see it added to the library as well.